Pulp and paperback book fair

It has the usual signs of wear that one would expect to see in any paperback book that has been read. Absence, they say and who am i to naysay they makes the heart grow fonder, which was. Scarborough is a lowincome, culturally diverse neighbourhood east of toronto, the fourth largest city in north america. All fairs have a range of antiquarian books, second hand books, out of print books, maps, prints, postcards, manuscripts and ephemera on sale, the bloomsbury book fair also has auctioneers and bookbinders. Vintage paperbacks from the 2016 london paperback and pulp book fair. I tried to fix it using my phone but never managed to get it. We dont yet know when our fairs will be back up at running, so in the meantime the following exhibitor list gives contact details from all our exhibitors from our 2019 summer fair, you may want to contact dealers directly to buy or. Perverted passions from the golden age of the paperback, by susan stryker, explores a wide range of the midcentury massmarket paperback. A michigan undertakerpoet deals with the humor and pathos of death. My wifes own pulp tastes fall into old horror and historical fiction. Transvestite mob girl pulp fiction book, pulp fiction. I could quote all sorts of introductions from old books at this point apologising for all the faults in t but as this is a new look at old books im not going to do that. It only took one look the real pulp fiction see more.

Seattle fair continues success in a tough economy and looks to future additions. The paperback and pulp fair, formerly held annually at the park plaza hotel in victoria, is going to be revived later this year. However, the concept of the gay lesbian sleaze novel prior to 1965 was all about titillation not pornography. See more ideas about pulp fiction, pulp fiction art and pulp art. Published by lancer books, new york, new york usa 1964 from.

Bloomsbury book fair etc fairs bloomsbury book fair. Dell debuted its cartographic gimmick with the 1943 release of its fifth paperback, four frightened women, by george harmon coxe. The suggestive and sexy art of paul rader this is a minor tribute to those glorious days of sleazy pulp paperback fiction when we kids scoured the corner drugstore book racks and. Regretfully, due to covid19, we have decided to cancel all fairs in april, may and june. Collecting old books is easy and affordable but is often seen as fuddyduddy rather than fun. Sunday october 30th will see a collection of stalls specialising in softcover sensationalism at the royal national hotel, near russell square tube station.

London paperback and pulp book fair 2016 existential ennui. In contrast, hardcover or hardback books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, plastic or leather. Bloomsbury ephemera fair etc fairs bloomsbury book. If youve been put off by the jargon and the prices.

British thriller book cover design of the 1970s and 1980s. The severed cover is sent back to the publishing house as evidence that the book has been destroyed or discarded or. George kelley paperback and pulp fiction collection. See more ideas about pulp fiction, pulp art and pulp fiction art. Sunday october 28th 2012 if you are interested in buying pulp fiction and vintage paperbacks as well as. Pritzker mandated that social gatherings of 50 or more people be cancelled for the next eight weeks. Events zardoz books second hand book sellers, out of print books. It is the place to go if you like vintage paperbacks, pulp magazines and the glorious artwork on their covers. The company went on to turn out more than 570 additional titles in this line. Heres is a little taste of the rare books and items of print epheme. I have a book called the mammoth book of pulp fiction by the same editor.

A secure, cashfree way to shop the fair with yearround shopping online. I thought, naturally, that a book called the new mammoth book of pulp fiction was a completely different book. The oxford premier has also been rescheduled for october. Pulp cover artists recognized the american appetite for lurid and violent imagery, and the wolfsonian is exploring the social issues embedded in their illustrations in a new exhibition. The george kelley paperback and pulp fiction collection is a collection of over 25,000 pulp magazine and fiction works that is housed in the special collections unit, in the university at buffalo libraries at the state university of new york at buffalo.

