H. Lawrence Hoffman
Encyclopedia
H. Lawrence Hoffman was an illustrator in the 1940s for Popular Library
, Ballantine
, and Random House
. He continued illustrating into the 1970s.
, hard cover, Random House; 1st edition (November 1, 1954)
The Cross in the West by Mark Boesch, Vision Books 1956
More champions in sports and spirit by Ed Fitzgerald, Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1959
The Canterbury tales of Geoffrey Chaucer : a new modern English prose translation, translated by R.M. Lumiansky, Hoffman, Washington Square Press, 1960, 1967
Alien Art, by Gordon R. Dickson
, hardcover, E. P. Dutton (1973)
H. Lawrence Hoffman illustrated the covers of the following books:
Popular Library
Popular Library was a New York paperback book company established in 1942 by Leo Margulies and Ned Pines, who at the time was a major pulp magazine, newspapers and magazine publishers...
, Ballantine
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...
, and Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
. He continued illustrating into the 1970s.
Illustrated
Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time by Judith MerrilJudith Merril
Judith Josephine Grossman , who took the pen-name Judith Merril about 1945, was an American and then Canadian science fiction writer, editor and political activist....
, hard cover, Random House; 1st edition (November 1, 1954)
The Cross in the West by Mark Boesch, Vision Books 1956
More champions in sports and spirit by Ed Fitzgerald, Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1959
The Canterbury tales of Geoffrey Chaucer : a new modern English prose translation, translated by R.M. Lumiansky, Hoffman, Washington Square Press, 1960, 1967
Alien Art, by Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author.- Biography :Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1923. After the death of his father, he moved with his mother to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1937...
, hardcover, E. P. Dutton (1973)
Cover Art
- The Pocket Book of Dog Stories, by Harold Berman (editor); MacKinley Kantor (introduction), Pocket Books, Inc., 1942
- McKee of Centre Street, by Helen Reilly, Popular Library paperback, 1944
- The House on the Roof, by Mignon G. EberhartMignon G. EberhartMignon Good Eberhart was an American author of mystery novels. She had one of the longest careers among major American mystery writers.-Biography:...
, Popular Library #17, 1944 - Mr. Pinkerton Has the Clue, by David Frome, Popular Library paperback, 1944
- Sing a Song of Homicide, by James R. Langham, Popular Library paperback, 1945
- Murder in the Willett Family, by Rufus KingRufus KingRufus King was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress. He also attended the Constitutional Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
, Popular Library paperback, 1945 - Sound of Revelry, by Octavius Roy Cohen, Popular Library, 1945
- The Smiler with the Knife, by Nicholas Blake, Popular Library paperback, 1945
- Timbal Gulch Trail, by Max BrandMax BrandFrederick Faust, aka Max Brand|thumb|rightFrederick Schiller Faust was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns. Faust wrote mostly under pen names, but today is primarily known by only one, Max Brand...
, Popular Library paperback, 1946 - Bucky Follows a Cold Trail, by William MacLeod RaineWilliam MacLeod RaineWilliam MacLeod Raine , was a British-born American novelist who wrote fictional adventure stories about the American Old West.-Life:William MacLeod Raine was born in London, the son of William and Jessie Raine...
, Popular Library paperback, 1946 - Hasty Wedding, by Mignon G. EberhartMignon G. EberhartMignon Good Eberhart was an American author of mystery novels. She had one of the longest careers among major American mystery writers.-Biography:...
, Popular Library paperback, 1946 - Murder in Season, by Octavus Roy CohenOctavus Roy CohenOctavus Roy Cohen was an American author, born in South Carolina where he received his secondary education at the Porter Military Academy, now the exclusive Porter-Gaud School. He went on to receive a college education at the Clemson University...
, Popular Library paperback, 1946 - RebeccaRebecca (novel)Rebecca is a novel by Daphne du Maurier. When Rebecca was published in 1938, du Maurier became – to her great surprise – one of the most popular authors of the day. Rebecca is considered to be one of her best works...
, by Daphne du MaurierDaphne du MaurierDame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning DBE was a British author and playwright.Many of her works have been adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca and Jamaica Inn and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". The first three were directed by Alfred Hitchcock.Her elder sister was...
, Pocket Books Inc. paperback, 1946 - City Boy: The Adventures of Herbie BookbinderCity Boy: The Adventures of Herbie BookbinderCity Boy: The Adventures of Herbie Bookbinder is a 1948 novel by Herman Wouk first published by Simon and Schuster. The second novel written by Wouk, City Boy was largely ignored by the reading public until the success of The Caine Mutiny resurrected interest in Wouk's writing...
, by Herman WoukHerman WoukHerman Wouk is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author of novels including The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance.-Biography:...
, Simon & SchusterSimon & SchusterSimon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, 1948 - Earth AbidesEarth AbidesEarth Abides is a 1949 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American writer George R. Stewart. It tells the story of the fall of civilization from deadly disease and its rebirth. Beginning in the United States in the 1940s, it deals with Isherwood "Ish" Williams, Emma, and the community they...
, by George R. StewartGeorge R. StewartGeorge Rippey Stewart was an American toponymist, a novelist, and a professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley...
, Random HouseRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
, 1949 - Kill My Love, by Kyle Hunt, Simon and Schuster; [Book club ed.] edition (1958)
- Palace Under the Sea, by Elizabeth P. Heppner, Macmillan (1963)