![]() ![]() Each cover, many reproduced from the original paintings, show the tongue in check humor employed in the creation these pop-culturally iconic covers. This book chronicles these covers and presents the first pictorial history of classic "nurse" paperback covers and features an in-depth essay about the genre and profiles many of the artists involved in creating the artwork for these tomes.Įach of these covers showcase a different aspect of the genre and were created by some of the finest illustrators of the era. ![]() ![]() Each of these covers are little gems that present images which reeled readers in. The 1960s and 1970s witnessed upheavals in American culture, an explosion of new ideas in cinema a renaissance in American abstract painting, and, yes, lots of semi-salacious, suggestive, and down right kitschy "Nurse Paperbacks" which boasted covers which were eye-catching and enticing. ![]()
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