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Movie Star Romance Novels:  

In the late 50's and early 60's, Editorial Bruguera from Barcelona, Spain adorned the back cover of their romance novels with photos of the biggest stars of the day.  These little novels, in Spanish, average about 125 pages.  Many were written by Corin Tellado.  The back covers have a star picture and a short biography.  Each measures 4.25 x 6.00 inches.   The stars do not figure in the romances.   'Lluvia de Estrellas' means 'Rain of Stars!'  They are very unusual!

                                         Rita Hayworth

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Romance Novel Front Cover
 
Here's an example of a romance novel front cover.
Susan Hayward Romance Back Cover
 
And here is the famous movie star on the back cover!

Jeff Chandler

39  Jeff Chandler.  November 1960.  Very light wear, stamp on front cover.

David Niven and Teresa Wright 
 
43  David Niven and Teresa Wright.  September 1956.
Very light wear.

Rory Calhoun
 
47   Rory Calhoun.  July 1958.
Very light wear.

Rosalind Russell
 
51  Rosalind Russell.  August 1962.
Very light wear.

Sophia Loren
 
56  Sophia Loren.  May 1961.  General wear, cigarette burn, glue on lips, creases, cover stamp.

Paul Newman
 
63  Paul Newman.  October, 1962.  Light wear.

Dagmar Wynter
 
66  Dagmar Wynter.  August, 1956.  Light crease.

Shirley Jones
 
69  Shirley Jones.  January, 1961.  Light wear.

Ingrid Bergman
 
72 Ingrid Bergman.  January 1961.  Light wear, spine tear, cover stamp, crease.

Victor Mature
 
75  Victor Mature.  April 1959.  Spine split, price in ink, light creases, short rip, first 18 pages loose.

Gunsight Pass
 
143  Fort Defiance western novel.  From Argentina.  4/7/1961.  Back is scene from "Fury at the Gunsight Pass."  Young Lassiter.  Some creases, spine rough. 

Frank Sinatra
 
149  Frank Sinatra.  February, 1962.  Light wear.

Edward G. Robinson
 
152  Edward G. Robinson.  April, 1962.  Minor creases and scratches.

Paul Newman
 
157  Paul Newman.  August, 1956.  Back cover light chips, front cover bad dog-ear crease.

Jane Russell
 
1142  Jane Russell.  February, 1963.  Dog-ear.

Fabian
 
1147  Fabian.  December, 1962.  Light wear.

Brigette Bardot
 
1151  Brigette Bardot.  October, 1962, light wear.

Glenn Ford
 
1163  Glenn Ford.  October, 1961.  Light wear.

Barbara Eden in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
 
1166  Barbara Eden.  April, 1963.  From "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea."  Light spine wear.

Elvis Presley
 
1171  Elvis Presley.  November 1963.  Light wear, light spine wear.

Lana Turner and Clark Gable
 
2231  Lana Turner and Clark Gable.  August, 1960.  Back cover light wear, slight crease in Gable.  Front cover missing a 1” strip of paper at the top.

Vera Miles
 
4613  Vera Miles.  July, 1957.  This one is a western.  Moderate wear, some creasing at top and bottom.

Katherine Hepburn
 
4618  Hepburn.  1957.  Title page loose, light general wear, dust.

Clark Gable 
 
40  Clark Gable.  December, 1961.
Very light wear, stamp on front cover.

Fernando Lamas 
 
45  Fernando Lamas.  April, 1959.
Very light wear

Lesle Caron
 
50  Leslie Caron.  July 1961.
Light wear, crease cover.

Edward G. Robinson
 
53  Edward G. Robinson.  October, 1962.
Slight crease by eye, 3/4 inch long.

Dana Wynter
 
58  Dana Wynter.  May, 1962.  Dust, some creasing, spine wear.  "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" star.

