1952 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1952 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

first of two uses of this joint pen name of Davis Dresser (aka Brett Halliday) and Walter Ryerson Johnson

1952 Phantom paperback original from Australia

1953 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

Burnett, W[illiam] R[iley], writing as “John Monahan.” BIG STAN. New York: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1953]. Small octavo, cover art by Barye Phillips, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal #355. Paperback original. hard-boiled novel. Faint crease to spine edge, rubbing to rear spine edge, a near fine copy.

cover art by Barye Phillips