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Tag: george ziel

1954 Signet reissue – cover art by George Ziel

George Ziel (American, 1914-1982)
A Kiss Before Dying, 1954 Signet reissue
oil on board, 25-1/4 x 20 inches (64.1 x 50.8 cm), not signed

Edgar award for Best Novel, 1954

Posted on November 28, 2025November 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags edgar award, george ziel, ira levin, oil on board, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1954 Signet reissue – cover art by George Ziel

May 1962 issue ~ cover art by George Ziel

May 1962

cover art by George Ziel

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 11, 2025February 22, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, george ziel, true detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1962 issue ~ cover art by George Ziel

1960 Avon paperback ~ cover art by George Ziel

1960 Avon paperback original

cover art by George Ziel

4th with Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, chester himes, coffin ed johnson, george ziel, grave digger jones, harlem fiction, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1960 Avon paperback ~ cover art by George Ziel

George Ziel x 2

1957 Avon paperback original

cover art by George Ziel altered slightly for –

1959 Panther from Britain (1957 Signet reissue in the US)

Posted on February 8, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags avon paperback, bonnie golightly, dame, george ziel, james t. farrell, juvenile delinquent, panther paperbackLeave a comment on George Ziel x 2
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