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The Passionate Witch by Thorne Smith With Illustrations by Herbert Roese ILLUSTRATED WITH DUST JACKET James Thorne Smith, Jr. (March 27, 1892 – June 21, 1934) was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith. He is best known today for the two Topper novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, much drinking and ghosts. With racy illustrations, these sold millions of copies in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s. Publisher: Sun Dial Press, Garden City Copyright: 1942

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Thorne Smith (American author, 1892-1934)

The Glorious Pool - illustrated by Herbert Roese - 1934

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Moses Parts a Yacht Club

Power broker Robert Moses always made sure he was few steps ahead of any possible opposition to his grand development plans in and around New York City. That included the yacht clubbers along the Hudson River, who were more or less erased from the scene by Moses in one fell swoop. May 19, 1934 cover by Ilonka Karasz. The Upper West Side’s Columbia Yacht Club probably thought it was just swell…

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An American Classic

Immigration over the centuries transformed New York City into a cosmopolitan metropolis, with many of those migrants drawn from America’s hinterlands. What they found in the city was not only economic opportunity, but also a place to grow artistically and intellectually.

Aug. 8, 1931 cover by Theodore Haupt.

Such was the case of Willa Cather, who while living in New York City would draw on her…

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Bats in the Belfry

Published 1949

Cover Artist: Herbert Roese

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Bats in the Belfry

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