The Cover Art of Robert Bonfils: from the archives of Greenleaf Classics

The Cover Art of Robert Bonfils from the archives of Greenleaf Classics by Earl Terry Kemp For nearly a decade Robert Bonfils was the illustrator for the Greenleaf empire that Earl Kemp and Bill Hamling built into the fourth largest paperback publishing company in the U.S. during the late 1960’s, right behind Bantam. During his career Bonfils painted over 800 covers for the adult books Greenleaf sold, helping to make it the truly American success it became. Now for the first time in over forty years the paperback covers Robert Bonfils painted have been gathered together in all their full-color glory into one complete book, representing the archives of Greenleaf Classics. More than just cover art, more than just adult oriented paintings to sell paperbacks, Robert Bonfils was the acknowledged “Best of the Breed.” He covered it all, representing the turmoil, the freedom, even the war in Viet Nam, in his artwork. Now that Robert Bonfils has been “rediscovered” his art is sought after by art collectors worldwide. Even the adult book paperbacks he illustrated are sought after in the high-end collectors marketplace, commanding higher and higher prices. Here they are all 824 covers, collected together for the very first time… coupled together with some very surprising pseudonym revelations!