Prisma boeken (pockets) books catalogue

3,236 items

Book series of the publishing house Spectrum intended for paperbacks, which was started in 1951. The intention was to be able to reach a large audience with the paperbacks. That plan worked. More

Book series of the publishing house Spectrum intended for paperbacks, which was started in 1951. The intention was to be able to reach a large audience with the paperbacks. That plan worked.

NB Several subseries are included in this series, which can be referred to as series.

Dating by logos:
In the early days there were 2 logos. Many pockets had a colored oval on the back with 'Prisma Boeken' in it. Sometimes it was a green band, in which 'prism books' was mentioned.

From about 1955 the entwined PB was introduced, which was sometimes also mentioned on the front.

From about 1966 a logo was introduced with a sans serif and a black triangle.

The impression is that, especially in the 1950s, people sometimes forgot to adjust the old logo in a new reprint. The colored oval therefore seems to still occur occasionally in publications after 1955.

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Number of books

3,236

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Oldest item

Tien jaren uit de Tachtigjarige oorlog ; 1588-1598 (1948)