1939 Knopf advanced reading copy
1939 Hammish Hamilton UK hardcover
1942 Avon digest, Murder Mystery Monthly No.7, first softcover release of this American classic/ cover art by William Frost
1943 Avon paperback – cover art by Paul Stahr
1945 Knopf hardcover reissue – inscribed to director John Houseman
1948 Pocket reissue – cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)
better image than previously posted
1950 Pocket reissue, 3rd print – cover art by Harvey Kidder (owner’s copy)
1962 Penguin UK reissue – cover art by John Sewell
better image than previously posted
1971 Penguin UK reissue – cover designed by James Tormey
1973 Ballantine reissue – cover art by Tom Adams (owner’s copy)
1976 Ballantine reissue – cover art by Richard Amsel
watercolor cover art by Richard Waldrep, 13.75″ x 9.50″
1976 Vintage reissue (owner’s copy)
1976 Vintage trace paperback reissue
1979 Pan Macmillan reissue – cover photo by Peter Williams
2009 Hammish Hamilton hardcover
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note ~ there are many, many more covers for this book, both in English and foreign languages… but I had to stop somewhere
SMB Noir 
