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Creation Date
1950
Description
Gift of Richard N. Hurley. Harmon Bellamy is a pseudonym for Herman Irving Bloom
Publisher
Venus Books
Style/Period
Mid-twentieth century, Pulp Fiction
Materials/Techniques
covers (gathered matter components), paperbacks
Measurements
7.5 x 5.25 in.
Inscription
[log of a statue for Venus Books, top left]: VENUS BOOKS; [top]: THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE COULD NOT ESCAPE HER SINFUL PAST!; [center]: LOVER BOY/ (SACRIFICE)/ By Harmon Bellamy/ Author of HARD-BOILED; [bottom left]: 35¢/ No. 109
Keywords
pulp fiction; paperbacks; text (layout feature); men (male humans); women; drinking; lovers; objectification