Gerald So:
> Actually Parker's early (and best) paperbacks
weighed in around 220
> pages (of smaller, packed-in type). Dell's MORTAL
STAKES was clearly
> inflated. Books four through nine revert to small
type. VALEDICTION is
> around 280 pages of fat type, and the rest of the
books fluctuate, but
> the type is never as small as GODWULF
again.
>
Gerald (and Kevin too), I have the original pb editions,
either Dell or Berkley for Judas Goat. Of the first ten,
Godwulf, Judas, Ssavage and Gyre are easily under 200 pages.
The rest are under 230. Valediction seemed to start the
longer trend, but to an inexpert eye the print does look
larger. I do know the last two books I read seem to have a
lot more white space. Of course, any space devoted to Pearl
TWD, or often Susan, may be worse than white space,
IMO.
:Mark
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