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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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Day: July 15, 2024

cover art by Ron Lesser

Gouache on board, 12.25 x 9.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

paperback cover for Beat Not the Bones by Charlotte Jay, Avon, 1966.

1952 Harper hardcover in the US

Winner of the first ever Edgar Award for Best Novel, 1954

Posted on July 15, 2024July 3, 2024Categories mystery, original art, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, bound, charlotte jay, edgar award, gouache on board, ron lesserLeave a comment on cover art by Ron Lesser

April 1960 Bantam edition

April 1960 Bantam reissue edition

Cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 15, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bantam paperback, barye phillips, ben benson, luridLeave a comment on April 1960 Bantam edition

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1928 Dutton hardcover

1949 Popular Library reissue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 15, 2024July 12, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags beach, bikini, mignon g. eberhart, popular library, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 3, 1921 issue ~ cover art by Charles Durant

June 3, 1921

cover art by Charles Durant

Posted on July 15, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, charles durant, hugh pendexter, j. allan dunn, rafael sabatiniLeave a comment on June 3, 1921 issue ~ cover art by Charles Durant

November 1935 issue

November 1935

neighboring issues had cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on July 15, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beach, bound, complete stories magazineLeave a comment on November 1935 issue

cover art by Lu Kimmel

November 1955 first printing

cover painting by Lu Kimmel

Posted on July 15, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dan cushman, gold medal paperback, heist, lu kimmelLeave a comment on cover art by Lu Kimmel
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