The "LA" Bantams

Los Angeles - 1940 - 1941

In no way connected to Bantam Books, New York. A failed experiment to distribute books using vending machines, the LA Bantams were slightly smaller than other paperbacks, but were very square. Some of the reprints had pictorial covers, and some later books were laminated, the first use of lamination on paperbacks. But the process was not well done, and laminated books in good condition are exceedingly scarce.

 

A1 - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

2 - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

2 back - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

3 - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

5

6 - Courtesy of Tom Daniels

8 - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

9 - Courtesy of Kenneth R. Johnson

9

10

11 - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

12 - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

14 - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

15 - Courtesy of Brian Maginnity

16

17 - Courtesy of Tom Daniels

18 - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

19 - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

20

20 (with sticker) - Courtesy of Tom Daniels

21 (blue) - Courtesy of Tom Daniels

21 (green) - Courtesy of Tom Daniels

21 back - Courtesy of Tom Daniels

21 spine - Courtesy of Tom Daniels

21 reprint - Courtesy of Tom Daniels

21 (variant) - Courtesy of Tom Daniels

22

22 (illustrated cover) - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

23 - Courtesy of Dan Kurdilla

23 reprint - Courtesy of Tom Daniels

24

24 (illustrated cover)

24 back

25

25 (illustrated cover) - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

26 - Courtesy of Kenneth R. Johnson

26 (illustrated cover) - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

27 (illustrated cover) - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

28 (illustrated cover) - Courtesy of Jim Fitzpatrick

 

 Previous         Home               Database Index               "Others" Index         Next