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Tag: 87th precinct

1962 Permabook reissue – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1958 Simon & Schuster hardcover

1962 Permabook reissue

6th in the long-running 87th Precinct series

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 25, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags 87th precinct, ed mcbain, perma paperback, police procedural, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1962 Permabook reissue – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1958 Perma Books edition – cover art by Charles Binger

1958 Perma Books edition

cover art by Charles Binger

1958 Simon & Schuster hardcover

7th in his 87th Precinct series

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags 87th precinct, dame, ed mcbain, perma paperback, police procedural, smokingLeave a comment on 1958 Perma Books edition – cover art by Charles Binger

1962 Perma paperback – cover art by Robert McGinnis

14th in his long-running 87th Precinct series

1961 Simon & Schuster hardcover

1962 Perma Books reissue

better image than previously posted

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on June 2, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags 87th precinct, ed mcbain, evan hunter, police procedural, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1962 Perma paperback – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1963 Boardman hardcover

1960 Simon & Schuster US hardcover, 1963 Boardman UK hardcover

cover art by Denis McLoughlin

13th in his landmark procedural series

September 27, 2013

Posted on March 18, 2025February 23, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, pulpTags 87th precinct, boardman hardcover, denis mcloughlin, ed mcbain, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1963 Boardman hardcover

1963 Permabook reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1962 Simon & Schuster hardcover

1963 Permabook reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

16th in this long-running series

Posted on September 1, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags 87th precinct, ed mcbain, police procedural, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1963 Permabook reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

cover art by Uldis Klavins

Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here, paperback cover, 1972
gouache on board, 22-1/4 x 14-1/4 inches (56.5 x 36.2 cm) (sight)
Signed lower right

Posted on February 22, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperbackTags 87th precinct, ed mcbain, police proceduralLeave a comment on cover art by Uldis Klavins
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