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At the intersection of rare books & romance; vintage romance covers; elsewhere known as Art Of The Clinch. collectingromance.com
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Paper Roses, by Patricia Rice
Topaz, 1995
Illustrated by Heidi Oberheide
Paper Roses, by Patricia Rice
Topaz, 1995
Illustrated by Heidi Oberheide
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Paper Roses, by Patricia Rice
Topaz, 1995
Illustrated by Heidi Oberheide
Paper Roses, by Patricia Rice
Topaz, 1995
Illustrated by Heidi Oberheide
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Never forget the March 31, 1934 cover of ALL-STORY LOVE STORIES, AKA the one I like to refer to as "vintage furry."
Artist officially unknown, but probably Mary Frances Morgan. #pulp #romance #romancelandia #sorrynotsorry @collectingromance.bsky.social? 😹
Artist officially unknown, but probably Mary Frances Morgan. #pulp #romance #romancelandia #sorrynotsorry @collectingromance.bsky.social? 😹
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Never forget the March 31, 1934 cover of ALL-STORY LOVE STORIES, AKA the one I like to refer to as "vintage furry."
Artist officially unknown, but probably Mary Frances Morgan. #pulp #romance #romancelandia #sorrynotsorry @collectingromance.bsky.social? 😹
Artist officially unknown, but probably Mary Frances Morgan. #pulp #romance #romancelandia #sorrynotsorry @collectingromance.bsky.social? 😹
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@collectingromance.bsky.social, is this a good enough clinch to share? 😉 #pulp #romance #romancelandia
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXBH8LR1
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXBH8LR1
October 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
@collectingromance.bsky.social, is this a good enough clinch to share? 😉 #pulp #romance #romancelandia
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXBH8LR1
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXBH8LR1
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@collectingromance.bsky.social (and anyone else who might know), is it possible that I found a copy of Skye O'Malley with the original cover art???
October 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
@collectingromance.bsky.social (and anyone else who might know), is it possible that I found a copy of Skye O'Malley with the original cover art???
A thread of all 12 gothics in Catherine Darby's historical romance Falcon Saga series 🖤 Published in the mid 70s by Popular Library, but no illustrator is credited, unfortunately
October 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A thread of all 12 gothics in Catherine Darby's historical romance Falcon Saga series 🖤 Published in the mid 70s by Popular Library, but no illustrator is credited, unfortunately
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New review: Nurse at Moorcroft Manor (1967). Slim, fast-paced novel with a competent nurse heroine, which unfortunately shows its age because nobody believes her when she says her patient is in trouble 😒 📚 #romancelandia
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October 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New review: Nurse at Moorcroft Manor (1967). Slim, fast-paced novel with a competent nurse heroine, which unfortunately shows its age because nobody believes her when she says her patient is in trouble 😒 📚 #romancelandia
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A Gothtober montage of covers by my favorite illustrator of gothics, George Ziel 🦇🖤 He was born in Poland in 1914, survived the Warsaw Ghetto & Dachau concentration camp, then came to the US where he had a highly successful mid-century career as a pulp illustrator
October 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A Gothtober montage of covers by my favorite illustrator of gothics, George Ziel 🦇🖤 He was born in Poland in 1914, survived the Warsaw Ghetto & Dachau concentration camp, then came to the US where he had a highly successful mid-century career as a pulp illustrator
When did Signet do it better - 1966 first printing (left) or undated 3rd printing (right)? I'm pretty sure George Ziel illustrated the 1st. 3rd has a signature at lower left, but I can't make it out -- can you? I don't know what cover the 2nd printing has, but possibly the same as the 1st
October 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
When did Signet do it better - 1966 first printing (left) or undated 3rd printing (right)? I'm pretty sure George Ziel illustrated the 1st. 3rd has a signature at lower left, but I can't make it out -- can you? I don't know what cover the 2nd printing has, but possibly the same as the 1st
Three books in the 1975 Birthstone Gothic series. They are not easy to find on the secondary market for reasonable prices! Do any of you have the entire series? If so I will be filled with admiration, & envy! 💚😄
October 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Three books in the 1975 Birthstone Gothic series. They are not easy to find on the secondary market for reasonable prices! Do any of you have the entire series? If so I will be filled with admiration, & envy! 💚😄
More Gothtober!
When did Ace do it better -- 1967 (left) or 1973 (right)
Robert Maguire did the 1973 illustration. Not sure about the one on the left.
