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    AMERICAN ILLUSTRATOR (20th Century). She Made Her Bed, original paperback cover illustration, 1960. Gouache on board. 18...

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    AMERICAN ILLUSTRATOR (20th Century)
    She Made Her Bed, original paperback cover illustration, 1960
    Gouache on board
    18 x 12 in.
    Not signed
    This sultry redhead was painted for the cover of Evans McKnight's novel, She Made Her Bed, Beacon Books #B 324, 1960. A cropped version of this portrait also appeared on the cover of Herb Roberts' novel, These Women, Beacon Books #640F, 1963.

    "To get on top, Eve would offer anything. A novel of unconventional love in the off-beat world of radio and TV."

    Copies of both of the paperbacks are included in this lot.

    Condition Report*: Minor edge and corner wear.
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