1960 Sloane hardcover, first edition
1960 Casell
1962 Cardinal reissue – better image than previously posted
cover art by James Hill
1963 Pan reissue – cover art by J. Oval
The Nylon Pirates x 7
Tag: cardinal paperback
1958 Cardinal paperback original – cover art by Lou Marchetti
1958 Pocket paperback original, Cardinal edition
cover by Lou Marchetti
better image than previously posted
The Case of the Lucky Legs x 19 + 1
`1934 Morrow hardcover, Gardner’s third Perry Mason mystery novel
1935 First National picture – Warren William as Perry Mason
1941 Pocket reissue – cover art by Pierre Martinot
1945 World Publishing/Tower edition
Feature Books #49 Perry Mason (David McKay, 1946) Condition: VG+. Perry Mason in “The Case of the Lucky Legs.” Vernon Greene art
1952 Morrow Collector’s Edition hardcover reissue – cover by Charles Lofgren
1953 Guild reissue from the UK
better image than previously posted
1959 Cardinal reissue – cover art by John Fernie
1960 Great Pan reissue from the UK – cover art by Sam Peffer
better image than previously posted
1963 Consul reissue from the UK
1967 Sphere reissue from the UK – cover illustration by Bill Botten
Playback x 24
1958 Hamish Hamilton, true 1st edition
1958 Houghton Mifflin hardcover
1959 Brazilian edition in Portuguese
1960 Cardinal reissue – cover art by William Rose
better image than previously posted
1961 Australian edition from Horwitz – cover art by Theo Batten
1965 British edition – cover design by Alan Spain
1968 Pyramid reissue – cover art by Joseph Lombardero
1975 Penguin edition – cover design by James Tormey
1977 Ballantine reissue, 1st print (owner’s copy) – cover art by Richard Waldrep
later 1977 Ballantine reissue – cover art by Richard Waldrep
1979 Pan/Macmillan reissue – cover photo by Peter Williams
late 8os UK Penguin reissue
1999 Scandinavian edition (unsure of country)
2004 French graphic novel edition
[updated 3/8/26]
The Lady in the Lake x 14
1946 Pocket reissue – cover art by Tom Dunn
1959 Cardinal reissue – cover art by Morgan Kane
1971 Ballantine reissue – cover art by Tom Adams (owner’s copy)
1976 Vintage reissue – cover art by Richard Waldrep (owner’s copy)
1979 Penguin UK reissue – cover by James Tormey
1979 Pan/Macmillan reissue – cover photo by Peter Williams
1988 Vintage/Black Lizard reissue
2010 Penguin Classics UK reissue
The Blackboard Jungle x 8
1954 Simon and Schuster 1st edition, signed
1955 Cardinal reissue – cover art by Clark Hulings
1957 Panther movie tie-in from the UK – cover by Cy Webb
1960 Panther reissue – cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)
1964 Panther reissue from the UK
better image than previously posted
1966 Dell reissue – cover art by James Bama
1976 Avon reissue – cover art by G.D. Lang
What’s in it for Me? x 4
1938 Simon and Schuster hardcover
1950 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson
cover art attributed to James Avati
nice cover – nice dame, but his right leg simply doesn’t work right… it’s completely out of proportion to his body and left leg – too long!
better image than previously posted
The Case of the Sunbather’s Diary x 7
1955 Morrow hardcover / 50th Perry Mason novel
1958 Cardinal reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks
Heinemann released the UK hardcover in 1961
1963 Pan reissue – cover art by Harry Sheldon
better image than previously posted
1963 Pocket reissue – cover art by Robert McGinnis
1970s Mayflower edition from the UK
1959 Cardinal reissue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips
Evan Hunter, aka Ed McBain
first published in 1958 by Simon & Schuster, one of his ‘straight’ straight, not a crime novel
cover art by Barye Phillips
adapted into a 1960 movie with Kim Novak and Kirk Douglas
The Case of the Haunted Husband x 12
cover art by Bernard Safran
1951 Penguin UK reissue – cover art by Jaeger
cover design by Silver Studio
1957 Penguin reissue – cover by David Caplan
November 1958 Cardinal paperback reissue, 1st printing
cover art by John Fernie
better image than previously posted
cover art by Robert McGinnis
[updated 6/16/26]
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