Quick Guide to Giant Dust Jacket Backs
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| The back of a dust jacket can help you date it. This is particularly useful when the front or inverse don't provide conclusive information.
This quick guide describes the major giant dust jacket backs used in the series 1931-1974. Anomalies exist, but those listed here are the common ones seen by most collectors. Style numbers are from the Toledano Guide (or based on the Guide when the style isn't already identified). Dates are generally accurate but occasional examples exist of older dust jacket styles used years after you'd expect. For non-giant DJ backs, see Quick Guide to Regular Dust Jacket Backs 1917-1974. NOTE: An ISBN number at the bottom indicates a post-1970 printing. |
Style Ga 1931 - 1932
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Style Gc 1940 - 1942
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Style Gd 1942 - 1954
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Style Ge 1954 - 1960 (with one report to 1963) |
Style Gf 1960 - 1963
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Style Gf* 1960 - 1963
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Style Gg 1963 - 1967
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Style Gj Series 1967 - 1970+
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