When did Ace do it better -- 1967 (left) or 1973 (right)
Robert Maguire did the 1973 illustration. Not sure about the one on the left.
October 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
More Gothtober!
When did Ace do it better -- 1967 (left) or 1973 (right)
Robert Maguire did the 1973 illustration. Not sure about the one on the left.
When did Ace do it better -- 1967 (left) or 1973 (right)
Robert Maguire did the 1973 illustration. Not sure about the one on the left.
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It's now October, so time to share this ~spooky~(?) cover. I believe it's referencing the legend that if a gal looks into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, she'll see an image of her future love. 🪞🎃🦇
ALL-STORY LOVE (STORIES OF THE AMERICAN GIRL), Oct. 18, 1930. Art by Madge Geyer. #pulp #romance
ALL-STORY LOVE (STORIES OF THE AMERICAN GIRL), Oct. 18, 1930. Art by Madge Geyer. #pulp #romance
October 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Happy Gothtober! Here's a vintage gothic romance thread 👻
October 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Happy Gothtober! Here's a vintage gothic romance thread 👻
Every so often it's good to pause & remember that this book cover actually exists, in mass market pb & book club hardcover. It'll be a long time before we see the likes of such book covers again
Tender Is The Storm, by Johanna Lindsey
Avon, 1985
Illustrated by Robert McGinnis
Tender Is The Storm, by Johanna Lindsey
Avon, 1985
Illustrated by Robert McGinnis
September 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Every so often it's good to pause & remember that this book cover actually exists, in mass market pb & book club hardcover. It'll be a long time before we see the likes of such book covers again
Tender Is The Storm, by Johanna Lindsey
Avon, 1985
Illustrated by Robert McGinnis
Tender Is The Storm, by Johanna Lindsey
Avon, 1985
Illustrated by Robert McGinnis
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Tempting Fate, by JoAnn Ross
Harlequin (Temptation line), 1987
Illustrator uncredited
Tempting Fate, by JoAnn Ross
Harlequin (Temptation line), 1987
Illustrator uncredited
September 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Tempting Fate, by JoAnn Ross
Harlequin (Temptation line), 1987
Illustrator uncredited
Tempting Fate, by JoAnn Ross
Harlequin (Temptation line), 1987
Illustrator uncredited
The Harlequin Superromance line is hit or miss in terms of illustration quality, but this 1994 copy's a hit, thanks to Pino Daeni 😍
September 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Harlequin Superromance line is hit or miss in terms of illustration quality, but this 1994 copy's a hit, thanks to Pino Daeni 😍
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Today's thrift store find: gothics! 🖤
Consider this a preview of October content 😁
Consider this a preview of October content 😁
September 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Today's thrift store find: gothics! 🖤
Consider this a preview of October content 😁
Consider this a preview of October content 😁
Today's thrift store find: gothics! 🖤
Consider this a preview of October content 😁
Consider this a preview of October content 😁
September 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Today's thrift store find: gothics! 🖤
Consider this a preview of October content 😁
Consider this a preview of October content 😁
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Happy Labor Day! The perfect day to bring back one of my favorite romance pulp covers: ALL-STORY LOVE STORIES, September 21, 1935. Artist probably Mary Frances Morgan. #romancelandia @collectingromance.bsky.social
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September 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Happy Labor Day! The perfect day to bring back one of my favorite romance pulp covers: ALL-STORY LOVE STORIES, September 21, 1935. Artist probably Mary Frances Morgan. #romancelandia @collectingromance.bsky.social
Wild Texas Rose, by Catherine Creel
Fawcett, 1993
Illustrator unidentified, but I think it might be Steve Assel
I'm including a photo of the book tipped toward the light in the second post so you can appreciate the heavy embossing
Fawcett, 1993
Illustrator unidentified, but I think it might be Steve Assel
I'm including a photo of the book tipped toward the light in the second post so you can appreciate the heavy embossing
August 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Wild Texas Rose, by Catherine Creel
Fawcett, 1993
Illustrator unidentified, but I think it might be Steve Assel
I'm including a photo of the book tipped toward the light in the second post so you can appreciate the heavy embossing
Fawcett, 1993
Illustrator unidentified, but I think it might be Steve Assel
I'm including a photo of the book tipped toward the light in the second post so you can appreciate the heavy embossing
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A unusually lurid story and cover for one of the female-aimed romance pulps (even if ALL-STORY LOVE seems to have been one of the "wilder" ones out there). #pulp #romance?
