James Alfred Meese (American, 1917-1971)
cover of The Young and Violent by Marijane Meaker under the pseudonym Vin Packer (Gold Medal, 1956)
Oil on Masonite, 34-3/4 x 24 inches (88.3 x 61.0 cm)
Signed lower right: Meese
1967 Horwitz release in Australia
1965 Signet paperback original in the US
cover art by Robert McGinnis
1966 German edition – photo of Jean Shrimpton on cover
oil on board, 30.5 x 20 in.
signed with artist’s monogram lower left
1955 Signet paperback original
better image than previously posted
1947 UK hardcover from Collins and US hardcover from Dodd Mead
1949 Bantam reissue – cover art by C.C. Beall
sketch for the cover by Sam Peffer
1959 Avon edition – cover art by Darcy
1960 UK paperback reissue – cover art by Sam Peffer
1962 Fontana reissue – cover art by John L. Baker
1965 Fontana UK reissue – cover art by Renato Fratini.
SMB Noir 
