*Girls’ Picture Libraries: While the 1954 launched True Life Library is generally categorized as a romance title, things ran a little deeper than that. Certainly, romantic complications abounded, but said complications frequently included fraud, blackmail, robbery, abduction, infidelity, accusations of murder or the unwelcome popping-up of discarded spouses or offspring, to give readers a film noir frisson alongside their moonlight & roses. Titles such as ‘The Man She Feared’, ‘Gaol Girl’, ‘Beautiful Schemer’ and ‘Her Sister’s Man’ were advertised by lurid painted covers that wouldn’t have looked out of place on a movie marquee. We have 53 issues of True Life added to our stock, commencing with the second issue, and all within the first 100 numbers. Condition averages Good – sadly, staple rust does generally preclude a higher grade, though all are otherwise clean and sound.
PICTURED: TRUE LIFE LIBRARY
#2 GD £12
#17 VG £9