Product Description
A visually striking and increasingly sought-after survey of original pulp magazine cover art, showcasing the dramatic, kinetic imagery that defined American popular culture from the early 20th century through the 1950s.
Featuring full-color reproductions of iconic works spanning science fiction, detective noir, aviation, westerns, and horror, the volume includes artists such as Norman Saunders, Margaret Brundage, N.
C.
Wyeth, and Rudolph Belarski.
Essays by Roger T.
Reed, Fred Cook, Forrest J.
Ackerman, and others provide context on the pulp industry, its illustrators, and the transition from newsstand ephemera to highly collectible art.
Appendices include a collector's guide to original pulp paintings, artist biographies, and historical commentary on pulp publishing.
A cornerstone reference for collectors, illustrators, and enthusiasts of vintage American popular art.
Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Book is clean and tight with sharp boards and bright interior; no writing or markings.
Jacket shows light edge wear but presents very well overall.
Notably, the rear cover text exhibits a printing defect (blurred text), an uncommon production flaw that does not affect readability of the book and may interest collectors of variant copies.
Robert 'Bob' Lesser (1930-2020) was a New York-born historian, collector, and champion of American popular culture, best known for his pioneering work in preserving and promoting pulp art and other mass media artifacts His work helped elevate pulp imagery from disposable ephemera to a recognized and studied artistic genre.
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