mysterious press trade paperback

The Golden Gizmo x 4

a truly dreadful pulp illustration by Robert J. Lee

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author’s first novel, Lew Archer was a few years away

1950 Lion reissue – cover art by E. Walter

cover art by Clark Hulings

1983 Bantam reissue – cover art by James Marsh

1941 Morrow hardcover, his 5th with private eyes Bertha Cool and Donald Lam

1942 Dell mapback reissue – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1953 Dell reissue, cover art by Fred Scotwood

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1960 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert McGinnis

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1963 Dell reissue – cover art by Stanley Borack

1966 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert Abbett

[post updated 9/26]