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Vintage Paperbacks

PB_Wolf_That_Fed_Us

PB_Wolf_That_Fed_Us

21 Jul 2009 249
Popular Library No. 295 - The Wolf That Fed Us by Robert Lowry, 1950. Cover art by George Rozen, who painted a slew of famous covers for pulps like The Shadow.
PB_Tough_Town

PB_Tough_Town

21 Jul 2009 231
A lurid cover featuring the obligatory moth and flame locked in their eternal dance, set against a perfectly rudimentary rendition of an East Side tenement that verges on the Hopperesque - or perhaps, even reminiscent of Ash Can artists like John Sloan. Pyramid Books No. 31 - Tough Town by Jack Carney, 1951. Cover art by Frederick Meyer.
PB_Big_Rumble

PB_Big_Rumble

23 Jul 2009 276
Uh-oh - her slinky, come-hither pose is sure to stir the waters before the big rumble! Popular Library No. 685 - The Big Rumble by Wenzell Brown, 1955. Wonderful J.D. cover art by longtime pulp illustrator Rafael DeSoto.
PB_Little_Sister

PB_Little_Sister

23 Jul 2009 254
I'm not sure I'd want to be her big brother! Sounds like a lot of headache and heartbreak to me... Gold Medal No. 229 - Little Sister by Lee Roberts, 1952.
PB_The_Forsaken

PB_The_Forsaken

23 Jul 2009 236
Popular Giant No. G111 - The Forsaken (Years of the Eclipse) by Ferenc Kormendi, 1952.
PB_Diary_of_Love

PB_Diary_of_Love

23 Jul 2009 220
Given the tagline, the doll on the dresser is perhaps a tad gratuitous... Pyramid Books No. 130 - A Diary of Love by Maude Hutchins, 1956.
PB_New_Desire

PB_New_Desire

23 Jul 2009 215
Popular Library No. 705 - A New Desire by Stanley Kauffmann, 1954.
PB_Joy_Wheel

PB_Joy_Wheel

23 Jul 2009 235
Lion Books No. 190 - The Joy Wheel by Paul W. Fairman, 1954.
PB_Cry_Tough

PB_Cry_Tough

21 Jul 2009 226
Avon Books No. 244 - Cry Tough! by Irving Shullman, 1950.
PB_Desire_in_the_Dust

PB_Desire_in_the_Dust

21 Jul 2009 232
Classic paperback tagline #8412: "She was lush as the countryside, as fertile - and as hard to tame." Gold Medal No. 611 - Desire in the Dust by Harry Whittington, 1956. Cover art by Barye Phillips.
PB_The_Losers

PB_The_Losers

21 Jul 2009 232
Billed as a novel about "desperate youngsters who try every experiment to fill up their empty thrill-crazed lives." Popular Giant No. G311 - The Losers by Clifford Irving, 1959.
PB_Overnight_Guest

PB_Overnight_Guest

21 Jul 2009 235
Ahhhh, those crafty 'overnight' guests - pretending to sleep while leaving the door ajar... Midwood No. 32-483 - Overnight Guest by Ludwell Hughes, 1965. Cover art by Victor Olson.
PB_Shell_Get_Hers

PB_Shell_Get_Hers

21 Jul 2009 246
"She was easy to know and dangerous to love." Monarch No. 498 - She'll Get Hers by John Plunkett, 1965. Cover art by Harry Barton.
PB_Love_is_for_Everybody

PB_Love_is_for_Everybody

21 Jul 2009 254
Supposedly, Angela Gilbert was the pseudonym for a "young and very attractive English instructor at a famous New England girls' school." More fuel for the fire, I'm sure. Gold Star Books No. IL7-39 - Love is for Everybody by Angela Gilbert, 1964. Cover art by Harry Barton.
PB_Heat_of_Day

PB_Heat_of_Day

21 Jul 2009 238
Classic paperback tagline #6758: "Away from home at a dangerous age, it became their summer of awakening." Midwood No. F296 - The Heat of Day by March Hastings, 1963.
PB_Hangmans_Whip

PB_Hangmans_Whip

14 Jul 2009 253
Truly a symphony of typography and art, in every aspect. Popular Library No. 293 - The Hangman's Whip by Mignon G. Eberhart. Cover art unsigned, but likely by Belarski.
PB_Here_Lies_The_Body

PB_Here_Lies_The_Body

16 Jul 2009 271
A deranged hottie, with murder on her mind! Popular Library No. 310 - Here Lies the Body by Richard Burke. Cover art unattributed.
PB_Singing_Widow

PB_Singing_Widow

14 Jul 2009 254
Atlas - the publisher who would soon emerge as Marvel comics - published a handful of digests, most of which sport great covers. The Singing Widow by Veronica Parker Johns.
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