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Post by dem bones on Jul 10, 2011 18:38:24 GMT
we've not had one of these for a while so without further ado the front's not bad either. this will probably be my grown up book in the background this week, if only because i'm still reeling from the guilty pleasure that is Gary Hogg's often unintentionally hilarious Cannibalism And Human SacrificeJens Bjerre - The Last Cannibals (Pan, 1958, originally Michael Joseph, 1956) Blurb She's a charmer — but she's a Cannibal
FEROCIOUS CANNIBALS who kill for sport but eat only their enemies still live in the great island of New Guinea. The author of this exciting, well-written book stayed among them, witnessed their magic rituals, saw their love and initiation ceremonies. He also had unique experiences among the completely naked 'stone age' Aborigines of Central Australia, ate caterpillars and lizards, attended the grim tribal initiation of boys and the extraordinary Ceremony of the Holy Snake.
Illustrated with Superb Photographs
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Post by dem bones on Aug 28, 2011 19:23:31 GMT
another gorgeous backside, this from the Arrow tenth impression of Dennis Wheatley's The Devil Rides Out (1969).
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Nov 8, 2011 12:16:59 GMT
I love back covers when you get a sense of a series in the making. The Third Pan Book of Horrors
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Post by dem bones on Nov 8, 2011 23:20:27 GMT
yeah, i like that about the Ballantines and seventies NEL's too. some more groovy backsides for ya, craig! this first, from the Four Square 1966 edition of Dashiell Hammett's Creeps By Night is simple but, i dunno, effective. works for me, anyhow ... an action sequence for a Hodder 1963 edition of The Saint Steps Inand this beauty (Arrow, 1962). The late Bob Rothwell credits the artwork to Robert Graham. The front cover is none too unappealing either.
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Post by dem bones on Aug 23, 2014 10:09:37 GMT
It could have done with some artwork but otherwise, nice blurb. on back of Robert Bloch's The Opener Of The Way, (Panther, 1976)
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Feb 2, 2015 18:57:13 GMT
Fulfilling all the necessary Wharholian repetition which makes a back cover iconic:
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Post by dem bones on Oct 21, 2015 6:58:43 GMT
I love back covers when you get a sense of a series in the making. The Third Pan Book of HorrorsThe classic NEL early 'seventies approach The Franklin Marsh hard-sell Auld Franklin's Almanack Of Doom, 2015.
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