Preview
Creation Date
1950
Description
Gift of Richard N. Hurley. Joan Sherman is a pseudonym for Peggy Gaddis Dern
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
[top]: SHE WANTED LOVE!; [center]: "A ROMANCE AS TORRID AS ANY YOU'VE EVER READ"; [log of a statue for Venus Books, bottom right]: VENUS BOOKS; [bottom left]: by Joan Sherman
Keywords
pulp fiction; paperbacks; text (layout feature); men (male humans); women; skirts (garments); hotels (public accommodations)