Erle Stanley Gardner Bibliography

UK First Edition Books

The following bibliography contains the criminous titles
It is in order of original first publication date
We are always interesting in buying pre 1940 Erle Stanley Gardner UK first editions in dust jacket
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Title	Publisher	Date	Issue Points - Notes
The Case of the Velvet Claws	Harrap	1933	DJ 7/6
The Case of the Sulky Girl	Harrap	1934	Apr 34. DJ 7/6
The Case of the Lucky Legs	Harrap	1934	Aug 34. DJ 7/6
The Case of the Howling Dog	Cassell	1935	Jan 35. DJ 7/6
The Case of the Curious Bride	Cassell	1935	Jul 35. DJ 7/6
The Case of the Rolling Bones	Cassell	1935	Dust jacket artwork by James E. McConnell
The Clew of the Forgotten Murder	Cassell	1935	as Carleton Kendrake. Not in ECB
The Case of the Counterfeit Eye	Cassell	1935	Nov 35. DJ 7/6
The Case of the Caretaker's Cat	Cassell	1936	Mar 36. DJ 7/6
This is Murder	Methuen	1936	as Charles J Kenny. May 36. DJ 7/6
TCOT Sleepwalker's Niece	Cassell	1936	Sept 36. DJ 7/6
TCOT Stuttering Bishop	Cassell	1937	Jan 37. DJ 7/6
The DA Calls it Murder	Cassell	1937	Apr 37. Jacket priced 7/6
TCOT Dangerous Dowager	Cassell	1937	Jul 37. Jacket priced 7/6
TCOT Lame Canary	Cassell	1937	Nov 37. DJ 7/6
Murder Up My Sleeve	Cassell	1938	May 38. DJ 7/6
TCOT Substitute Face	Cassell	1938	Sept 38. DJ 7/6
TCOT Shoplifter's Shoe	Cassell	1939	Jan 39. DJ 7/6
The DA Holds a Candle	Cassell	1939	May 39. Jacket priced 7/6
TCOT Perjured Parrot	Cassell	1939	Sept 39. Jacket priced 7/6
The DA Draws a Circle	Cassell	1940	Feb 40. DJ 7/6
TCOT Rolling Bones	Cassell	1940	June 40. Jacket priced 8/-
TCOT Baited Hook	Cassell	1940	Jacket priced 7/6. ECB only has the 4/- edition
The DA Goes to Trial	Cassell	1941	Jacket priced 7/6. Not in ECB
TCOT Silent Partner	Cassell	1941	Jacket priced 7/6. Not in ECB
TCOT Haunted Husband	Cassell	1942	Apr 42. DJ 7/6
TCOT Turning Tide	Cassell	1942	Oct 42. DJ 8/6
TCOT Empty Tin	Cassell	1943	Mar 43. DJ 8/6
The DA Cooks a Goose	Cassell	1943	Oct 43. DJ 7/6
TCOT Drowning Duck	Cassell	1944	Jul 44. DJ 8/6
TCOT Careless Kitten	Cassell	1944	DJ 8/6. Actually pub' Jan 45
Over the Hump	Martin	1945	No US
TCOT Smoking Chimney	Cassell	1945	Sept 45. DJ 7/6
TCOT Buried Clock	Cassell	1945
TCOT Drowsy Mosquito	Cassell	1946
The DA Calls a Turn	Cassell	1947
TCOT Crooked Candle	Cassell	1947
TCOT Black-Eyed Blonde	Cassell	1948
TCOT Gold-digger's Purse	Cassell	1948	Red cloth, black spine titles. Dust Jacket 8/6
TCOT Half-Wakened Wife	Cassell	1949	DJ 8/6
The DA Breaks a Seal	Cassell	1950
TCOT Backward Mule	Heinemann	1955	US 1946 Morrow
TCOT Borrowed Brunette	Cassell	1951
Two Clues	Cassell	1951
TCOT Fan Dancers Horse	Heinemann	1952
TCOT Lazy Lover	Heinemann	1954
TCOT Lonely Heiress	Heinemann	1952
TCOT Vagabond Virgin	Heinemann	1952
