Preview
Creation Date
1955
Description
Gift of Richard N. Hurley.
Publisher
Beacon
Style/Period
Mid-twentieth century, Pulp Fiction
Materials/Techniques
covers (gathered matter components), paperbacks
Measurements
7 x 4.25 in.
Inscription
[top center]: A HOUSE DETECTIVE SPILLS HIS GUTS!; [center]: KEYHOLE PEEPER; [upper left]: by Jan de Bekker; [upper right]: 35¢ B110; [middle left]: BEHIND EVERY / DOOR LAY / TEMPTATION!; [lower left]: A BEACON / FIRST AWARD / ORIGINAL / NOVEL
Keywords
paperbacks; pulp fiction; text (layout feature); men (male humans); women; eroticism; objectification