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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

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Tag: bill fleming

cover art by Bill Fleming

gouache composite illustration on board, 11″ by 17″

1951 Dell 1st edition thus

William Irish was one of the pen names used by Cornell Woolrich

the novelette was originally published as by Woolrich in the May 3, 1941

Posted on March 16, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags bill fleming, cornell woolrich, dame, dell paperback, drug fiction, william irishLeave a comment on cover art by Bill Fleming

cover art by Bill Fleming

Mixed-media on board, 25 x 19in.
Not signed
Do Evil in Return, by Margaret Millar, Dell #558, 1950

Posted on February 26, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags bill fleming, dell paperback, margaret millar, thrillerLeave a comment on cover art by Bill Fleming
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