
cover art by Jim Wilcox

James Alfred Meese (American, 1917-1971)
cover of The Beautiful and Dead by Ross MacRoss (Gold Medal, 1954).
Oil on board, 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Signed lower right: Meese


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


cover art by John A. Coughlin
includes “The Solving Six” by Agatha Christie. First American publication of Miss Marple – precedes book appearance by 2 years.

1951 Graphic paperback original
better image than previously posted

1953 Phantom edition from Australia

1954 Random House hardcover
better image than previously posted
2nd with NYC newspaper columnist Bart Harden