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The Book is a Weapon (12)

By: HILOBROW
December 24, 2009

book-murder

Meta-commentary: Researching pulp cover illustrations in which books are featured is exceedingly difficult. Try googling the phrases “book on book” or “book cover featuring book cover” some time, and see for yourself.

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Twelfth in an occasional series.

Categories

Pulp, Spectacles

Tags

book-weapon, hilobrow-cover

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