Paul Newman
 
64  Paul Newman.  January, 1963.  Moderate wear, spine wear, light creasing, cover separating.

Robert Wagner
 
67  Robert Wagner.  January, 1963.  Very light wear, stamp on cover.

Joan Fontaine
 
70  Joan Fontaine.  September, 1962.  Light wear, dog-ear at corner.

Ingrid Bergman
 
73  Ingrid Bergman.  December, 1961.  Light dust.

Charlton Heston
 
76  Charlton Heston.  July 1961.  Light wear, light dust.

Audrey Hepburn
 
145  Audrey Hepburn.  1961.  Rough--creases and scratches both covers, chip off lower spine.

Ava Gardner
 
150  Ava Gardner.  March, 1961.  Creases and scratches, spine repaired with brown tape.

Brian Donlevy
 
153  Brian Donlevy.  April, 1961.  Crease, very light wear.

John Wayne
 
343  John Wayne.  1958.  Seven page biography of Wayne inside.  Edge wear, some spine wear, Back cover small dog-ear, three creases.  Front cover dog-ear and scuffing.

Lauren Bacall
 
1144  Lauren Bacall.  August, 1962.  Light wear, dog-ear, chip on neck.

Ingrid Bergman
 
1148  Ingrid Bergman.  August, 1961.  Light wear, scratches in photo, dog-ear front cover.

Audrey Hepburn
 
1152  Audrey Hepburn.  September, 1962.  Light wear, crease front cover.

Gregory Peck
 
1164  Gregory Peck.  December, 1962.  Very light wear.

James Gardner
 
1167  James Gardner.  August, 1962.  Light spine wear.

Zsa Zsa Gabor
 
2154  Zsa Zsa Gabor.  October, 1955.  Moderate general wear, spine wear, creases, rip on west edge back cover.

William Holden
 
4611  William Holden.   April, 1961.  Light wear, light dust.

Frank Sinatra
 
4614  Frank Sinatra.  1964.  This one is a western from Argentina.  Light wear, dust.

Jack Webb
 
4619  Jack Webb.  September, 1958.  Light to moderate wear.

William Holden and Grace Kelly 
 
41  William Holden and Grace Kelly.  May 1963.
Phone number in ink on back cover.

Eva Bartok 
 
46  Eva Bartok.  July 1956.
Verylight wear, covers loose.

John Wayne
 
49  John Wayne.  July 1962.
Light crease on cover, some dust.

Donna Reed
 
55  Dona Reed.  August, 1956.  Cover crease.

Gregory Peck
 
59  Gregory Peck.  December, 1962.  Some dust, cover crease.

Bing Crosby and Nicole Maurey
 
65  Bing Crosby and Nicole Maurey.  November, 1960. Light creasing, light wear, especially at spine.

Yul Brynner
 
68 Yul Brynner.  November, 1960.  Light to moderate wear.

Kim Novak
 
71  Kim Novak.  April, 1960.  Light wear, especially at spine.

Audrey Hepburn
 
74  Audrey Hepburn.  January 1962.  Light creasing on head, tape repair, spine damage.

Ginger Rogers
 
141  Ginger Rogers.  Early 1960's.  Very light wear, scratches on cover, first 31 pages of story missing.

Ingrid Bergman
 
146  Ingrid Bergman.  April, 1963.  Very light wear.

Tony Curtis
 
151  Tony Curtis.  February, 1958.  Dog-ear, spine rough.

Rita Hayworth
 
154 Rita Hayworth.  March, 1963.  Dog-ear, dust, chip and short spine tear.

Elvis Presley
 
344 Elvis Presley.  December, 1962.  Light wear.

Anthony Perkins
 
1145  Anthony Perkins.  December, 1962.  Very light wear, crease in hair.

Eddie Fisher
 
1149  Eddie Fisher.  September, 1961.  Light wear.

Deborah Kerr
 
1154  Deborah Kerr.  April, 1961.  Light wear.

Alan Ladd
 
1165  Alan Ladd.  February, 1963.  Very light wear.

Natalie Wood
 
1169  Natalie Wood.  September, 1958.  Light ring on front cover.

Spencer Tracy
 
2052  Spencer Tracy.  September, 1959.  Light general wear, especially at spine.

Susan Hayward
 
4612  Susan Hayward.  September, 1961.  This one is a western.  Light wear, dog-ear southwest corner back.

Diana Dors
 
4615  Diana Dors.  April 1960.  Dog-ear southwest corner.

Susan Hayward
 
5218  Susan Hayward.  December, 1955.  Light wear.

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