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British Gangster and Exploitation Paperbacks of the Postwar Years - Softcover

Flanagan, Maurice

 
9781874113089: British Gangster and Exploitation Paperbacks of the Postwar Years

Synopsis

Heavily illustrated guide with prices of British pulp, gangster and exploitation paperbacks of the 1940s and 1950s, 100s of cover illustrations. Brief history of publishers, artists, authors.

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A Pictorial History and Priceguide to gangster & sexy novels
Heavily illustrated history of the authors, artists and publishers of the sex and violence books published in the UK in the 1940s and 1950s. Hundreds of books illustrated, with introduction by Steve Holland and price guide to books shown.

Synopsis

Covers over 300 lurid books illustrated with values. Of great interest to book collectors, dealers and anyone interested in Popular Culture. The underbelly of the British postwar publishing industry is exposed in this book. These pulp paperbacks were turned out in their millions for essentially the male postwar reader desperate for tales of violence and sex. Many of the books are extremely scarce and highly prized for their hard-boiled tales of gangsters and their molls. Here is a visual history of the authors, artists, and publishers of the 1950s trash culture that led to many prosecutions for obscenity.

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