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Calamity Fair. Wade Miller. Signet 843, January 1951. 1st paperback edition. Cover artist Barye Phillips. Wade Miller is a pseudonym of Robert Allison Wade and H. William Miller. Other pseudonyms used by them are Whit Masterson, and Will Daemer.

u/Altruistic_Flow_3638 — 2 days ago
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My Son, the Murderer. Patrick Quentin (Hugh Wheeler). Avon G1267, 1965. Cover artist Vic Kalin.

Alternate title: The Wife of Ronald Sheldon.

The Patrick Quentin pseudonym was used by other authors besides Wheeler - Richard Wilson Webb, Martha Mott, Kelley, and Mary Louise Aswell. Wikipedia has an good article on the creation and usage of Patrick Quentin.

u/Altruistic_Flow_3638 — 4 days ago
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4 versions of The Ivory Grin. Ross Macdonald.

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1& 2) Bantam N6774, September 1971 4th printing.

3 & 4) Fontana October 1971 3rd impression.

5 & 6) Bantam June 1977 6th . Cover artist Mitchell Hooks.

7 & 8) Bantam 27352-2, September 1988.

u/Altruistic_Flow_3638 — 5 days ago
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Vanish in an Instant. Margaret Millar. Dell 730, 1952. Cover artist Griffith Foxley.

Margaret Millar was married to Kenneth Millar better known by his pen name Ross Macdonald.

They each received Grand Masters Awards from the Mystery Writers of America. Ross Macdonald in 1972 and Margaret Millar in 1983.

u/Altruistic_Flow_3638 — 5 days ago
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Beggar's Choice. George Axelrod. Bantam 403, September 1948. Cover artist Van Kaufman.

George Axelrod is best known for his screenplays which include The Manchurian Candidate, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Bus Stop, and many others.

u/Altruistic_Flow_3638 — 8 days ago
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5 versions of The Moving Target. Ross Macdonald. A) Pocket Books 680, March 1950. 1st ptg. B) Pocket Books 2680, August 1959 3rd ptg. C) Pocket Books 50218, March 1966. 4th ptg. Retitled Harper for the movie tie-in. D) Bantam S5473, December 1970. 1st ptg. E) Bantam 12926-0, March 1980. 11th ptg.

Cover artists:

A) Harvey Kidder.

B) Jerry Allison

C) Movie tie-in

D) Uncredited

E) Mitchell Hooks

u/Altruistic_Flow_3638 — 10 days ago
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6 versions of Meet Me at the Morgue. [John] Ross Macdonald. a. Pocket Books 1020, October 1953. 1st printing. Cover artist uncredited. b. Pocket Books also 1020, May 1959. 3rd printing. Cover artist Frank Kaleb. c. Pocket Books 50537, June 1967 4th. Cover artist uncredited.

d. Bantam N7344, August 1972. Cover artist Bill English. (?)

e. Bantam 13234-2, January 1980. 4th printing. Cover artist Mitchell Hooks.

F. Presses de la Cite Paris 1954.

u/Altruistic_Flow_3638 — 11 days ago
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2 Kelly Freas cover art/ Anthony Villers Adventures. Star Well. Ace G-756, 1968. The Thurb Revolution. Ace G-762, 1968.

Included pictures of a fold-out ad from The Thurb Revolution.

u/Altruistic_Flow_3638 — 12 days ago