Creaseymania 4: Introducing the Toff

Some more sharp-looking covers and one title which would raise a few eyebrows today. Note the Saint-esque stick logo.

Creaseymania 3: Meet the Baron

Some covers for the Baron (or is it Blue Mask?) series featuring jewel thief John Mannering.

 

 

 

 

 

Creaseymania 2

Two entries from Creasey's Department Z series. I  like the subdued colours of the artwork. The League of Dark Men has both a front and back cover illustration.

Terror! Artwork!

I don't have too many dust jackets which aren't readily found (or purchased) on the internet but here's a fairly scarce one--the artwork for the first of the Anne and Jeffrey McNeill mysteries:

Rae Foley...Gothic Mistress?

Comparing a couple of Rae Foley hardcovers with their softcover "danger and romance" counterparts...as well as a scan of a more "gothic" cover (note the obligatory lighted window).

Note the Mr. Potter by-line on the hardcover. You'll never find his name on the paperbacks (a couple of the hardcovers were retitled...presumably to eliminate his name from the titles).

Artwork: Stanley Hart Page

Artwork for two of Stanley Hart Page's mysteries. The first is from my own library, the second I found in an image search (and is much more striking than the original dust jacket).

The Puzzle of the Pepper Tree - Illustrations

The following are some of the illustrations for the 1934 "Sunday Novel" edition of The Puzzle of The Pepper Tree. (I reviewed the novel in my previous post).