Thursday, December 29, 2011

Red Arrow - Captain Nemesis

The tenth book published by Red Arrow Books is Captain Nemesis by F. Van Wyck Mason, first published New York: Putnam's, 1931.

Captain Nemesis is 288 pages long and is 111 mm (4 3/8") wide by 179 mm (7 1/16") tall, the same size as the early Penguins. The page collation is:

[1] half-title,
[2] by the same author,
[3] title page,
[4] copyright page,
[5] about Red Arrow books,
[6] blank,
7-279 Captain Nemesis,
[280-288] blank.

The copyright date is 1931.

There are three variant covers: one text, an illustrated one and a "Book Club" edition. The text and Book Club editions are illustrated below.

Red Arrow 10

Red Arrow 10 Book Club edition

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Red Arrow - The Seven Sleepers

The ninth book published by Red Arrow Books is The Seven Sleepers by Francis Beeding, first published London: Hutchinson, 1925. Pseudonym of John Lelsie Palmer and Hilary St. John Saunders.

The Seven Sleepers is 288 pages long and is 111 mm (4 3/8") wide by 179 mm (7 1/16") tall, the same size as the early Penguins. The page collation is:

[1] half-title,
[2] by the same author,
[3] title page,
[4] copyright page,
[5] about Red Arrow books,
[6] blank,
7-280 The Seven Sleepers,
[281-288] blank.

The copyright date is 1925.

There are three variant covers: one text, an illustrated one and a "Book Club" edition. The text is illustrated below.

Red Arrow 9

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Red Arrow - Girl Hunt

The eighth book published by Red Arrow Books is Girl Hunt by Laurence D(wight) Smith, first published Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1937.

Girl Hunt is 288 pages long and is 111 mm (4 3/8") wide by 179 mm (7 1/16") tall, the same size as the early Penguins. The page collation is:

[1] half-title,
[2] about Red Arrow Books,
[3] title page,
[4] copyright page,
5-279 Girl Hunt,
[280-288] blank.

The copyright date is 1937.

There are three variant covers: one text, an illustrated one and a "Book Club" edition. The text is illustrated below.