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Jim Thompson book series, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard (1990–1992)

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circa 1990
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Nothing More Than Murder (1949), 1991. Photo by Butch Martin.
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Nothing More Than Murder (1949), 1991. Photo by Butch Martin.

Covers for a series of books by crime fiction writer Jim Thompson (1906–1977), published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard in the early 1990s.

Design by Keith Sheridan Associates. Title and author’s name are shown in Latin Wide, set in diagonal bands. The praise by Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick, and the New York Times is added in Helvetica breit fett.

The Killer Inside Me (1952), 1991. Photo by Barnaby Hall.
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The Killer Inside Me (1952), 1991. Photo by Barnaby Hall.

Savage Night (1953), 1991. Photo by Alesia Exum.
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Savage Night (1953), 1991. Photo by Alesia Exum.

Recoil (1953), 1992. Photo by Barnaby Hall.
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Recoil (1953), 1992. Photo by Barnaby Hall.

A Swell-Looking Babe (1954), 1991. Photo by Alesia Exum.
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A Swell-Looking Babe (1954), 1991. Photo by Alesia Exum.

A Hell of a Woman (1954), 1990. Photo by Ken Shung.
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A Hell of a Woman (1954), 1990. Photo by Ken Shung.

After Dark, My Sweet (1955), 1990. Photo by Barnaby Hall.
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After Dark, My Sweet (1955), 1990. Photo by Barnaby Hall.

The Getaway (1958), 1990
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The Getaway (1958), 1990

Pop. 1280 (1964), 1991. Photo by Barnaby Hall.
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Pop. 1280 (1964), 1991. Photo by Barnaby Hall.

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1 Comment on “Jim Thompson book series, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard (1990–1992)”

  1. See also Chin-Yee Lai’s series design for more works by Jim Thompson, reissued by the same publisher in the late 1990s:

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