Deep Pocket Books
The whole idea of Pocket Books, introduced in this country in 1939,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket Books
was to fit in your pocket, a convenience that was later renounced by the "quality paperback" revolution, which led to the development of larger (and thicker) formats. (ZYZZYVA is 6x9.)
I've been carrying around a 5 1/16 x 7 3/4-inch, 224-page, 1971 Penguin, Eric Newby's "Love and War in the Apennines," one of the great "travel" books of all time. (Actually, it's a WWII caper.)
It fits in the right hip pocket of my chinos, although, because it's been so cold lately, I've been stashing it in my jeans jacket.
L&W is so great I've decided to read it only while "waiting around," an occasion that occurs all too often. Newby's greatness allows you to read him in short spurts, you don't forget where you left off, and you hope you never get to the end.
And you don't need to plug anything into your ears.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket Books
was to fit in your pocket, a convenience that was later renounced by the "quality paperback" revolution, which led to the development of larger (and thicker) formats. (ZYZZYVA is 6x9.)
I've been carrying around a 5 1/16 x 7 3/4-inch, 224-page, 1971 Penguin, Eric Newby's "Love and War in the Apennines," one of the great "travel" books of all time. (Actually, it's a WWII caper.)
It fits in the right hip pocket of my chinos, although, because it's been so cold lately, I've been stashing it in my jeans jacket.
L&W is so great I've decided to read it only while "waiting around," an occasion that occurs all too often. Newby's greatness allows you to read him in short spurts, you don't forget where you left off, and you hope you never get to the end.
And you don't need to plug anything into your ears.
posted by Howard Junker at 7:52 AM
1 Comments:
I really wish all books smelled like pulp paperbacks, specifically, pulp science fiction pocket size paperbacks. Mmmm.
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