THE MUSHROOM JUNGLE: A HISTORY OF POSTWAR PAPERBACK PUBLISHING. [Dilton Marsh, Westbury, Wiltshire]: Zeon Books, [1993]. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-xii 1-196 [197-203] [204: ad], illustrations, some in color, pictorial wrappers. First edition. "...the story of the mushroom publishers, a story that spans the ten years of post-War Britain when rationing and regulation dictated our lives in a way that can barely be conceived by those who did not live through it. It is also the story of some of the people who created the paperback boom, the authors and publishers who produced the best sellers of the day, and the very substantial effect they had on the publishing scene. Finally, it is the story of the government and press backlash that eventually led to the collapse of the mushroom publishers, many in bitter court battles, the legacy of which is still with us even though the books themselves are long gone." - Steve Holland, "Introduction," p. 3. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 8-65. A fine copy. (#8875).
Price: $25.00
"Coming Soon"