Dell Paperbacks ephemera M0707
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
February 2023
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Dell Paperbacks ephemera
Creator:
Lyles, William H.
source:
Dell Publishing Company
Identifier/Call Number: M0707
Identifier/Call Number: 4931
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
(4 manuscript boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1937-1985
Abstract: Correspondence, research and ephemera collected by William H. Lyles as part of his research for a book on the history of Dell
Paperbacks.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased by Stanford University, Special Collections in July 1994.
Biographical / Historical
William H. Lyles was an American writer, lecturer in English, and collector and researcher of paperbacks.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Dell Paperbacks ephemera (M0707). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Contents
The collection is largely correspondence between William H. Lyles and authors that published books with Dell Publishing. Also
included are materials from Lyles' research on the history of Dell, photographs, photocopies of articles, and partial runs
of two serials:
Collecting Paperbacks and
Paperback Collector's Newsletter. A number of titles published by or related to Dell Publishing and Western Printing are included in Box 4.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Printing.
Publication and distribution
Paperbacks
Dell Publishing Company
Box 1, folder 1-18, Box 2, folder 1-2
Correspondence (alphabetical)
1970s-1980s
Box 2, folder 3
Correspondence - Gerald Gregg (illustrator)
Box 2, folder 4
Correspondence - Earl Sherwan (illustrator)
Box 2, folder 5
Correspondence - Don Ward (illustrator)
Box 2, folder 6
Correspondence - Dell Publishing
Box 2, folder 7
Correspondence - Western Publishing
Box 2, folder 8
Correspondence - Library of Congress
Box 2, folder 9
The Paperback Collector's Newsletter
1977-1979
Box 2, folder 10-12, Box 3
Collecting Paperbacks? newsletter
1979-1982
Box 3, folder 2
W. Lyle's notes from books in the collection
Box 3, folder 3
Western & Dell magazine scans
1940s-1950s
Box 3, folder 6
Assorted Research on Dell
Luke Short's King Colt (No. 651)
1955
I Met a Handsome Cowboy (No. 324)
1951
Martha Grimes & Robert Barnard Sampler
1985
"Green for Danger" by Christianna Brand
1965
"Spiritual Check-Up for the Married"
1956
"Sneller Dan De Dood" Dutch translation of "Fast One" by Paul Cain
1982
"Moord in Het Vierkant" by Hellinga Sr.
1981
"Rim of the Pit" by Hake Talbot
1965
"Adventures of Andy Panda" by Walter Lantz
1942
"Gentleman of the Jungle" by Tom Gill (mis-cut cover)
circa 1950
"The Birthday Memory Book"
1961
"A Book of Etiquette" by Virginia Sidney Hale
1923
"The Birthday Almanac of Famous People"
1961
"What You Should Know About The Ten Commandments" by Francis J. Ripley
1954
"The Risen Soldier" by Francis Cardinal Spellman
1953
"Eight Cousins" by Louisa M. Alcott
1938
"Blood Tells" by Toby Armour
1973
"Cue for Murder" by Helen McCloy
1965
"Keyhole Peeper" by Jay de Bekker
1955
"So Much Blood" by Simon Brett
1976
"Cat of Many Tails" by Ellery Queen
1965
"The Builders" by Jeanne Sommers (uncut galley)
1979
Box 4
Dell Ephemera (dice, paper-bag)
