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James M. Cain - Serenade

Signet Books 621, 1950

Cover Artist: James Avati

Made in USA , 1957-1959 . For 35mm film . With accessory shoe , and pin-and-screw flash contact .

Kodak, the Pioneer of the Everyday Photographer, from a $1.00 Brownie, to perhaps some of the most innovative and technologically advanced cameras during the time when Film Cameras ruled, and everyone had a snapshot camera in their pocket.

The Medalist, just one that comes to mind, or the Bantam. Another camera that set the stage and the bar high.

Here is a Kodak Signet 35.

Ultimately the very best out of the Signet lineup, and the last to use an Ektar lens. Sadly Kodak stopped using their Uber high quality Ektar lens in favour of the less expensive Ektanar lens. It was still high-quality, but a Pro-quality lens like the Ektar it was not.

Built in Rochester, New York for 7 years running (1951 to 1958) it was a decently well selling camera and does still pop up from time to time on Ebay.

Super sharp optics, easy to use, even in frigid weather with gloves on, but the shutter... sadly is the biggest disappointment of this camera.

 

Check out the set for more photos taken on the Kodak Signet.

 

Taken on;

 

Canon EOS 40D

Canon EF 50mm ƒ/1.8

SunPAK 622 Pro-Auto Flash

ISO 100

brovira PE / arista lith OB as water

John O'Hara - Appointment in Samarra

Signet Books 1087, 1953

Cover Artist: James Avati

 

35¢ price sticker for the Canadian market.

1967; Until temptation do us part by Carter Brown. Cover art by Robert McGinnis

1954; Uncle Tom's Children by Richard Wright. Cover art by James Avati

1955; Lost Island by Graham McInnes. unknown Artist

Frans G. Bengtsson - The Long Ships

Signet Books D1391, 1957

Cover Artist: Stanley Zuckerberg

 

"A thrilling epic of Viking marauders and sea rovers."

 

Erskine Caldwell - The Courting of Susie Brown

Signet Books 1016, 1953

Cover Artist: James Avati

George Eliot: Adam Bede.

Signet Classics 1961 (6th printing 196?).

Cover Art by James Hill.

Carter Brown - House of Sorcery

Signet Books D3218, 1967

Cover Artist: Robert McGinnis

 

"Meet Maxine – a hot-blooded tycoon with a perfumed proposition for Danny Boyd... a private eye who'll do almost anything for the sweet smell of success."

Curzio Malaparte: The skin.

Signet Books 1954.

Cover art by Stanley Meltzoff.

Joseph Conrad - Almayer's Folly and Other Stories

Signet Classics CP258, 1965

Cover Artist: Milton Glaser

 

Includes:

Freya of the Seven Isles

The Planter of Malata

Adam Knight - Stone Cold Blonde

Signet Books 883, 1951

Cover Artist: unknown

 

"The case of the nude beauty's corpse."

Shelby Foote: Follow Me Down. Signet Books 1951.

Cover art by James Avati.

Theodore Dreiser - An American Tragedy

Signet Books 755, 1949

Cover Artist: James Avati

 

"A Popular Condensation"

1962; Murder in the Key Club by Carter Brown. Cover art by Robert McGinnis.

1962; The Hellcat by Carter Brown. Cover art by Robert McGinnis.

 

Here a few early Robert McGinnis covers for the famous Carter Brown Signet-serie.

1951; Dirty Eddie by Ludwig Bemelmans. Cover art by Barye Phillips

1969; Only the very Rich by Carter Brown. Cover art by Robert McGinnis.

Mary Jane Ward: The Snake Pit.

Signet Books 1960 (seventh printing).

Cover art by Baryé Phillips.

 

Basil Heatter: The dim view.

Signet Books 1949 (seventh printing).

Cover art by T.V. (Tony Varady).

1959; None but the Lethal Heart by Carter Brown. Cover art by Barye Phillips.

Ann Petry: The street.

Signet Books 1949.

Cover art by Robert Jonas.

Francis Clifford: A battle is fought to be won.

Signet Books 1966.

1965; Nude - With a View bt Carter Brown. Cover art by Robert McGinnis.

1953; The Descent by Fritz Peters. unknown artist

1957; Lucy Crown by Irwin Shaw. Cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg. AMAZING COVER !

Erskine Caldwell - Episode in Palmetto

Signet Books 983, 1953

Cover Artist: James Avati

1964; The Bump and Grind Murders by Carter Brown. Cover art by Robert McGinnis

Ed McBain: So long as you both shall live.

Signet Books 1977.

Sam S. Taylor - Sleep No More

Signet Books 821, 1950

Cover Artist: unknown

 

"The case of the luscious heiress."

H. - R. Lenormand: Renée.

Signet Books 1952.

Renée was originally published in 1949 by Ernest Flammarion, Paris, under the title Une fille est une fille.

Translated from the French by Frances Frenaye.

Cover art by Stanley Meltzoff.

Joseph Conrad: Typhoon and Other Tales.

Signet Classics 1963.

Cover art by Sandy Kossin.

1964; The Windup Doll by Carter Brown. Cover art by Robert McGinnis.

1963; The silken Nightmare by Carter Brown. Cover art by Robert McGinnis.

1959; Kiss her Goodbye by Wade Miller. Bob Wade and Bill Miller double-barrelled writing team. California

Henry James - The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Novels

Signet Classics CT133, 1961

Cover Artist: James Hill

 

The Apern Papers

The Altar of the Dead

Daisy Miller

An International Episode

The Beast in the Jungle

1957; The Unfaithful Wife by Jules Roy. Cover art by James Avati

Carter Brown: The lady is available.

Signet Books 1963.

Cover art by Robert McGinnis.

1951; A streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Movie Tie-in. Cover art by Thomas Hart Benton

Lindsay Hardy - The Nightshade Ring

Signet Books 1283, 1956

Cover Artist: Robert Schulz

1971; The creative Murders by Carter Brown. Cover art by Robert McGinnis.

1965; The Hammer of Thor by Carter Brown. Cover art by Robert McGinnis.

 

Love the title !

Thomas Wolfe: Only the Dead know Brooklyn.

Signet Books 1952 (third printing).

Cover art by Rudy Nappi.

1955; Satchmo by Louis Armstrong. Cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg

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