William Ira Teason (March 15, 1922, Kansas City, Missouri – February 25, 2003) American painter & illustrator, most remembered for his Dell mystery covers. His paperback covers span publications from 1958 to 1991.
Title: The Secret Of Chimneys Author: Agatha Christie Imprint & Number: Dell D262 Cover price: .35 Publication date: 2/1959 Cover artist: William Teason (identified as “Tesson” on back cover) First in the Superintendent Battle series. Also introduces Christies’ “Bundle” Brent … Continue reading
Thirty-nine steps – I counted them… This cryptic message, scrawled in a dead man’s hand, was all that Richard Hannay had to go on. It was the only clue to the dread cult called Black Stone, and to the man … Continue reading
Why should the richest, most depraved man in America blast off in his private space ship for parts unknown with the one beautiful woman capable of resisting him? What bizarre design lay behind the Martians’ strange invasion of Earth? How … Continue reading
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