The selections offered at the fair were plentiful, wellselected and varied, and importantly, cheap. The galleon suite has dealers selling books, maps, prints. The paperback and pulp book fair 2016 while down in london for the fair i was pleased to see last weeks blog published itself on time, pity there were two spelling mistakes and the link disappeared. So youll be wildly excited to hear that the annual london paperback and pulp book fair is making a return after three long years this weekend. The book was a paperback original from gold medal books, and, completely contrary to the authors intention, it became one of the first titles in the genre of lesbian pulp fiction. Noted as one of the best preserved collections of pulp material in modern times, it was donated to ub libraries in 1994 by dr. Etc fairs monthly london ephemera fairs are held at the galleon and ellis suites in the royal national hotel, bloomsbury, and run throughout the year. Guests for sunday march 8, 2020 meet these authors and artists have them sign your books for free updated march 7, 2020. Paperback and pulp book fair this is a oneoff event in central london. Maguire soon moved up to painting book fronts, the art directors at publishers ace, pyramid, signet, avon, and others appreciating the fact that he could not only bring action and drama to his work, but was proficient at depicting beautiful womenrequired elements of paperback fronts in the wake of the war. A novel by charles bukowski is one of the most interesting and enjoyable books i have read. March 17, 2020 on march 16, 2020, illinois governor j. Bring your books and have them sign their works for free. Windy city pulp and paper convention announces rescheduled 2020 dates of september 11, 2020.

The edinburgh premier fair and the uk fine press book fair have been rescheduled for november. Its sad because the author knew he was dying from leukemia at the time of writing. Bloomsbury book fair, royal national hotel, wc1h 0dg london. Our regular exhibitor andrew yatsenko will be exhibiting and presentingan extensive stock of russian continue reading.

Of particular interest to vintage paperback collectors were the pulp magazine authors, and. The next fair is the bloomsbury ephemera fair, which will take place on sunday, may 24 from 9. Abbett 19262015 after serving with the navy air corps in world war ii, the indianaborn abbett earned a fine arts degree from the university of missouri and began working as a commercial artist in chicago before moving to connecticut. Trillium book award and city of toronto book award finalist.

Our london antiquarian book fair in june has also been cancelled but will return in may 2021. Victoria park plaza hotel 239 vauxhall bridge road. Pulp fiction can be characterized as fastpaced, plotoriented storytelling of a linear nature with clearly defined, larger than life protagonists and antagonists, creative descriptions, clever use of turns of phrase and other aspects of writing that add to the intensity and pacing of the story. The bloomsbury book fair, is one of two fairs organised by etc fairs and is held in the londons holiday inn in the bloomsbury area. You can find every vintage paperback you want or need from inexpensive filler copies to the most elusive and rare collectibles in the hobby. The bad reputation of pulp fiction initially slowed the use of paperbacks in educational institutions, especially in secondary schools. I have started making short videos about book collecting. The galleon suite has dealers selling books, maps, prints, ephemera, postcards, photographs and more. This is the first, about the pulp and paperback book fair. Pulping a book is stripping a book of its cover and having the torn book pulped and recycled in the plant. It is the place to go if you like vintage paperbacks, pulp magazines. The most valuable authors in vintage paperback by bruce black. Worlds largest vintage paperback show there will be over 80 dealer tables with tens of thousands of vintage paperbacks for sale. It will be held on sunday the 30th october at the royal national hotel, bedford way, russell square, london wc1h 0dg.

I consider this a big ripoff, and i am very disappointed and sorry that i bought this book. The best books and stories brought to life with unforgettable characters. The earliest pulp stories were printed in pulp magazines from 1896 through the 1950s. Lover be my slave julius mergen dc1023 1971 emkay distributing. One of the alltime greats, and a relatively late starter, ohio bornandbred robert mcginnis born 1926 has painted well over 1,500 paperback covers since the1950s. A globe 100, national post and quill and quire best book of the year. The racy cover art and contents of fictional books available in paperback marred their reputation for many years. Paperback and pulp book fair, royal national hotel.

It isnt over 90% of the stories are from the first book i mentioned. Paperback pulp fiction lover be my slave julius mergen. Search some of our books available online list of fairs for 2020. Fair condition, many pages are loose from binding but complete, sticker on cover, has wear, age, stains, creases, bends, stains. Beautiful british book jacket design of the 1950s and 1960s. Its a little rough and ready but its here, and thats what matters. Earn cash for the school or get double the profit with scholastic dollars. A paperback, also known as a softcover or softback, is a type of book characterized by a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.