> I was wondering if anyone knew a little about
the
> "still life" photgraph cover art for paperbacks
that
> was so popular in th 1970s and 1980s ... I was
wondering if
> there was some hardboiled, crime, noir, or P.I.
novels
> with these kinds of covers?
What immediately comes to mind is the Hammett series
published by Vintage in the early 70s. A couple of
examples:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=377&item=4215229938&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=377&item=6900570961&rd=1
Much simpler design than the James Bond books, but in the
same spirit.
As to who started this style and why it stopped ... beats me.
But I'm glad it was short-lived.
Jim Stephenson
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