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REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY
BestsellersJustice, Keith L. Bestseller Index: All Books, by Author, on the Lists of Publishers Weekly and the New York Times Through 1990. Jefferson, N.C. & London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1998.
BiographyGives dates and positions of How Green Was My Father and The Poor Man’s Guide to Europe on the New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.
California Cooperative Preservation of Architectural Records. Architectural Records in the San Francisco Bay Area: A Guide to Research. New York: Garland Publishing, 1988. (Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 799).
Grabhorn PressGives dates (from 1901-1910) and addresses of the offices of San Francisco architect George A. Dodge.
Harlan, Robert D., ed. Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press, 1957-1966, & Grabhorn/Hoyem, 1966-1973. San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1977.
Paperback ReprintsDescriptive bibliography with entry (#630) for Shakespeare in Bohemia, published by the Grabhorn Press in 1961.
Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., a History: Together with the Complete List of 1324 Books Published for American Armed Forces Overseas. New York: Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., 1948.
Lyles, William H. Dell Paperbacks, 1942 to Mid-1962: A Catalog-Index. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983.How Green Was My Father was issued in an Armed Services edition (ASE 1289) in July 1947 as part of a program to put reading materials into the hands (and pockets) of overseas American military personnel during World War II.
Includes dates of publication and multiple indexes (including setting and cover artists) for all Dell paperbacks.
———. Putting Dell on the Map: A History of the Dell Paperbacks. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983.
Both this book (see p. 67) and Paperbacks, U.S.A. (see p. 84) include a photograph of cover artist Robert Stanley and his wife and model, Rhoda, examining a Western Printing Co. display of their work that features the cover of The Long Escape (Dell 405).
“It Ain’t Hay (#270) is an interesting combination: marijuana smoke from an oversized joint aboard a coffin rowed by Death creates the illusion of a nude woman. It may be just a bit overdone, however, or an expression of [cover artist Gerald] Gregg’s humor.”
The Penguin Story, MCMXXXV-MCMLVI. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd, July 1956.
Includes publishing dates for Penguin paperbacks.
Reginald, R., and M.R. Burgess. Cumulative Paperback Index, 1939-1959: A Comprehensive Bibliographic Guide to 14,000 Mass-Market Paperback Books of 33 Publishers Issued Under 69 Imprints. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., 1973.
Includes publishing dates and original prices for Dell and Popular Library paperbacks.
Supplementary Catalogue of the Publications of Penguin Books, 1956-1971. Linton, Cambridge: Andrew Dalby, for the Penguin Collector’s Society, 1971.
Includes publishing dates for Penguin paperbacks.
Williams, Richard, comp. The First Thousand Penguins: Penguin Main Series 1-1000: A Bibliographical Checklist with a Guide to Their Value. Rev. ed. Scunthorpe, England : Dragonby Press, Feb. 1991. (British paperback checklists ; no. 11; The Dragonby bibliographies ; no. 2).
Includes publishing dates for Penguin paperbacks.
Williams, Richard, and Chris Barling, comps. The Second Thousand Penguins: Penguin Main Series 1001-2000: A Bibliographical Checklist with a Guide to Their Value. Scunthorpe, England : Dragonby Press, Feb. 1991. (British paperback checklists ; no. 32).
Includes publishing dates for Penguin paperbacks.
Paperback Cover Art
Kaplan, Barry Jay, ed. Love was Cheap and Life was High: Postcards from Paperback Cover Art of the 40’s and 50’s. New York: Collier Books, 1990.
Includes a postcard of the Dell edition of It Ain’t Hay. (Note: Postcards of this title are also available from PC Design)
Lupoff, Richard A. The Great American Paperback: An Illustrated Tribute to Legends of the Book. Portland, Or.: Collectors Press, 2001.
Includes entry on It Ain’t Hay.
O’Brien, Geoffrey. Hardboiled America: Lurid Paperbacks and the Masters of Noir. Expanded ed. New York: Da Capo Press, 1997.
Hodgson, Barbara. Opium: A Portrait of the Heavenly Demon. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1999.
Features cover of It Ain’t Hay (Dell 270), p. 103.
Pearsall, Jay. Mystery Lovers, 1999. New York: Universe Publishing, 1998.
Calendar features cover of Death and Taxes in the month of February.
Schreuders, Piet. Paperbacks, U.S.A.: A Graphic History, 1939-1959. San Diego, Calif.: Blue Dolphin Enterprises, Inc., 1981.
Includes discussions of paperback cover artists Rudolph Belarski (Death and Taxes, Popular Library 168, reproduced on p. 200), Gerald Gregg (It Ain’t Hay, Dell 270 & 350), Robert Stanley (The Long Escape, Dell 405, reproduced on p. 84; Plunder of the Sun, Dell 478; The Red Tassel, Dell 565), who often used himself and his wife Rhoda as models, and Robert McGinnis (Angel’s Ransom, Dell D304).
Magazine Fiction
Cook, Michael L., comp. Monthly Murders: A Checklist and Chronological Listing of Fiction in the Digest-Size Mystery Magazines in the United States and England. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.
