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Hardboiled America : the lurid years of paperbacks /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	O'Brien, Geoffrey, 1948-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, [1981]
Subjects:	American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Popular literature > United States. Realism in literature. American fiction > 20th century > Illustrations. Illustration of books > 20th century > United States. Paperbacks.

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