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I see that
Bruce Grossman has given the nod to Carter Brown's archetypal book:
The Blonde. The cover he has is one of the later editions, a quintessential Robert McGinnis. So I thought I'd share some of covers from around the world.
The first cover is a Mexican one-she does look rather bedraggled doesn't she? She's been ridden hard and put away wet, apparently. The second one is Australian- she's much more playful and fun. The third is the Brazillian version--hey what's the man doing ther? Everyone knows that male detective stories need a sexy broad and not some bloke lurking.
These are all versions of the American artist Ronnie Lesser's cover-the one of the far left is the 1958 Signet original. The other one is the Dutch version.
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| Signet 1958 |
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| Dutch |
But of course I'm saving the best until last; here are my two favourite covers.
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| Japanese |
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| Norway |
I love the abstract Japanese covers. More on that in the future. Who doesn't know the despair of the blonde? It could just be my favourite cover.
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