Thanks! I somehow missed this the first time.
David
On Sep 16, 2009, at 5:23 PM, Mark Sullivan wrote:
>
> This is what Charles Ardai of Hard Case Crime replied when asked
> here about the French Hard case Crime books:
> It's true: We've teamed up with J'ai Lu to create a French version
> of Hard Case Crime. The logo is not exactly the same -- they've
> separated the crown-and-gun logo from the words "Hard Case Crime"
> and rearranged the elements slightly -- but it's certainly
> recognizable. And the books won't all be the same either. The first
> three titles did also all appear in our U.S. line, but in the
> future J'ai Lu will also bring out French editions of books we did
> not publish here. And who knows? One of these days we might bring
> out an English edition of a book by some French author they
> introduce us to...
>
> Oddly, they aren't using pulp-style painted covers in France, since
> they believe the style wouldn't be popular there. But the
> illustrations they're using instead are quite handsome and I've
> been delighted with the three I've seen so far.
>
> --Charles
>
> http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/archives/200704/0169.html
>
> Mark
>
> > To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> > From: RachelsDA@comcast.net
> > Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:59:19 +0000
> > Subject: RARA-AVIS: Hard Case Crime, French Version?
> >
> >
> >
> > Folks--
> >
> >
> >
> > I have found something that seems quite bizarre, and I would be
> delighted if someone could explain it to me.
> >
> >
> >
> > I was trolling for Gil Brewer titles in the ABEBooks.com
> database, and I found a bookstore in France that has in stock
> something like 20 copies of a French edition of Brewer's _13 French
> Street_. Here's where it gets weird: Though it is a French
> publication, it appears to be published in the original English,
> and the cover design includes a version of the Hard Case Crime
> logo. Say what?
> >
> >
> >
> > If anyone is curious to see the cover image, I have temporarily
> posted it at the top of my blog, here:
> >
> > http://pulppoem.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > Anthing from wild theory to actual fact would be appreciated!
> >
> >
> >
> > David R.
> >
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> >
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> >
> > RARA-AVIS home page: http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
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