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Tag: midwood paperback

1964 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

1964 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

October 03, 2013

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, greg hamilton, lurid, midwood paperback, paul rader, sleazeLeave a comment on 1964 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

aka Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block writing under the pen name Sheldon Lord

1960 Midwood paperback original, “soft” porn

cover art by Paul Rader

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 14, 2025January 28, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags garter, lawrence block, lurid, midwood paperback, paul rader, sheldon lord, sleaze, soft core, stockingsLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block

aka Lawrence Block

aka Lawrence Block

1960 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

Posted on February 8, 2025January 28, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags lawrence block, lurid, midwood paperback, paul rader, saucy, sheldon lordLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block

aka Lawrence Block

aka Lawrence Block

first published novel and first using this pseudonym

1958 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 7, 2025January 28, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags lawrence block, lurid, midwood paperback, paul rader, sheldon lordLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block

aka Donald E. Westlake

aka Donald E. Westlake

1959 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags alan marshall, donald e. westlake, midwood paperback, sleaze, soft coreLeave a comment on aka Donald E. Westlake

1963 Midwood paperback original

1963 Midwood paperback original

Posted on September 19, 2024September 10, 2024Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags kimberly kemp, lurid, midwood paperback, sleazeLeave a comment on 1963 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

Tempera on board, 12-7/8 x 6-7/8 inches (32.7 x 17.5 cm) (sight)
Not signed (signature whited out bottom left, visible on book’s cover)

Midwood paperback original, 1962

Posted on September 17, 2024September 10, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, midwood paperback, mike avallone, paul rader, tempera on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Paul Rader

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