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Avon Fantasy Reader No 3
Donald Wollheim (editor)
Avon Novels, 1947
Cover Artist: unknown
Contains:
THE SILENT TREES By Frank Owen
THE SILVER KEY By H. P. Lovecraft
BLACK THIRST By C. L. Moore
RHYTHM OF THE SPHERES By A. Merritt
THE QUEER STORY OF BROWNLOW'S By H. G. Wells
MIMIC By Donald Wollheim
BISHOP'S GAMBIT By Stephen Grendon
HOMECOMING By Ray Bradbury
EVENING PRIMROSE By John Collier
David Charlson - Frenchie
Venus Books 145, 1952
Cover Artist: Raymond Johnson
"She had a new idea about love... a wild one!"
Alphonse Mucha Czech, 1860-1939
Cover for the December 19, 1908 issue of The Literary Digest, 1908
Color Lithograph on paper
Mucha’r cover for the American weekly magazine The Literary Digest depicts the allegorical figures of Literature and Journalism as complimentary branches of the literary arts. On the left, the red-robed figure of Literature relaxes languidly, with eyes closed and a laurel wreath on her head. On the right, Journalism gazes at a distant city in the background while her writing paper rests on the globe at her side. She is ready to leave on assignment at a moment’s notice while Literature will remain where she is, dreaming of imaginary worlds.
Alphonse Mucha
Master of Art Nouveau
Selections from the Dhawan Collection
From the Placard: Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York
Just some fake magazine cover fun for GhostWorks Magazine Cover Challenge on my fave TV show
Texture with thanks to Skeletal Mess
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Gordon Semple - Warped Desires
(Original Title: Slave of Desire)
Croydon Books, 1955
Cover Artist: Bernard Safran
Previous edition - Croydon Books 53 with same cover art.
Original edition - Croydon Books 18 - Slave of Desire with different cover art, also done by Bernard Safran.
Gordon Semple was a pseudonym of William Arthur Neubauer. He also wrote under the names of Norman Bligh, Ralph Carter and William Arthur.
Someone has taken a whole bunch of readers digest condensed books and cut them into letters. And now they’re at a store being sold.
This is what happens when my wife takes me shopping.
Is there such a thing as environment more inspiring for reading than others? If so the old city of Krakow might be one, the textures of all the stone buildings are oozing with history. This one is taken at the small square Maly Rynek ("Little Market") that is "hidden" just behind the main city square.
I've had a hard time choosing the best version for this one, I decided to go for the "classic" monochrome even if the desaturated color version is the one I like the most at them moment. I save both and perhaps I change it around later?
Automotive Fine Art Photography
The automobile industry is barely a century old. But in that brief period, a graceful sense of style and purpose has emerged. The lines, shapes and colors of automotive designs are as intriguing today as anytime in the past.
About The Artist
My passion is to create visually stunning imagery through merging “photographic abilities”, “digital darkroom techniques” and ”custom printing processes”, to create automotive photographic imagery that features innovative design and visual impact.
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- Robert Beck
Just thought I'll try my hand at taking a shot at something commonly done around the world - photos from the train station
E' molto frequente vedere i grapsus che camminano sopra le iguane marine mentre queste sono distese al sole per digerire le alghe appena mangiate...dall'espressione dell'iguana direi che è piacevole...
A forgotten 1970s product, Foot Guard foot deodorant, from Gillette, the makers of Right Guard underarm deodorant. I recall my dad having a can of this, and I remember the bright green and red can with the footprints very well, but had a hard time finding any images of it anywhere. I'm sure the now-banned propellant in the cans did their share of environmental damage at the time.
This came from the February 1974 Reader's Digest. Don't clip the coupon.
A spot of sun on the moss at the base of an Alder tree in a forest not far from the north coast of Oregon. It was a good place to rest and absorb some warmth after a meal. It was somewhere in the range of 24+ inches (didn't get close enough to measure - didn't want to disturb it). And it was on the way to digesting whatever was in its belly.
I'm no herpetologist, but from comparing it to photos it may be an Oregon Red-spotted Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus).
This particular tree is on the Headwaters property of the Lower Nehalem Community Trust, along a new stretch of the Oregon Coast Trail, just north of Manzanita.
Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Avon Murder Mystery Monthly 26, 1944
Cover Artist: A. Gonzales
Illustrated with posed B&W photos.
“For one thin dime any man could hold the gorgeous blonde in his arms, but after hours, Donna Lewis couldn’t be had for any price – until Fred taught her the meaning of love. To Donna, Fred was the only thing that mattered; to Fred, Donna was a means to an end – a very bitter end!” [From the Introduction]
The postwar period saw a shift toward more emotionally charged and sexually suggestive content. “Ecstasy Novels” tapped into that desire without the need for literary respectability. These digest-sized paperbacks weren’t intended for prestige shelves—they lived in the margins, tantalizing browsers who craved escapism without the scrutiny of mainstream taste. Cheap paper, throwaway plots, mass distribution—but also deeply personal to readers who saw parts of their own yearnings reflected in these melodramatic tales.
The author Doug Duperrault (1928-2005) left behind a modest literary footprint. Between 1950 and 1962, he published 25 adventure novels in the pulp market. These were rich in melodrama and suggestive themes, tailored for newsstand browsers and dime-store romantics. Titles like “Spotlight on Sin” (1952) and “Bed of Fear” (1959) suggest he specialized in the “bodice ripper” or “tabloid noir” genre – stories that blended glamour, danger, and emotional intensity.
In 1960, Duperrault began a long career in radio with WFLA AM & FM in Tampa, Florida, working in promotions and marketing until retirement. His dual life – radio professional by day, pulp novelist by night – adds a fascinating layer to his legacy. He wasn’t chasing literary prestige, he was crafting stories for the masses, often anonymously, and with a flair for the dramatic.
Duperrault passed away in 2005 in Tampa, Florida. His novels, though largely forgotten by mainstream literary circles, still surface as collectibles—echoes of a time when storytelling was fast, cheap, and emotionally charged.
[Sources: Legacy.com, FindaGrave.com, and Bing.com]