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eye candy that lasts

Monday, March 26, 2007

One of the best collections of paperback cover scans I’ve seen online is at Vintage Paperbacks.  There’s nothing for sale. There’s only the enjoyment of the pure browse, with hundreds of scans of cover work from some of the best illustrators of the time (1930′s-70′s).  You’ll see samples from Rafael de Soto, Jim Steranko, Robert Bonfils, and Rudolph [...]

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Wait, it really was a dark and stormy night…

Sunday, March 25, 2007

So #1 son and I were at my favorite used paperback bookstore the other day. Not that there are many other used stores around. We found some good science-fiction books, and a couple others I bought solely for the cover work. Buying something for just the cover is something I’ll do now and then…it’s only [...]

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