Vintage Paperbacks

A classic cover by the famed Belarski.

Adventure abroad in this bit of high octane fiction.

Just another hell-cat courtesy of Reginald Heade and brought to you from the good folks at Leisure Library. Cover art by Reginald Heade.

Signet Books No. 1565 - The Blonde by Carter Brown, 1958. Cover art by Barye Phillips.

Crest Books No. 349 - Devil In Dungarees by Albert Conroy, 1960. Cover art by Barye Phillips.

Signet Books (New American Library) No. 632 - Sanctuary by William Faulkner, 1949.

It is, of course, a matter of opinion, but Pocket paperbacks of the 1940's and 50's often don't measure up against rival books of the day by Avon or Popular with their lurid covers or the highly-stylized and mostly airbrushed Dell mapback masterpieces. This mystery thriller by Agatha Christie, however, is a wonderful exception. Pocket Books No. 341 - The Body In The Library by Agatha Christie, 1945.

Leisure Library No. 2 - Death For A Doll by Spike Morelli, 1952. Cover art by Reginald Heade.

Leisure Library No. 4 - Make Mine A Shroud by Michael Storme, 1952. Cover art by Reginald Heade.

Avon (unnumbered) 40 - In The Teeth of The Evidence by Dorothy Sayers, 1943.

"She was the nicest bad girl in town." Dell First Edition A182 - Sweet Cheat by Peter Duncan, 1959. Nice stylized cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriaka).