1960s Harlequin in Yellow

Reading for your Yellow submarine voyage.

Harlequin 610 - September 1961

Harlequin 638 - January 1962

Harlequin 675 - July 1962

1960s Harlequin in Green

More celebration of the 1960s Harlequin.

Harlequin 576 - April 1962

Harlequin 582 - April 1961

Harlequin 601 - July 1961

1960s Harlequin in Orange

Since 1960 Harlequin has been nothing but romance. Ten of thousands of romance books. The books today are distinguished by their appallingly ugly photo covers. But here I celebrate the 1960s, starting with three oranges.

Harlequin 507 - February 1960

Harlequin 631 - December 1961

Harlequin 893 - February 1965

Harlequin Artists Part XXXII - George Shane

Here are the two earlier posts about Canadian artist George Shane. He is one of only two artists who worked for all three of the early large Canadian paperback publishers. Here are the two of the three books for Harlequin.

I recently learned that Mr Shane (born 1921) lives in a Toronto retirement residence where an recent exhibit of his paintings was enjoyed by family and friends.

Harlequin 116 - May 1951

Harlequin 119 - June 1951

Collins White Circle Reprints Part XI

Another in my favourite series of early Canadian paperback reprints from Wm. Collins Sons & Co. Canada Ltd. Death Takes a Flat is one of the 17 1943 books reprinted with the same cover design but in different colours. The book was first published in 1940 (London: Wm Collins). Miles Burton is a pseudonym of  Cecil John Charles Street who also wrote as John Rhode.

White Circle 55 - 1943

White Circle 55 back

White Circle 55 - 1944

White Circle 55 back