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ROBERT ABBETT. "Wartime hero . . . peacetime hood -- a two-sided guy on a one way trip." [published caption.] An impassioned cover design for "Night Boat to Paris" by Richard Jessup, published by Dell in 1956 that was summarily banned in Australia. Acrylic on board. 317x356 mm; 12 1/2x14 inches. Not signed. Tape on verso. Provenance: Ex-collection John Edward Parker, a 45-year Dell Publishing employee.
