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Cover illustration for “Million Dollar Murder” by Thomas Black (Bantam Mystery, 1956), reprint of “Four Dead Mice” (Rinehart & Company, 1954), with Bantam’s inventory label on verso. Pen, ink, and gouache on board. 635×337 mm; 25×13 1/4 inches. Signed “M. Hooks” in right image.
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