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December 10, 2011
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House of Incest by Anaïs Nin. Cover by Val Telberg. Swallow Press, 1959.

House of Incest by Anaïs Nin.

Cover by Val Telberg.
Swallow Press, 1959.

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November 28, 2011
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After the Banquet by Yukio Mishima. Cover design by Fumi Komatsu.Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1963.

After the Banquet by Yukio Mishima.

Cover design by Fumi Komatsu.
Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1963.

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November 28, 2011
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The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah. HEB Books, 1971. Designer uncredited.

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah.

HEB Books, 1971. Designer uncredited.

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November 21, 2011
7 notes
Up at the Villa by William Somerset Maugham. Cover painting by Charles Andres. Bantam Books, 1947.

Up at the Villa by William Somerset Maugham.

Cover painting by Charles Andres.
Bantam Books, 1947.

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November 20, 2011
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City of Night by John Rechy. Cover photograph by Klaus Lehnartz.Grove Press Outrider Series, 1984.

City of Night by John Rechy.

Cover photograph by Klaus Lehnartz.
Grove Press Outrider Series, 1984.

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November 19, 2011
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The Spire by William Golding. Cover design by Paul Bacon Studio.

The Spire by William Golding.

Cover design by Paul Bacon Studio.

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November 19, 2011
13 notes
Three Case Histories by Sigmund Freud. Cover by Roy Kuhlman.Collier Books, 1963.

Three Case Histories by Sigmund Freud.

Cover by Roy Kuhlman.
Collier Books, 1963.

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November 19, 2011
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Open Letter to Salvador Dali by Salvador Dali. Heineman Paperbacks, 1968. Designer uncredited.

Open Letter to Salvador Dali by Salvador Dali.

Heineman Paperbacks, 1968. Designer uncredited.

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November 19, 2011
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If on a winter’s night a traveler by Italo Calvino. Cover design by Louise Fili. Cover illustration: Autumnal Melancholy, Giorgio de Chirico, 1915.

If on a winter’s night a traveler by Italo Calvino.

Cover design by Louise Fili.
Cover illustration: Autumnal Melancholy, Giorgio de Chirico, 1915.

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November 19, 2011
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De Profundis by Oscar Wilde. Cover by S. Neil Fujita.Avon Books, 1964.

De Profundis by Oscar Wilde.

Cover by S. Neil Fujita.
Avon Books, 1964.

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November 18, 2011
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An American Dream by Norman Mailer. Designer uncredited. Dell, 1974.

An American Dream by Norman Mailer.

Designer uncredited.
Dell, 1974.

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November 18, 2011
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Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss. Designer uncredited. Pocket Books, 1966.

Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss.

Designer uncredited. Pocket Books, 1966.

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November 18, 2011
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Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung. Designer uncredited.Dell/Laurel Edition, 1979.

Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung.

Designer uncredited.
Dell/Laurel Edition, 1979.

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November 18, 2011
13 notes
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke. Designer uncredited. Norton Library, 1962.

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke.

Designer uncredited.
Norton Library, 1962.

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