|
Quote:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...s066a332f.jpeg |
Picked up POE: A LIFE CUT SHORT by Peter Ackroyd. Some of Ackroyd's books, such as his bio of Dickens or his history of London, are massive. POE is one of his "Brief Lives" biographies and as the term suggests is quite a bit thinner. Looking forward to reading it.
|
Lots of stories spanning the years between 1852 and 1908, many of the authors unfamiliar to me. Looks really, really good.
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...s1941692c.jpeg |
Went to my favorite thrifty thrift store today and found these:
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...s7b29f7d0.jpeghttp://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...sa6e8a524.jpeg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...s30c95101.jpeg ANNO DRACULA - 35 cents MURDER ON TRIAL - 35 cents THE REASON WHY - 25 cents |
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...se779529e.jpeg
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...s7671d703.jpeg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...s2706c9ca.jpeg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...scbee6906.jpeg Thrilling Wonder Stories --- February 1951 Fantastic Adventures --- April 1951 Startling Stories --- November 1952 Startling Stories --- July 1950 This is what happens when you check out an antique shop you've never been in before. Picked them up yesterday. Good Friday indeed! |
Kudos sfear on your finds. I personally love diamond-in-the-rough discoveries. That said...
...that bear person looks like he may have something on his mind which needs no sidearms... or females. His expression seems to gruffly say: "I'm tired of waiting." The woman is not expressing the fright self-preservation provokes when two people wrestle while one holds a gun. Her expression is the more awkwardly polite "Uh, do you two need me around for this?" The human male - who isn't struggling much - seems more reticent of public observation than combat. His anxious expression seems to say "Is there no place more private?" The small phallic-esque rocket immediately behind the bear, suggestive though it is, is completely obscured by the monstrously phallic-looking rocket angled curiously in line with the bear-creature's pelvis. It may also be artistic coincidence that the human male's outfit's pelvic flap is similar in color to the bear person's paw. That both males are completely indifferent to the scantily clad curvy blonde is... well... I mean I'm no Freudian analyst... ...but if I were, I would definitely start with these characters being so rendered beneath the title Startling Stories. |
Thanks for the spot on analysis, not so much for the mental imagery. ::EEK!::
Not sure I'll ever be able to look at this cover with the eyes of the hopelessly innocent again.::sad:: |
Quote:
And do apologize to your hopeless innocence for me as it seems I've quite schlepped it up. ::roll eyes:: (Seriously though that was a crackin' catch you scored at the antique shop - well done, you!) |
http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8e4f7f05.jpg
Just came in! ::cool:: Although this was a screamin' deal, it's far and away the most expensive paperback I've ever bought. ::roll eyes:: |
Lemmy - White Line Fever
Bez - Freaky Dancin': Me And The Mondays Shaun Ryder - Twistin' My Melon Mark Manning - Fucked By Rock: The Unspeakable Confessions Of Zodiac Mindwarp |
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:05 PM. |