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Category: paperback

1960 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1960 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on June 21, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags a.a. fair, bertha cool, cocktail, donald lam, erle stanley gardner, private eye, robert mcginnis, smokingLeave a comment on 1960 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

2 x Bystanders

1959 Ace Double paperback original

1960 Digit British edition

Posted on June 20, 2025June 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, digit paperback, gems, mike brettLeave a comment on 2 x Bystanders

February 1954 issue

February 1954

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, paperback, pulpTags bank heist, charles beckman, don james, fifteen detective stories magazine, ted strattonLeave a comment on February 1954 issue

1952 Dell reissue – cover art by Mike Ludow

aka Erle Stanley Gardner

1949 Morrow hardcover, 12th in the series with private eyes Bertha Cool and Donald Lam

1952 Dell reissue

cover art by Mike Ludlow

Posted on June 16, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags a.a. fair, bertha cool, dell paperback, donald lam, dressing table, erle stanley gardner, mike ludlow, mirror, private eyeLeave a comment on 1952 Dell reissue – cover art by Mike Ludow

Zola x 3

1955 Bantam edition

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

1958 Bestseller Library edition

1959 WDL edition

cover art by Edgar Hodges

Posted on June 16, 2025June 4, 2025Categories british pulp, historical fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, barye phillips, bestseller library paperback, edgar hodges, emile zola, WDL paperbackLeave a comment on Zola x 3

1951 White Circle reissue – cover art by John Fernie

1951 White Circle reissue

cover art by John Fernie

Posted on June 16, 2025May 22, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags john and emery bonett, LPs, white circle paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 White Circle reissue – cover art by John Fernie

The Follower x 2

1950 Simon & Schuster hardcover, this the later 1953 Dell paperback reissue

stand-alone mystery

cover art by George Geygan

better image than previously posted

1962 Four Square UK edition

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, four square paperback, patrick quentin, smokingLeave a comment on The Follower x 2

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025May 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags gold medal paperback, mike avallone, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original

1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

‘Jonathan Craig’ was a pseudonym of Frank E. Smith’s

cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025May 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags dame, gold medal paperback, jonathan craig, police procedural, stanley zuckerbergLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg

1961 Ace paperback original

pseudonym of Leonard Lupton

1961 Ace paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, chester warwickLeave a comment on 1961 Ace paperback original

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