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May 1952 Signet paperback

cover art by Lu Kimmel

oil on board, 17-1/2 x 14-1/4 inches (44.5 x 36.2 cm)
Signed center left side: Kimmel

May 1952 Signet paperback, first printing

5th novel, a stand-alone thriller

better image than previously posted

[updated with original art 11/5/25]

Farewell, My Lovely x 21

1940 Knopf hardcover

1940 Hammish Hamilton UK first edition

1943 Pocket reissue – cover art by H. L. Hoffman

1944 World Press tie-in

1964 Pocket reissue, 14th printing – cover art by Harvey Kidder (owner’s copy)

cover art by James Neil Boyle

1951 Pocket reissue, 10th print – cover art by Paul Kresse (owner’s copy)

1950 Penguin UK reissue, 3rd print

1966 Penguin reissue – cover design by Bob Brooks

1973 Penguin reissue – cover design by James Tormey

1973 Ballantine reissue – cover art by Tom Adams (owner’s copy)

1976 Vintage reissue – cover art by Richard Waldrep (owner’s copy)

1976 Ballantine movie tie-in

1976 Penguin movie tie-in

1988 Penguin reissue

1988 Vintage/Black Lizard reissue

1989 (?) Vintage reissue

1994 Vintage/Black Lizard reissue

2002 Penguin UK reissue

2009 Penguin Classics UK reissue

2010 Vintage reissue

2011 Penguin UK reissue

[updated 3/3/26, 3/8/26]