Garrido, Hector - Cade Curse, The - 1978 (Pop Lib -445-04266-4) J Harvey Bond

Garrido, Hector - Cade Curse, The - 1978 (Pop Lib -445-04266-4) J Harvey BondBOARD: 15. 25 x 21. 5Acrylic on 1 8" Illustration BoardThis is the original painting published as the cover to the vintage Gothic novel The Cade Curse, written by Willo Davis Roberts in 1978. The artist, Hector Garrido, had an extremely successful, decades long career and along with Gothic covers such as this one, is also well known for painting book covers for famous series such as Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys and later in life became even more well

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