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Pulp fiction covers

A variety of pulp fiction titles and formats are held as part of Special Collections & Archives' (SCA) rare book holdings. Ranging from westerns and hardboiled crime to science fiction, fantasy and exploitation, they reflect changing and emerging societal attitudes about topics such as race, sexuality and technology. Among the selection of pulp fiction covers included here are titles from the B.P. Nichol Library of Science Fiction, the Lesbian Literature Collection and the Black Experience Collection.

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Sojan
Illustrated depiction of an armoured person battling a large dragon framed by an engraved sword sheath wrapped with an illuminated ribbon., Illustrations by Jim Cawthorn.
Spring fire
Illustrated depiction of two women, dressed in slips, seated on a bed. Verso includes black and white reproductions of the women's faces illustrated on the front cover., Gold medal book 222.
The third sex
Illustrated depiction of a woman in a red dress curled up on a chair with a cigarette and a drink. Behind her is a woman leaning over the couch with a hand on the woman in red's shoulder., Beacon B268.
Timepivot
Illustrated depiction of a naked female figure with a large profile view of a nose and ear in place of a head standing on a sandy beach surrounding a bay of blue water. Visible in the background is an eyeball in place of the sun., Cover illustration by Tom Adams., Ballantine Books science fiction ; 02095-2-095.
Women in the shadows
Partial image of a suspicious woman looking at the camera imposed over an illustrated silhouette of a woman's face and neck. Verso includes illustrated silhouette of a woman's face and neck., Gold medal books s919.
Women's barracks
Illustrated depiction of women changing into army uniforms, some while eyeing each other seductively., Gold medal book 132.

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