TRASHY TUESDAY: DEAD KNOWLEDGE by John W. Campbell (Malian Press, 1953)
Dead Knowledge by John W. Campbell (Malian Press, American Science Fiction, 1953) Sydney publishers Malian Press published a series of 34 page, unnumbered science...
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TRASHY TUESDAY: MURDER CAN’T STOP by W. T. Ballard (Phantom, 1955)
Murder Can’t Stop by W. T. Ballard (Phantom #644, 1955) Australian Phantom Books were produced between 1951 and 1961. During that time they released around 300...
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TRASHY TUESDAY: EARLY AUSTRALIAN PULP – AN EAR FOR MURDER By Max Afford
An Ear For Murder by Max Afford (Magpie, 1947?) Magpie Books were published by Frank Johnson Pty Ltd in the 1940s and 1950s. They ran for two series and focused on...
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TRASHY TUESDAY: HORWITZ COVERS – THE PENGUIN SERIES
The Unorthodox Corpse by Carter Brown (Horwitz, 1965) Horwitz were arguably the prime Australian publishers of paperbacks and pulp fiction in the 1950s and 60s....
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TRASHY TUESDAY: BUTCHER OF AUSCHWITZ by John Slater (Horwitz, 1965)
Butcher of Auschwitz by John Slater (Horwitz, 1965) In the early 1960s Australian paperbacks featured a steady stream of books about the horrific treatment of...
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TRASHY TUESDAY: BOOK FAIR HAUL
Canberra Book Fair Haul I thought I would share some of the books I recently found at the Lifeline Bookfair in Canberra. I ended up buying much more than the ones...
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