DAMES, DOLLS AND DELINQUENTS: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO SEXY PULP FICTION PAPTERBACKS is a lot of fun to look at.
The emphasis is on the art, but each chapter starts off with comments by the author. Speaking of pictures, there's a TON of them!... both paperbacks and digests.
There's even a few samples of books from other countries ( Canada, Australia, England and Sweden ).
One of my favorite parts, shows art that was "tamed" before it was used on a VHS cover.
Every photo has a descriptive caption under it.
You can check-out examples of art by Robert A. Maguire, Rafael M. DeSoto, Paul Rader , Norman Saunders and many many others.
Even a few recent HARD CASE CRIME books are pictured.
The book is divided into the following sections:
"GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS" ( pages 4 - 6 )
"THE ARTISTS AND THEIR ART" ( pages 7 - 8 )
"ORIGINAL ART" ( pages 9 - 19 )
"CONDITION, VALUES AND PSEUDONYMS" ( page 20 )
"GRADING" ( page 20 )
"PRICE VALUES" ( page 21 )
"A NOTE ON PSEUDONYMS" ( page 21 )
"SEXY PIN-UP GIRLS" ( page 22 - 75 )
"SULTRY STREETWALKERS ( page 76 - 97 )
"BAD GIRL DELINQUENTS" ( page 98 - 119 )
"DEADLY FEMME FATALE" ( page 120 - 135 )
"WOMEN IN PERIL" ( page 136 - 157 )
"WOMEN AND VIOLENCE" ( page 158 - 179 )
"LUSCIOUS LESBIANS" ( page 180 - 191 )
"FETISH COVERS" ( page 192 - 205 )
"HEATED EMBRACES" ( page 206 - 217 )
SPECIALIST BOOK DEALERS ( page 218 - 220 )
COLLECTOR SHOWS ( page 220 )
INDEX BY ARTISTS ( page 221 )
INDEX BY TITLE ( page 221 - 223 )
ADVERTISEMENT FOR KRAUSE BOOKS ( page 224 )
BOOK INFO:
ISBN ( 9780896899681 )
AUTHOR - Gary Lovisi
COVER ARTISTS - various
COMPANY - KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS
OBTAINED AT - Edward R. Hamilton
PRICE - $7.95
SOFTcover
COLOR pages
SIZE - approximately 8.5" wide by 11" tall
PAGES - 224
DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
NO!... It's a beautiful book to look at, and I think it's worth every penny!... I highly recommend it!
