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Tag: railroad fiction

1957 Perma Books ~ cover art by James Meese

1957 Perma Books edition, 1st print

their only novel featuring railroad detective Vic Moine

cover by James Meese

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 5, 2024July 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bert and dolores hitchens, dame, femme fatale, james meese, perma paperback, railroad fictionLeave a comment on 1957 Perma Books ~ cover art by James Meese

cover art by Victor Olson

Oil on board, 30 x 20.25 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

Counterspy Express by A. S. Fleischman, Ace D-57, 1954

Posted on March 5, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags a.s. fleischman, ace double paperback, oil on board, railroad fiction, train fiction, victor olsonLeave a comment on cover art by Victor Olson

November 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

November 1939

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on March 1, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, paul ernst, railroad fiction, the avenger magazine, train fictionLeave a comment on November 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

April 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

April 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on February 4, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, mystery, pulpTags armitage trail, dragnet magazine, railroad fiction, train fiction, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on April 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham
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