THE W. E. JOHNS ARMADA PAPERBACKS

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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.  GIMLET’S 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

 

 

 

REF C57 – KING OF THE COMMANDOS – FRONT

Originally published in 1943 – This paperback was published in 1963.  Cover and text illustrations by WALTER FOSTER.

 

 

REF C57 – 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.

 

REF C58 – GIMLET GOES AGAIN – FRONT

Originally published in 1944 – This paperback was published in 1963.  The cover art is credited to PETER ARCHER.

 

 

 

REF C58 – 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.

 

 

REF C62 – GIMLET MOPS UP – FRONT

Originally published in 1947 – This paperback was published in 1963.  The cover art is credited to PETER ARCHER.

 

 

REF C62 – GIMLET MOPS UP – REAR

This book contained 5 original illustrations by WALTER FOSTER.  They are on pages 4, 38, 66, 100 and 136.

 

REF C64 – GIMLET TAKES A JOB – FRONT

Originally published in 1954 – This paperback was published in 1963.  The cover art is credited to PETER ARCHER.

 

 

REF C64 – GIMLET TAKES A JOB – REAR

This book contained 5 original illustrations by WALTER FOSTER.  They are on pages 4, 20, 35, 62 and 106.

 

 

REF C70 – GIMLET’S ORIENTAL QUEST – FRONT

Originally published in 1948 – This paperback was published in 1963.  The cover art is credited to WALTER FOSTER.

 

 

 

REF C70 – GIMLET’S 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.

 

 

REF C76 – GIMLET LENDS A HAND – FRONT

Originally published in 1949 – This paperback was published in 1964.  The cover art is credited to WALTER FOSTER.

 

 

 

REF C76 – 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 Stead’s 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 Stead’s 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.

 

 

REF C82 – GIMLET OFF THE MAP – FRONT

Originally published in 1951 – This paperback was published in 1964.  The cover art is credited to PETER ARCHER.

 

 

REF C82 – 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.

 

 

REF C88 – GIMLET COMES HOME – FRONT

Originally published in 1946 – This paperback was published in 1964.  The cover art is credited to PETER ARCHER.

 

 

REF C88 – 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).

 

 

REF C92 – GIMLET BORES IN – FRONT

Originally published in 1950 – This paperback was published 1964.

The cover art is credited to PETER ARCHER.

 

 

REF C92 – 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 FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES

 

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