Sax Rohmer - The Yellow Claw
Pyramid Books R-1317, 1966
Cover Artist: Joe Lombardero

Joe Lombardero worked with William Teason at Sudler & Hennessey. You can see the similarity of their styles.

Born: 1922 in Tampa, Florida.
Died: 2004 in Arkansas.

Joseph Lombardero studied design at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida. He moved to New York in 1948, working for Sudler & Hennessey as an illustrator specializing in pharmaceutical illustrations.

In the 1960s he began to illustrate book covers, primarily in the science fiction genre and for the Time-Life Science series. He also illustrated record jacket covers for RCA, Capitol, Camden and EMI, primarily in the classical and jazz genre.

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Louis Falstein - Slaughter Street
Pyramid Books G437, 1959
Cover Artist: Victor Kalin

"They would hunt him out – and even her fierce, shameless love would be no shield."

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Leslie Ernenwein - The Faro Kid
Pyramid Books G505, 1960
Cover Artist: John Leone

"He dared any man to match his deadly draw."

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Earl Derr Biggers - The House Without a Key
Pyramid Books T-2004, 1969
Cover Artist: Ric Del Rossi

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Fletcher Flora - The Brass Bed
Pyramid Books G513, 1960
Cover Artist: Robert Maguire

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