THE W. E. JOHNS
ARMADA PAPERBACKS PAGE FIVE OF FIVE THE GIMLET BOOKS NINE
OUT OF TEN OF W.E. JOHNS GIMLET BOOKS WERE PUBLISHED BY ARMADA AS
PAPERBACKS. FIVE IN 1963 AND FOUR IN
1964. AGAIN, THEY ALL COST 2/6 |
Armada books published
nine out of the ten GIMLET books. For
some reason they published them in the wrong order. They are
shown here in the order they were published but the correct order
(including the missing 9th book) in which they were written and
published is 1. KING OF THE COMMANDOS 2.
GIMLET GOES AGAIN 3. GIMLET COMES HOME 4.
GIMLET MOPS UP 5. GIMLETS ORIENTAL QUEST 6. GIMLET LENDS A HAND 7.
GIMLET BORES IN 8. GIMLET OFF THE MAP 9. GIMLET GETS THE
ANSWER 10. GIMLET TAKES A JOB YOU CAN SEE DETAILS OF THE ORIGINAL HARDBACK FIRST EDITIONS BY CLICKING ON ANY PAPERBACK TITLE OR ALL OF THEM TOGETHER AT THE LINK BELOW |
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KING OF THE COMMANDOS FRONT Originally
published in 1943 This paperback was published in 1963. Cover and text illustrations by WALTER
FOSTER. |
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KING OF THE COMMANDOS REAR This book
contained 6 original illustrations by WALTER FOSTER. They are on pages 4, 38, 45, 67, 148 and
158 and are mainly small drawings at the end of chapters, with the noticeable
exception of a large frontispiece on page 4. |
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GIMLET GOES AGAIN FRONT Originally
published in 1944 This paperback was published in 1963. The cover art is credited to PETER ARCHER. |
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GIMLET GOES AGAIN REAR This book
contained 5 of the 9 original illustrations done for this book by LESLIE STEAD (although, surprisingly, he is
uncredited). They are on pages 4, 10,
55, 76 and 119. If you click on the
rear cover you can see all 9 illustrations from the first edition. The five that are used in this book are the
one from page 77, as the frontispiece, and then the illustrations from pages
13, 65, 90 and 139. |
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GIMLET MOPS UP FRONT Originally
published in 1947 This paperback was published in 1963. The cover art is credited to PETER ARCHER. |
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GIMLET MOPS UP REAR This book
contained 5 original illustrations by WALTER FOSTER. They are on pages 4, 38, 66, 100 and 136. |
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GIMLET TAKES A JOB FRONT Originally published
in 1954 This paperback was published in 1963. The cover art is credited to PETER ARCHER. |
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GIMLET TAKES A JOB REAR This book
contained 5 original illustrations by WALTER FOSTER. They are on pages 4, 20, 35, 62 and 106. |
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GIMLETS ORIENTAL QUEST FRONT Originally
published in 1948 This paperback was published in 1963. The cover art is credited to WALTER FOSTER. |
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GIMLETS ORIENTAL QUEST REAR This book
contained all 8 of the original illustrations done for this book by LESLIE
STEAD (this time he is credited). They
are on pages 4, 28, 44, 54, 75, 94, 104 and 126. If you click on the rear cover you can see
all of the illustrations from the first edition. The last one was moved to page 4 to be a
frontispiece. |
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GIMLET LENDS A HAND FRONT Originally
published in 1949 This paperback was published in 1964. The cover art is credited to WALTER FOSTER. |
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GIMLET LENDS A HAND REAR This book
contained 8 of the original illustrations done for this book by LESLIE STEAD
(and he is credited) PLUS a ninth drawing, presumably done by STEAD. The frontispiece on page 4 is unusual in
that it appears to be a RE-DRAWN VERSION of Steads original frontispiece
plate. You can compare the two
pictures HERE. The
illustrations continue on pages 6, 17, 28, 38, 41, 54, 65 and 71. These illustrations are all of Steads line
drawing from the first edition. The
plates in the first edition were not reproduced with the one exception of the
re-drawing of the frontispiece already referred to. |
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GIMLET OFF THE MAP FRONT Originally
published in 1951 This paperback was published in 1964. The cover art is credited to PETER ARCHER. |
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GIMLET OFF THE MAP REAR This book contained
6 original illustrations by DYLAN ROBERTS.
They are on pages 4, 19, 47, 93, 125 and 151. |
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GIMLET COMES HOME FRONT Originally
published in 1946 This paperback was published in 1964. The cover art is credited to PETER ARCHER. |
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GIMLET COMES HOME REAR This book
contained 7 original illustrations by DYLAN ROBERTS. They are on pages 1, 4, 32, 39, 62, 89 and
141. (Although the one on page 1 is
only the silhouette of a deer and may not really count as an
illustration as such). |
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GIMLET BORES IN FRONT Originally
published in 1950 This paperback was published 1964. The cover art
is credited to PETER ARCHER. |
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GIMLET BORES IN REAR This book
contained 6 original illustrations by DYLAN ROBERTS. They are on pages 4, 21, 49, 75, 111 and
133. |
THE ONE THEY
NEVER PUBLISHED AS A PAPERBACK
GIMLET GETS THE ANSWER Originally
published in 1952 This Gimlet book was NEVER published in paperback by
Armada for reasons unknown. It may
have been because the book is set in Cyprus and there was a lot of trouble
and violence between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots happening around the
time of any planned publication in 1964. |
THIS IS THE
ORIGINAL BROCKHAMPTON HARDBACK BOOK.
THIS BOOK WAS NEVER PUBLISHED AS A PAPERBACK AND IT IS SHOWN HERE ONLY
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