It is.  Coincidently, I just listed it last night on another forum with an asking price of $500 shipped.  But if I'm off base, we can talk.

That's nice!

I definitely am. I think I’m attracted to the extreme ends of the spectrum. I would either like to have a basic work of a master or a master work of a yet unknown artist than somewhere in the middle of that spectrum.   And it’s not coincidental that this approach is relatively inexpensive. At some point I might pony up for the more finished work of a master but for now I’m still (safely) getting my feet wet.

Agree.  I think I remember requesting "old style".  I also love the design that sort of looks like an old Hudson.

Can’t understand why nobody wrote a comment about how awesome this piece of art is!  Great piece!

I don't mind going heavy on it for a while, but I need to find different kinds of material for some variety.  Like I say, I'd love to find some of his crime/noir or GGA stuff at a good price.

Any idea what book this is from? It’s beautiful.

Nice!

That's strange.  I commented, came back to edit, and it's gone.  Ah well.  In my message that disappeared, I was going to ask for an introduction to Fred, but then I realized I've already corresponded with him on another piece of art.  To clarify, this art came from George H, who's a very nice guy.  George introduced me to Fred T because he thought Fred might have something I'm looking for.  Fred graciously put a piece of art on a short hold for me.  Stay tuned. :)

Thanks, I concur.  I'll be posting a couple more interesting Maguire prelims soon.  I looked at your galleries, and all I can say is "Wow"....Now THAT is a paperback art collection!  I liked that you grouped the Gothic covers.  I didn't recognize them as a sub-genre until recently while doing some research on an acquisition...cool, spooky romance covers that were the dominant style for about a decade.