After mentioning a couple of covers with two versions just a year apart (‘N or M?’ and ‘Maquis’) I thought I would include another with two versions from 1956 and 1957. This time it is X1 ‘Eastern Approaches’ by Fitzroy Maclean with the Bruce C Windo cover ousting the Carl Wilton version. Major-General Sir Fitzroy Hew Royle Maclean of Dunconnel, Bt KT CBE is often cited as the model for James Bond but then again are so many others.
While sorting my James Mayo (penname of Stephen Coulter) covers I though I had made a mistake as I had three copies of ‘Asking For It’ all dated 1972. The first was just a standard, the second had a ‘New In Pan’ sticker but the third was completely different. I have to say I don’t really like the earlier cover with the ventriloquists’ dummy and I guessing the one featuring a tape is the later version as the price has gone up 5p. As everything is exactly the same I presume they are just using up previous text blocks. This title is number six in the ‘Charles Hood’ series.
‘Solomon’s Vineyard’ by Jonathan Latimer is another title with two covers both with the same date of 1961. I think the earlier one could be the Sam ‘PEFF’ Peffer version with the other being later just from the style of painting. I’m wondering if the one was a UK version as it is priced whereas the other has no price on the cover or back which could make it an international edition. I’ve scrutinised them and the dated text block is exactly the same in both.