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
1953 Simon & Schuster hardcover, an Inner Sanctum Selection
this the later 1954 Pocket paperback
cover art by James Meese
better image than previously posted
1956 Crest edition – cover art by James Meese
better image than previously posted
1958 Crest – cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)
1961 Gold Medal reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips
better image than previously posted
undated Fawcett Gold Medal reissue – cover art by Robert McGinnis
1951 Gold Medal paperback original
cover art by Gene Widhoff
his 3rd Shell Scott novel
1953 Lippencott hardcover
15th with Mr. and Mrs. North
1954 Avon paperback reissue
cover art by Mort Engle
pseudonym of Dudley Owen McGaughy
1956 Ace Double paperback original
cover art attributed to Lou Marchetti
better image than previously posted
cover design by Paul Galdone
1952 Crown hardcover, this the later 1954 Dell paperback
cover art by Frank Cozzarelli
5th novel by the screenwriter and novelist, brother of Robert Siodmak
SMB Noir 