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Title: Pulp Culture: The Art of Fiction Magazines by Frank M. Robinson, Lawrence Davidson, Ann Bennett ISBN: 1-888054-12-3 Publisher: Collectors Press Pub. Date: 19 September, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful overview of pulp cover art
Comment: I puchased this book for 50% off, and after reading it, I can say that even at full price, it would have been worth it. Page after page of bright clear reproductions of pulp covers, many almost full-page, with any extra space filled with smaller images. The book is divided into chapters based on subject matter: Westerns, Super Heroes, Sci-Fi, Horror, Gangsters, etc. The text is informative, but minimal - it provides just enough background on each chapter's subject and then lets the art speak for itself. Each cover is accompanied with information on the issue and artist, plus some informative personal commentary from the author. Plenty of top-notch artists are included, such as Wyeth, Baumhofer, etc. Don't buy this for an in-depth analysis of pulp magazines; the star here is definitely the art, and it delivers in spades.
Rating: 5
Summary: Presenting the most beautiful of cover art
Comment: The world of pulp fiction graphics is extensive: there are examples numbering in the millions. In Pulp Culture, the authors have selected the finest examples from the era of pulp magazines and publications, presenting the most beautiful of cover art and accompanying these large-size reproductions and full-page spreads with a running history of pulp publishing. The result promises wide appeal to not only graphic artists and fans of pulp publishing but general-interest readers.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful book of popular culture
Comment: This book is a celebration of a unique American body of art and an important part of our popular culture. The pulps were a major form of entertainment with their vibrant covers by artists largely unknown or now forgotten.
The focus is on the art with several large color illustrations per page. It is fantastic, bold & colorful, it's purpose being to generate excitement & sell books. The text gives a history of the pulps and their artists & writers.
Several themes predominate on the pulp covers. There are westerns, detectives, sports, war & jungle stories, aviation, risqué women & damsels in distress. This is also where some of the best early science fiction art is found.
There is a helpful section of information for collectors and all of the books illustrated are coded for relative value. This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in popular art, Americana or collectibles.
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Title: Pulp Art: Original Cover Paintings for the Great American Pulp Magazines by Robert Lesser, Robert Lessor ISBN: 0785817077 Publisher: Castle Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Art of Imagination: 20th Century Visions of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy by Frank M. Robinson, Robert E. Weinberg, Randy Broecker, Beatrice L. Bridges ISBN: 1888054727 Publisher: Collectors Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $99.95 |
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Title: Bad Girls of Pulp Fiction by Thomas Campbell, Nancy Armstrong, Jason Rekulak, Running Press ISBN: 0762412569 Publisher: Running Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: The Classic Era of American Pulp Magazines by Peter Haining ISBN: 1556523890 Publisher: Chicago Review Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Danger Is My Business: An Illustrated History of the Fabulous Pulp Magazines/1896-1953 by Lee Server ISBN: 0811801128 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: May, 1993 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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