Sunday, November 22, 2009

In the Clouds Over Our Bolles Girl


After the years I've spent hunting down the work of Enoch Bolles, "new" finds are few and far between, so this cover was a real joy to have come across. And what a nice image it is. I love the perspective and the nightscape of the city far below. Typical of most of Bolles' covers for Snappy Stories that depict a couple, it is the heroine who is in control of the situation. In fact, it's a good thing her beau is safely seated; he's so giddy with the sight of her, one false grope and he'd be careening over the precipice. Though from the looks of her it would be no great loss. Or perhaps I'm misreading the story line.

5 comments:

darwination said...

Lovely! Do we know the year of publication?

Jack R said...

Yes,
1924.

Gary Underwood said...

Real nice!! The SNAPPY covers seem to be Enoch's most complex compositions.

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Anonymous said...

This cover is red hot... Cute diaphenous dress, smooth slender body, doll like face... What is that guy waiting for... Christmas?