MacKinlay Kantor - Don't Touch Me
Bantam Books 1038, 1952
Cover Artist: Ben Stahl

"Woman-hungry Americans in Japan."

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Vivian Connell - The Chinese Room
Bantam Books 454, 1948
Cover Artist: Ben Stahl

"The amazing story of a savage love."

About the Cover:
Ben Stahl's provocative oil painting of the man and the woman in 'The Chinese Room' shows why he is one of America's foremost illustrators. He seldom lets anything get off his easel that doesn't qualify as fine art as well as effective illustration. This cover painting is done with typical depth of feeling and freedom of expression, symbolizing the suggestive allure and glowing intensity of 'The Chinese Room'.

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Joseph Greene and Elizabeth Abell - Husbands and Lovers
Bantam Books 742, 1949
Cover Artist: Ben Stahl

Stories by:
Morley Callaghan
W. Somerset Maugham
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
Dorothy Parker
... and others

"23 realistic stories of conflict and desire... of marriage... and of the loves that come later."

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John Steinbeck - The Wayward Bus
Bantam Books 752, 1950
Cover Artist: Ben Stahl

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MacKinlay Kantor - Midnight Lace
Bantam Books 753, 1950
Cover Artist: Ben Stahl

"No man could trust her... or resist her."

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