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Encore FFB: DECOY by Cleve F. Adams (1941)
NOTE: I was tempted to blame this rerun post (from 2010) on last weekend's Willamette Writers Conference. It's true I'm still tired in body and brain and didn't read much this week, but the real truth...
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Moments in Paperback History: LanceCon '82
From the archives of ace photographer Arthur Scott, we present these rare images from the 1982 edition of the late Lance Casebeer's annual paperback party. Above: The King of Paperbacks himself.Brian...
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Coming soon from Altus Press: The COMPLETE Adventures of Race Williams
Yes, it's finally happening - and Volume 1 is now available for pre-order. The write-up from Amazon follows. Sign me up!Collected for the first time: the stories of hard-boiled detective Race Williams....
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A Multi-Media presentation from March, 2014. Was Don Herron in the audience?
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FFB: WESTERN TOY GUNS by Jim Schleyer -and- CAP GUNS by James L. Dundas
It's interesting that these two books about collecting cap guns were published in the same year - 1996 - but are far different animals. Cap Guns (with values) is sort of a coffee table book, with three...
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Toy Soldier Saturday: Barzso Pioneers
All of the toy soldiers I've featured to date have been "vintage" plastics, from the 1950s and early '60s. These guys are relatively new. Sometime in the '90s, I believe, an outfit called Barzso...
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Most Embarrassing Minor League Baseball Caps (Part 1)
Chatanooga LookoutsLake Elsinore StormOrem OwlsHudson Valley RenegadesLexington LegendsMahoning Valley ScrappersYeah, these are all for real. Many more (and even more embarassing) caps to come.
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Overlooked Films: THE LADY IN THE LAKE (1947)
Story by Raymond Chandler. Screenplay by Steve Fisher. Deadly dame by Audrey Totter. Together, they make my all-time favorite mystery film. What's Robert Mitchum doing in the YouTube shot below? Beats...
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HOLLYWOOD COWBOY DETECTIVES - New Pulp Fiction by Darryle Purcell
I'm a long-time fan of B Westerns. For me, the stand-outs from the 1930s - judged on personality and humor - were Ken Maynard and my father's favorite, Hoot Gibson. So I was pleased to receive a press...
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FFB: Seven Books Reviewed by DASHIELL HAMMETT
(This column appeared in the April 26, 1930 edition of the New York Evening Post.)THE WYCHFORD POISONING CASE. By Anthony Berkeley. Crime Club. $2.DEATH TRAPS. By Kay Cleaver Strahan. Crime Club. $2....
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Toy Soldier Saturday: MARX GIs (Part 4)
Yeah, three sets of these have gone before, and we ain't done yet. Marx did some humungous battleground sets, and needed soldiers to fill them. Way more Toy Soldiers HERE.
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Most Embarassing Minor League Baseball Caps (Part 2 - Fruit, Nuts and...
Fort Wayne TinCapsJamestown JammersModesto NutsCedar Rapids KernalsHillsboro HopsMany more to come. Stay tuned.
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Pulp Gallery: MYSTERY ADVENTURES (1935)
Norman SaundersNorman SaundersGeorge WilsonMore Mystery Adventure(s) HERE.
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