Serialized across 3 issues, it was written by Pauline Kohler, who only has 2 credits listed on The FictionMags Index—this, and…
Serialized across 3 issues, it was written by Pauline Kohler, who only has 2 credits listed on The FictionMags Index—this, and…
August 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My Enemy, My Love, by Mary Ann Taylor
Pageant, 1988
Illustrated by Ted Sizemore
I'm always happy to find a Pageant book, likely because it was a joint venture between Crown & WaldenBooks & WaldenBooks was the happy place of my youth
Pageant, 1988
Illustrated by Ted Sizemore
I'm always happy to find a Pageant book, likely because it was a joint venture between Crown & WaldenBooks & WaldenBooks was the happy place of my youth
August 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My Enemy, My Love, by Mary Ann Taylor
Pageant, 1988
Illustrated by Ted Sizemore
I'm always happy to find a Pageant book, likely because it was a joint venture between Crown & WaldenBooks & WaldenBooks was the happy place of my youth
Pageant, 1988
Illustrated by Ted Sizemore
I'm always happy to find a Pageant book, likely because it was a joint venture between Crown & WaldenBooks & WaldenBooks was the happy place of my youth
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Most of us know about nurse romances, but "lady" doctor romances were a mid-century thing, too! Here are five from an epic vintage paperback (mostly nurse romance) haul I made yesterday at the Bouckville Antiques Show in central NY. These are '60s reprints of earlier hardcovers
August 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Most of us know about nurse romances, but "lady" doctor romances were a mid-century thing, too! Here are five from an epic vintage paperback (mostly nurse romance) haul I made yesterday at the Bouckville Antiques Show in central NY. These are '60s reprints of earlier hardcovers
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The Incredible Year, by Faith Baldwin
Dell, (pub year not identified in this ed, likely a reprint)
Illustrated by S.B. Jones
I don't know a lot about Baldwin except that she was hugely prolific in the mid 20th century -- sort of like a mid-century Nora Roberts
Dell, (pub year not identified in this ed, likely a reprint)
Illustrated by S.B. Jones
I don't know a lot about Baldwin except that she was hugely prolific in the mid 20th century -- sort of like a mid-century Nora Roberts
August 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Incredible Year, by Faith Baldwin
Dell, (pub year not identified in this ed, likely a reprint)
Illustrated by S.B. Jones
I don't know a lot about Baldwin except that she was hugely prolific in the mid 20th century -- sort of like a mid-century Nora Roberts
Dell, (pub year not identified in this ed, likely a reprint)
Illustrated by S.B. Jones
I don't know a lot about Baldwin except that she was hugely prolific in the mid 20th century -- sort of like a mid-century Nora Roberts
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Hostage Nurse, by Jane Converse
Signet, 1973
Illustrator unidentified
Nurse romance illustrations from this era are generally chaste, so the shoulder slip here is sorta fun. Do you think it's due to interrupted amorous activity or hostage-related violence?
Signet, 1973
Illustrator unidentified
Nurse romance illustrations from this era are generally chaste, so the shoulder slip here is sorta fun. Do you think it's due to interrupted amorous activity or hostage-related violence?
August 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hostage Nurse, by Jane Converse
Signet, 1973
Illustrator unidentified
Nurse romance illustrations from this era are generally chaste, so the shoulder slip here is sorta fun. Do you think it's due to interrupted amorous activity or hostage-related violence?
Signet, 1973
Illustrator unidentified
Nurse romance illustrations from this era are generally chaste, so the shoulder slip here is sorta fun. Do you think it's due to interrupted amorous activity or hostage-related violence?
Hostage Nurse, by Jane Converse
Signet, 1973
Illustrator unidentified
Nurse romance illustrations from this era are generally chaste, so the shoulder slip here is sorta fun. Do you think it's due to interrupted amorous activity or hostage-related violence?
Signet, 1973
Illustrator unidentified
Nurse romance illustrations from this era are generally chaste, so the shoulder slip here is sorta fun. Do you think it's due to interrupted amorous activity or hostage-related violence?
August 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hostage Nurse, by Jane Converse
Signet, 1973
Illustrator unidentified
Nurse romance illustrations from this era are generally chaste, so the shoulder slip here is sorta fun. Do you think it's due to interrupted amorous activity or hostage-related violence?
Signet, 1973
Illustrator unidentified
Nurse romance illustrations from this era are generally chaste, so the shoulder slip here is sorta fun. Do you think it's due to interrupted amorous activity or hostage-related violence?