Hardboiled America: The Lurid Years of Paperbacks |
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Preface | 4 |
Origins of the Paperbacks | 33 |
A Disposable Gallery | 46 |
Copyright | |
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Hardboiled America: Lurid Paperbacks And The Masters Of Noir Geoffrey O'Brien No preview available - 1997 |
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