Title
Behold This Woman
Subject
Pride
Beauty
Danger
Threats
Women
Evening gowns
Mirrors
Necklace
Windows
Draperies
Winds
Knives
Description
Novel originally copyright 1947.
Black
Pink
Green
"About the cover: After shivering and shuddering through this unusual novel of suspense and passion, artist William Shoyer painted that woman, Clara Ervin, posing luxuriously in her pink satin boudoir. As for the man in the cover who is beholding her at a close and menacing range, you'll find out what happens next when you enjoy Behold This Woman."--P. facing t.p.
A smiling blonde woman stands admiring herself in an ornately framed full-length mirror, fitting a necklace around her neck. In the foreground, a dark-haired, dark-suited man reaches one hand menacingly toward her.
At head of title on front cover: She destroyed four men.
On front cover: A Bantam Book, complete and unabridged.
On back cover: Behold this woman. Could she be anybody you know?
White background with black, red, and blue text. Green banner extends from front cover across spine to back left side. Line drawing of open window with curtains blowing in, with knife stuck into window sill.`
Green background with black text, author name in red.
Bantam rooster in oval on front, back, and spine.
Creator
Shoyer, William
Goodis, David, 1917-1967
Publisher
Special Collections, University Libraries
State University of New York at Buffalo
Bantam Books
Date
1948
Contributor
Kelley, George, 1949-
Rights
Type
Book covers
Cover (Illustrations)
Mystery fiction
Crime fiction
Image
Still Image
Identifier
5
ECX9959
Date Created
8/24/2005
Date Modified
8/24/2005
Is Part Of
LIB001
Pulp Fiction Cover Art
Bantam Books, Inc. (407)
Collection
Citation
Shoyer, William and Goodis, David, 1917-1967, “Behold This Woman,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 24, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/28832.