>>1774652Yes, "Programming in C" was the first version, SFAIK, posted on IMT.
The "blank" book looks like a back cover.
If so, all images show binding on the left.
(I don't know at what stage the entire image was "flopped". Since the "C" book had a white cover the color of the spine would pass unnoticed.)
Close up of
>>1773997The shadows on the SIDES of her fingers show the light was from above and you can see the darkness they cast ON the cover.
I have emphasized them for clarity, but you can look closely at the source