Tuesday, January 25, 2011

LA Bantam - The Shadow and the Voice of Murder

The 21st book published by Bantam Publications is The Shadow and the Voice of Murder by Maxwell Grant. Pseudonym for Walter Gibson. Paperback original. First published in the February 15, 1940 issue of The Shadow as “Voice of Death”.

In common with all but one of LA Bantam's books The Shadow and the Voice of Murder is 100 pages long and is 110 mm (4 5/16") wide by 152 mm (6") tall. Cover and pages are made from high acid pulp paper. The page collation is:

[1] title page,
[2] List of Chapters,
3-100 The Shadow and the Voice of Murder.

The copyright date, 1940, is noted on the title page.

In common with most LA Bantams there are variant covers, three with text and one illustrated. The three text covers are strong blue/light orange yellow, strong yellowish green/light blue and strong yellowish green/light orange yellow. The last two text and illustrated covers are below.





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