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IRV DOCKTOR. High Tension. [CRIME / MYSTERY]
IRV DOCKTOR.High Tension. Cover illustration for the Crime Club Selection mystery novel of the same name by Theodora Du Bois (Garden City, 1950). Pen and ink on board. 210x170 mm; 8¼x6¾ inches, on 10x8½-inch board. Signed in lower right image and artist's stamp on verso. Green transparency overlay for publishing tipped to top edge of board. A partially torn copy of the front cover panel accompanies the lot.Theodora Du Bois authored numerous mysteries, historical fiction, short stories and children's literature. Her papers are housed at the College of Staten Island Library, CUNY.Irv Docktor was a prolific illustrator, graphic designer, and fine artist/muralist active in the 1950s-60s. His cover art for Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novels is among his most recognizable work.
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IRV DOCKTOR.High Tension. Cover illustration for the Crime Club Selection mystery novel of the same name by Theodora Du Bois (Garden City, 1950). Pen and ink on board. 210x170 mm; 8¼x6¾ inches, on 10x8½-inch board. Signed in lower right image and artist's stamp on verso. Green transparency overlay for publishing tipped to top edge of board. A partially torn copy of the front cover panel accompanies the lot.Theodora Du Bois authored numerous mysteries, historical fiction, short stories and children's literature. Her papers are housed at the College of Staten Island Library, CUNY.Irv Docktor was a prolific illustrator, graphic designer, and fine artist/muralist active in the 1950s-60s. His cover art for Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novels is among his most recognizable work.
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