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Armed Services Editions: Editions and Variants By Date

Editions and Variants by Title Armed Services Editions were produced in a unique format (designed to fit in a serviceman's pocket) and distributed for free during and immediately after World War II. See the Sources page for more information on them. Because of their unusual dimensions (wider than high) their photos are distorted as displayed on these pages.

Cover image from Armed Services Editions edition of 1945 [as45.56] Gardner, Erle Stanley. The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde. : Armed Services Editions, 1945. other. Armed Services Edition No. s-21, ca. March 1945. Reported as December 1945 on verso of Pocket Books 792. Photo distorts the dimensions of the book. [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
Cover image from Armed Services Editions edition of 1945 [as45.57] Gardner, Erle Stanley. The Case of the Golddigger's Purse. : Armed Services Editions, 1945. mass market pbk. Armed Services Edition No. 915 (series AA), ca. Nov. 1945. Cover image via bookscans.com. [References] WorldCat [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Armed Services Editions edition of 1946 [as46.58] Gardner, Erle Stanley. The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife. : Armed Services Editions, 1946. 352p. mass market pbk. Armed Services Editions No. 1039 (series DD) January 1946 (per the copyright page of Pocket Books No. 832. Cover image via bookscans.com. [References] WorldCat [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Armed Services Editions edition of 1946 [as46.59] Gardner, Erle Stanley. The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde. : Armed Services Editions, 1946. other. Armed Services Editions No. 1131 (series GG) reported as February 1947 (see verso of title page on Pocket Books 792)/ Second Armed Services Editions printing. The photo distorts the dimensions of the book. Cover image via bookscans.com. [References] WorldCat [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Armed Services Editions edition of 1946 [as46.60] Gardner, Erle Stanley. The Case of the Borrowed Brunette. : Armed Services Editions, 1946. 224p. mass market pbk. Armed Services Editions No. 1218 (Series LL). Recorded as March 1947 on the verson of an early printing of Pocket Books 856. It uses a picture of the actual hardcover jacket on the cover. Cover image via bookscans.com. [References] WorldCat [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris
Cover image from Armed Services Editions edition of 1947 [as47.61] Gardner, Erle Stanley. The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse. : Armed Services Editions, 1947. 224p. hardcover. Armed Services Editions No. 1302 (Series SS) ca. August 1947. SS was the next to the last monthly batch of the post-war Armed Services Editions. Cover image via bookscans.com. [References] WorldCat [key word searches] Abebooks Amazon Biblio Alibris