Red Arrow - My South Sea Island

The sixth book published by Red Arrow Books is My South Sea Island by Eric Musprat, first published London: Hutchinson, 1931.

My South Sea Island 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,
[5-7] preface,
[8] blank,
9-288 My South Sea Island.

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 are illustrated below.

Red Arrow - Death Wears a White Gardenia

The fifth book published by Red Arrow Books is Death Wears a White Gardenia by Zelda Popkin, first published Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1938.

Death Wears a White Gardenia 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] "All characters .. are intended.",
[6] blank,
7-281 Death Wears a White Gardenia,
[282-288] blank.

 The copyright date is 1938.

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