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1961 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

1961 Dell paperback original

cover art by Robert Abbett

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 15, 2025June 20, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, james mckimmey, robert abbettLeave a comment on 1961 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

1960 Pocket paperback – cover art by Robert Abbett

1959 from the Detective Book Club, this the 1960 Pocket paperback reissue

cover art by Robert Abbett

Posted on May 11, 2025April 17, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags don tracy, florida fiction, pocket paperback, robert abbettLeave a comment on 1960 Pocket paperback – cover art by Robert Abbett

1959 Avon paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Abbett

1959 Avon paperback original

cover painting by Robert Abbett

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, jewel thief, norman a. daniels, robert abbett, wall safeLeave a comment on 1959 Avon paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Abbett

1960 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Robert Abbett

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

cover painting by Robert Abbett

“Garrity” was the name that David J(ames) Gerrity published under

Posted on December 12, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags garrity, gold medal paperback, robert abbettLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by Robert Abbett

acrylic cover art by Robert Abbett
1963 PermaBook paperback original

one of the finest cover paintings ever

Posted on September 12, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags perma paperback, richard deming, robert abbettLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by Robert Abbott

1964 Macfadden reissue

cover art by Robert Abbett

Posted on July 30, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags art mystery, edward s. aarons, macfadden paperback, robert abbettLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Abbott

cover art by Robert Abbett

Cover art for “The Perfect Victim” by James McKimmey, published by Dell in 1958. Gouache on board. 552×368 mm; 21 3/4×14 1/2 inches. Signed “Abbett” in right image.

Posted on June 25, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, gouache on board, james mckimmey, robert abbettLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by Robert Abbett

1946 Farrar Strauss hardcover

November 1960 Signet paperback, third printing

the first novel by these cousins, a stand-alone murder mystery

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, original art, robert abbett, showgirl, signet paperback, smoking, stripper, wade millerLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by Robert Abbett

gouache on board, 21 x 14 in.

1961 Avon paperback original, 1st print

later edition of unknown date

Posted on February 9, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, ed lacy, gouache on board, robert abbettLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Abbett
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