
1961 Hillman paperback reissue


1948 Dutton hardcover, this the later 1949 Bantam reissue
cover art by Robert Stanley
better image than previously posted
his second novel
2nd in his Edgar-winning series with amateur sleuths Ed and Am Hunter
cover art repurposed for 1952 Presses de la cité edition

Recueil de 3 nouvelles : La rousse rafle tout (“Finger Man”) – La porte de bronze (“The Bronze Door”) (nouvelle fantastique)- Un crime fait de chic (“Smart-Aleck Kill”) – Complété par l’essai “Le crime est un art simple”(“The Simple Art of Murder”)

Oil on board, 23 x 19 in., not signed
1988 Ballantine release, first US print

owner’s copy

George Maxwell, ed. Le Trotteur. Coll. Noire Franco-Américaine. Cover Salva. 1953.

1961 Dell paperback original, a collection of short stories
cover art by Robert McGinnis

1958 Gold Medal paperback original
cover art by Gerald Powell
better image than previously posted
“Curt Cannon” was a pseudonym of Ed McBain
this, a paperback original grouping of short stories