March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Edgar A. Whitney

March 1939 issue

cover art by Edgar A. Whitney

better image than previously posted

~ Dwight V. Babcock, “Renegade in Rio”, 4th of 7 Beeker stories, ‘see p. 31 for note on “Beek”’, 18th of 21 stories in BM

~ William E. Brandon, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, ‘actually has sympathetic black character’, 2nd of 7 stories in BM

~ Kenneth A. Fowler, “Escape”, ‘short-short’, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Erle Stanley Gardner, “Take It or Leave It”, ‘3rd and last Pete Wennick story’, 93rd of 100 appearances in BM

~ Frank Gruber, “The Sad Serbian”, ‘small-time con man in Chi.’, reprinted in The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps (Vintage, 2007), 11th of 14 stories in BM

~ Elmer E. Meadows, “Alias Mr. Fate”, ‘Jewish boy in NYC’s ghetto’, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ H.H. Stinson, “You Gotta Live Right”, ‘Arizona’, 11th of 27 stories in BM

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Temple Field aka Raoul Whitfield

Field, Temple (pseudonym of Raoul Whitfield). KILLERS’ CARNIVAL. New York: Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated Publishers, [1932]. Octavo, pp. [1-10] 1-274 [275-278: blank], publisher’s red cloth stamped in black, top edge stained gray, other edges rough trimmed. First edition. A violent tough guy novel of murder and revenge on the mean streets of New York City, first published in six parts in BLACK MASK. The dedication is one of the best in hard-boiled fiction: “This book is warningly dedicated to all them fellers whose rackets are so tough they figure guns are sweeter things to pack around then umbrellas.” Hubin, p. 282. A clean, tight, very good copy in price-clipped dust jacket with wear and shallow fraying and short tear, several with small internal tape mends, along top and bottom edges. Quite presentable overall. From the library of a well-known mystery writer with his library stamp on the front paste-down.