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ROBERT ABBETT.
“Wartime hero . . . peacetime hood — a two-
sided guy on a one way trip.” [published
caption.] An impassioned cover design for
“Night Boat to Paris” by Richard Jessup,
published by Dell in 1956 that was summarily
banned in Australia. Acrylic on board.
317x356 mm; 12
1
/
2
x14 inches. Not signed.
Tape on verso. Provenance: Ex-collection
John Edward Parker.
[800/1,200]
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WARREN BAUMGARTNER.
“Sharks and Little Fish.” Cover art for the
book of the same name by Wolfgang Ott,
published by Dell in 1959. Gouache on
board. 597x394 mm; 23
1
/
2
x15
1
/
2
inches, on
24
1
/
2
x17
1
/
2
-inch board. Not signed. Long
crease to lower third of image contained to
right half of board, stray artist marks and
register marks in margins. Provenance: Ex-
collection John Edward Parker.
[400/600]
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