Lot 96210: RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Chinese Lover,

RUDY NAPPI (American, b. 1923) Chinese Lover, paperback cover, 1953 Gouache on board 21 x 15.5 in. Signed lower left This illustration appeared on the cover of Charles Pettit's novel, The Chinese Lover, Pyramid Books #85, 1953. "In a Chinese Boudoir...She was a lovely, lonely bride, and the handsome, young kitchen slave was hers to command. So she lured him to her secluded chamber, and taught him the ancient rites of passion -- unaware that someone was eavesdropping at the door. Chinese Lover is the bizarre story of a sultry, Oriental beauty whose daring amour reached dizzy heights of ecstasy and intrigue -- until she discovered that her husband had set a trap to catch her in adultery." From the Estate of Charles Martignette.