The Oregon Trail 1945

The International Collectors Library was a book club series published by Doubleday Book & Music Clubs, Inc. from the late 1940’s through the late 1980’s.

Generally, the books followed the 8-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ book size format.  The binding designs were adapted based on old “Golden Age of Bookmaking” bindings, and made to look like leather-bound copies (leatherette).  The bindings were embossed with 24K gold embellishments, and some copies had gilt edges (thin layer of gold leaf) applied.  A sewn in satin ribbon marker was also added in most books.  There were over 400 editions published in a variety of bindings.  Some editions came with loose-leaf inserts that described the book club, the bindings and design styles, and a story synopsis of the book-in-hand.