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Give 'em the Ax - Editions and Variants

[lcga] Gardner, Erle Stanley [as ]A. A. Fair. Give 'em the Ax. [Lam & Cool] First published in book form in September 1944. British title was An Axe to Grind. Around 1967 Dell decided the Axe was the spelling it wanted for the title as well.

Cover image from William Morrow edition of 1944 [wm44.265] Gardner, Erle Stanley. Give 'em the Ax. New York: William Morrow, 1944. hardcover. First edition September 1944. Cover image via LibraryThing. [References] WorldCat [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
 
[gd44.549] Gardner, Erle Stanley. Give 'em the Ax. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. hardcover. Second printing dated October 1944 seen. Brick-colored binding with black lettering on spine. [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
 
[dbc44.447] Gardner, Erle Stanley. [as] Detective Book Club Triple-Decker for October 1944. Roslyn: Walter J Black, 1944. hardcover. Till Death Do Us Part by John Dickson Carr; Intrigue For Empire by Kathleen Moore Knight; Give 'Em The Ax by A.A. Fair [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Armed Services Editions edition of 1945 [as45.55] Gardner, Erle Stanley as A. A. Fair. Give 'em the Ax. : Armed Services Editions, 1945. mass market pbk. Published as Q-10 in the Armed Services Editions program, probably March 1945. The only A. A. Fair title to appear as an Armed Services Edition. Cover image via LibraryThing. [References] John Cole. Books In Action, [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
 
[tr48.267] Gardner, Erle Stanley. Give 'em the Ax. New York: Triangle Books, 1948. hardcover. [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Dell edition of 1950 [de50.268] Gardner, Erle Stanley. Give 'em the Ax. New York: Dell, 1950. 191p. mass market pbk. Cover by J. Frederick Smith? No 389. March 1950 issue of 303,000 copies [Lyles p. 73]. Cover image via LibraryThing. [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Dell edition of 1950 [de54.421] Gardner, Erle Stanley. Give 'em the Ax. New York: Dell, 1950. mass market pbk. Cover by J. Frederick Smith? 460. November 1950 reissue of no. 389, 150,000 copies [Lyles p. 82]. Cover image via bookscans.com. [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
 
[he.272] Gardner, Erle Stanley. [as] An Axe To Grind. London: Heinemann, 1951. hardcover. [References] British Library [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
 
[la58.273] Gardner, Erle Stanley. [as] An Ax To Grind. London: Landsborough , 1958. 191p. mass market pbk. Four Square Publications. Possibly 1960 instead of 1958. No. 46. 2/6 cover price. [References] British Library [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Dell edition of 1958 [de58.269] Gardner, Erle Stanley. Give 'em the Ax. New York: Dell, 1958. 191p. mass market pbk. D213. 35 cents cover price. January 1958 printing of 301,000 copies [Lyles p. 148]. Cover image via LibraryThing. [References] WorldCat [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from New English Library edition of 1959 [ne59.983] Gardner, Erle Stanley. [as] An Axe to Grind. London: New English Library, 1959. mass market pbk. Four Square Books Cover image via gdprice.com. [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
 
[ho60.690] Gardner, Erle Stanley. [as] An Axe To Grind. Sydney: Horwitz, 1960. mass market pbk. FH2. Part of the Four Square Series, containing titles reprinted from the British Four Square Books [ Flangam, p.40]. [Images] Cover at Flickr [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Dell edition of 1962 [de62.266] Gardner, Erle Stanley. Give 'em the Ax. New York: Dell, 1962. 191p. mass market pbk. No 2918. New edition. 40 cents cover price. Cover image via LibraryThing. [References] WorldCat [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Corgi Books edition of 1963 [co63.274] Gardner, Erle Stanley. [as] An Axe To Grind. Lonon: Corgi Books, 1963. 157p. mass market pbk. Corgi No. SC1361. 2/6 cover price. Cover image via LibraryThing. [References] British Library [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Dell edition of 1967 [de67.271] Gardner, Erle Stanley. [as] Give 'em the Axe. New York: Dell, 1967. mass market pbk. No 2918. 50 cents cover price. Cover image via LibraryThing. [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Corgi Books edition of 1968 [co68.275] Gardner, Erle Stanley. [as] An Axe To Grind. London: Corgi Books, 1968. mass market pbk. GC7832. Cover image via LibraryThing. [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Dell edition of 1970 [de70.270] Gardner, Erle Stanley. [as] Give 'em the Axe. New York: Dell, 1970. mass market pbk. No 2918. 75 cents cover price. Cover image via LibraryThing. [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from White Lion Publishers edition of 1973 [wk73.276] Gardner, Erle Stanley. [as] An Axe To Grind. London: White Lion Publishers, 1973. 157p. hardcover. Cover image via LibraryThing. [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Dell edition of 1974 [de74.523] Gardner, Erle Stanley. [as] Give 'em the Axe. New York: Dell, 1974. mass market pbk. Dell No. 2918. Cover price 95 cents. Date uncertain. Cover image via bookscans.com. [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris