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Book Cover for: Tanglewood Tales, Nathaniel Hawthorne

Tanglewood Tales

Nathaniel Hawthorne
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In 1920 Penn Publishing asked Sterrett to illustrate Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne. After completing the work her family moved to Pasadena, hoping the climate would aid her health. https://t.co/2HDT7mHUpi

Paperback, 2021

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Book Cover for: Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man, William Shatner

Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man

William Shatner
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Mad Magazine: everyone's reading it! William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy take a break on set in 1967. https://t.co/UHtVHrIPHF

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Book Cover for: Carrie, Stephen King

Carrie

Stephen King
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A novel of a girl with a frightening power. Carrie, by Stephen King. Doubleday, 1974. https://t.co/Eq6aPI00UU

Paperback, Mass Market, 2011

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Book Cover for: Animal Farm, George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell
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"Your pigs are far more intelligent than the other animals, and therefore the best qualified to run the farm.” A somewhat pedantic rejection letter for Animal Farm, a novel by George Orwell. https://t.co/9rbBfuUKL1

Hardcover, 1990

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Book Cover for: The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum
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“Too radical of a departure from traditional juvenile literature.” From an initial rejection letter for The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, a novel by L. Frank Baum. https://t.co/Z8aFoEbXfh

Paperback, 2008

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Book Cover for: A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., 1935. Art by Virgil Finlay. https://t.co/eZjYH7JaIK

Paperback, Mass Market, 2004

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Book Cover for: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum
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“Too radical of a departure from traditional juvenile literature.” From an initial rejection letter for The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, a novel by L. Frank Baum. https://t.co/Z8aFoEbXfh

Paperback, Mass Market, 2006

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Book Cover for: Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley
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Huxley, always with the LSD... Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. Bantam Giant 1952. https://t.co/gyOqXaMhjR

Paperback, 2006

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Book Cover for: A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV, George Lucas

A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV

George Lucas
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Dino De Laurentiis had already produced Barbarella, Death Wish and Serpico by 1974 when he acquired the rights for Flash Gordon. George Lucas asked De Laurentiis for the rights in 1975 but was rebuffed. So he wrote Star Wars instead. https://t.co/u2FvN43aPZ

Paperback, Mass Market, 1986

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Book Cover for: King in Black: Avengers, Geoffrey Thorne

King in Black: Avengers

Geoffrey Thorne
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Avengers assemble! Now, exercise... The Mighty Marvel Comics Strength and Fitness Book, 1976. https://t.co/qvTaMuiv7A

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