My recent book hunts and gifts from friends have produced a real mix of trashy covers from the 1950s to the 1970s, including a popular television tie-in, some war and...
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A Kind of Anger by Eric Ambler (Fontana, 1973) Paperback publishers have always followed trends with their covers, picking ones which are striking, or which associate...
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The Case Of The Grinning Gorilla by Erle Stanley Gardner (Mayflower, 1973) Vintage paperback collectors generally bemoan the shift from illustrated covers to...
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Larry Kent # 709: Assassin Take All by Don Haring (Cleveland, 1972) The Larry Kent digests (Cleveland) went through several revamps over their nearly thirty year run...
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During a recent book hunt I came across a pile of Cleveland Westerns from the 1950s and early 1960s, all of which were in good condition. I also found a later one,...
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World War II left a heavy mark on society, and not surprisingly it featured prominently in popular fiction well into the 1960s and 70s. In Australia a lot of the...
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