
cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1960 Dell paperback reissue, first printing
cover painting by Robert McGuire
better image than previously posted

Oil on board, 12.375 x 10 in. (sight)
Not signed
A variation of this illustration was published as the paperback cover for The Joy Zone by Anthony Dare, All Star Books AS 85 variant, 1966:
~ her hair is different
~ she’s now looking out at the reader
~ her ‘garment’ is different
~ pillows have different brushwork
~ shadow and background are different


oil on board, 20 x 11 inches (50.8 x 27.9 cm)

1963 Belmont paperback original
cover art by Robert Maguire
better image than previously posted
[updated 11/19/24]

1955 Crown hardcover
November 1956 Signet reissue
cover art by Robert Maguire
4th with Kansas City private eye Johnny April
3rd print March 1964

[both property of the host]

Oil on board, 27 x 16.5 in.
Signed lower left

This illustration appeared on the cover of Lionel White’s crime noir novel, To Find a Killer, Signet Books #1241, 1955