Includes references for Dodge’s “Murder is No Accident,” published in: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (U.S.), Sept. 1953 (cf. p. 328); Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (British), Sept. 1953 (cf. p. 168); The Saint Detective Magazine (U.S.), June 1956 (cf. p. 610); and, The Saint Detective Magazine (British), Jan. 1957 (cf. p. 643).
Cook, Michael L., and Stephen T. Miller. Mystery, Detective, and Espionage Fction: A Checklist of Fiction in U.S. Pulp Magazines, 1915-1974. New York: Garland Publishers, 1988. (Fiction in the pulp magazines ; v. 1; Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 838).
Includes reference for Dodge’s “Murder Off Honduras,” published in Popular Detective, Nov. 1949 (cf. v. 1, p. 459)
Translations
Alizet, Jean-Claude. L’année de la fiction 1998: polar, S.-F., fantastique, espionage : bibliographie critique courante de l’autre-littérature. Amiens: Encrage Édition, 2000.
Includes entry (1466; p. 359) on Les Romans Qui Ont Inspiré Hitchcock (Librairie des Champs-Elysees, 1998).
Giraud, Robert, and Pierre Ditalia. L’argot de la Série Noire. Vol. 1, L’argot des traducteurs. Nantes: Joseph K., 1996.
A dictionary of terms used in the Série Noire translations. Includes biographical information on the translators and a complete list of all titles in the series.
Index Translationum: International Bibliography of Translations. Paris: UNESCO, 1932-1940; new series 1948-1986. [Continued in 1994 in electronic format]
Mesplède, Claude. Les années “Série Noire.” Tome 1, 1945-1959: bibliographie critique d’une collection policière. 2e éd. Amiens: Encrage Édition, 1995.Contains cumulative bibliographical information on books translated and published in about a hundred of UNESCO’s Member States. Data since 1979 available online at: http://www.unesco.org/culture/xtrans/
Includes plot summaries and publishing dates for Série Noire translations (cf. p. 53, Trois Tondus et un Pelé; p. 58, Le Temps des Gros Sous; p. 114, Le Calumet de la Guerre; p. 231, La Rançon de l’Ange).
Mesplède, Claude, and Jean-Jacques Schleret. Les auteurs de la Série Noire, 1945-1995. Nantes: Joseph K., 1996.
Includes biographical entry on Dodge (p. 143-144) and a list of his works published in translation as part of Série Noire, and other selected French translations; also includes entry for the television adaptation of Angel’s Ransom (p. 538). Also includes a complete list of series titles.
———. SN, Voyage au bout de la Noire: inventaire de 732 auteurs et de leurs oeuvres publiés en Séries Noire et Blème, suivi d’une filmographie complète. Paris: Futuropolis, 1982.
Includes biographical entry on Dodge (p. 113-114) and a list of his works published in translation as part of Série Noire; also includes entry for the television adaptation of Angel’s Ransom (p. 427).
Film, Radio, and Television
Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. 7th ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 1999.
Includes description and broadcast history of The Kaiser Aluminum Hour on NBC (p. 531) [Angel’s Ransom produced as episode 5, Oct. 23, 1956].
Grams, Martin. Radio Drama: A Comprehensive Chronicle of American Network Programs, 1932-1962. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2000.
Includes description of the Escape series (p. 160-161) and a chronological listing of all the episodes, with cast lists and original broadcast dates (cf. p. 164 for Plunder of the Sun, episode 96).
Sennett, Ted. Murder on Tape: A Comprehensive Guide to Murder and Mystery on Video. New York: Billboard Books, 1997.
Includes capsule review of To Catch a Thief (p. 219), giving credit to the novel.
Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programs from 1948 to the Present. 4th ed. New York: Penguin Books, 1996.
Includes description of The Kaiser Aluminum Hour on NBC (p. 444-445).
Film Reviews
The New York Times Film Reviews, 1913-1968. Vol. 4. New York: The New York Times & Arno Press, 1970.
Reprints the New York Times reviews of Plunder of the Sun, August 27, 1953 (p. 2719) and To Catch a Thief, August 5 , 1955 (p. 2874).
Variety Film Reviews, 1949-1953. Vol. 8. New York: Garland Publishing, 1983.
Reprints the Variety review of Plunder of the Sun, August 12, 1953.
Variety Film Reviews, 1954-1958. Vol. 9. New York: Garland Publishing, 1983.
Reprints the Variety review of To Catch a Thief, July 20, 1955.
Descriptive Bibliography
Blanck, Jacob, comp. Bibliography of American Literature. Vol. 1. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1955.
Gaskell, Philip. A New Introduction to Bibliography. Winchester, [England]: St. Paul’s Bibliographies; New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 1995.
Tanselle, G. Thomas. “A System of Color Identification for Bibliographical Description.” Studies in Bibliography 20 (1967): [203]-234.
———. “The Specification of Binding Cloth.” The Library, 5th ser. 21, no. 3 (Sept. 1966): 246-247.
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