Style 8

Material: linen cloth over stiff cardboard (Blumenthal design)

Colors: red, blue, green, gray

Top stain: gray, red, green

Width: 4 7/8 inches

Height: 7 1/4 inches

Spine: Kent torchbearer followed by label in contrasting color to boards with gold lettering

Front: Kent torchbearer image within gold outline; above image is smaller enclosed square label in contrasting color to boards with gold lettering

In Use: 1939-1962

Jackson's "Lost Weekend" was bound in a slightly taller version to accommodate larger plates.

For some detailed comments about early releases of this binding, see About Blumenthal Bindings.