These iconic James Bond, Pan paperbacks sum up the artwork prevalent in the late 1950’s /60’s and used in popular fiction. 

The covers look so old fashioned now with a decidedly un-pc vibe, but they do have a retro kitschy charm!

[As an aside .... Mervyn Peake designed the logo for Pan books and it’s reputed that the  publishers offered him either a flat fee of £10 or a royalty of one farthing per book. On the advice of his pal Graham Greene, who told him that paperback books were a passing fad, Peake opted for the £10 ! ]