Harborough (1952). Cover Art by Heade
“Reginald Heade was probably the best British "girlie" paperback cover artist of the 1950s. He was born in 1902 or 1903 - there is no record of his birth in England. He died in 1957, leaving no children, no will and no evidence of his existence other than his signatures on those gorgeous covers he produced. And in 1954, he even stopped signing his work, when the publisher of the books he illustrated went to jail on obscenity charges. Heade produced over 300 covers, most of them impossible to find. He is not listed in any British standard artist references - no one even recalls meeting him. A true man of mystery…” [Source: Vintage Paperbacks Good Girl Art at www.goodgirlart.com/heade.html]
A number of British paperbacks with Heade covers were reprinted in the USA by publishers such as Archer Books of Cleveland, Leisure Books and Harborough Publishing.
Harborough (1952). Cover Art by Heade
“Reginald Heade was probably the best British "girlie" paperback cover artist of the 1950s. He was born in 1902 or 1903 - there is no record of his birth in England. He died in 1957, leaving no children, no will and no evidence of his existence other than his signatures on those gorgeous covers he produced. And in 1954, he even stopped signing his work, when the publisher of the books he illustrated went to jail on obscenity charges. Heade produced over 300 covers, most of them impossible to find. He is not listed in any British standard artist references - no one even recalls meeting him. A true man of mystery…” [Source: Vintage Paperbacks Good Girl Art at www.goodgirlart.com/heade.html]
A number of British paperbacks with Heade covers were reprinted in the USA by publishers such as Archer Books of Cleveland, Leisure Books and Harborough Publishing.