The DA Takes a Chance	Heinemann	1956
TCOT Dubious Bridegroom	Heinemann	1954
TCOT Cautious Coquette	Heinemann	1955
The DA Breaks an Egg	Heinemann	1957
TCOT Negligent Nymph	Heinemann	1956
TCOT Musical Cow	Heinemann	1957
TCOT One-Eyed Witness	Heinemann	1956
TCOT Fiery Fingers	Heinemann	1957
TCOT Angry Mourner	Heinemann	1958
TCOT Moth-Eaten Mink	Heinemann	1958
TCOT Grinning Gorilla	Heinemann	1958
TCOT Hesitant Hostess	Heinemann	1959
TCOT Green-Eyed Sister	Heinemann	1959
TCOT Fugitive Nurse	Heinemann	1959
TCOT Runaway Corpse	Heinemann	1960
TCOT Restless Redhead	Heinemann	1960
TCOT Glamorous Ghost	Heinemann	1960
TCOT Sunbather's Diary	Heinemann	1961
TCOT Nervous Accomplice	Heinemann	1961
TCOT Terrified Typist	Heinemann	1961
TCOT Demure Defendant	Heinemann	1962
TCOT Gilded Lily	Heinemann	1962
TCOT Lucky Loser	Heinemann	1962
TCOT Screaming Woman	Heinemann	1963
TCOT Daring Decoy	Heinemann	1963
TCOT Long-legged Models	Heinemann	1963
TCOT Foot-Loose Doll	Heinemann	1964
TCOT Calendar Girl	Heinemann	1964
TCOT Deadly Toy	Heinemann	1964
TCOT Mythical Monkeys	Heinemann	1965
TCOT Singing Skirt	Heinemann	1965
TCOT Waylaid Wolf	Heinemann	1965
TCOT Duplicate Daughter	Heinemann	1965
TCOT Shapely Shadow	Heinemann	1966
TCOT Spurious Spinster	Heinemann	1966
TCOT Bigamous Spouse	Heinemann	1967
TCOT Reluctant Model	Heinemann	1967
TCOT Blonde Bonanza	Heinemann	1967
TCOT Ice-Cold Hands	Heinemann	1968
TCOT Mischievous Doll	Heinemann	1968
TCOT Stepdaughter's Secret	Heinemann	1968
TCOT Amorous Aunt	Heinemann	1969
TCOT Daring Divorcee	Heinemann	1969
TCOT Murderer's Bride	Davis	1969	US only
TCOT Phantom Fortune	Heinemann	1970
TCOT Horrified Heirs	Heinemann	1971
TCOT Troubled Trustee	Heinemann	1971
TCOT Beautiful Beggar	Heinemann	1972
TCOT Worried Waitress	Heinemann	1972
TCOT Queenly Contestant	Heinemann	1973
TCOT Careless Cupid	Heinemann	1972
TCOT Fabulous Fake	Heinemann	1974
TCOT Crying Swallow	Heinemann	1974
TCOT Crimson Kiss	Heinemann	1975
TCOT Irate Witness	Heinemann	1975
TCOT Fenced-In Woman	Heinemann	1976
TCOT Postponed Murder	Heinemann	1977
The Amazing Adventures of Lester Leith	Dial	1981	US only

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Further Information
Erle Stanley Gardner was born in Massachusetts on 17 July 1889 and died in 1970. To say that he was a prolific author is an understatement. As well as the books listed above he also wrote countless uncollected short stories for magazines and periodicals. He had several series characters, Perry Mason, Terry Clane, Sheriff Bill Eldon, Doug Selby and Gramps Wiggins. Perry Mason is, of course, the most famous and features in most of the novels. The bibliography has been listed in order of original US publication date. The chronology of titles ran well until the mid 1940s when many of the UK editions were published out of sequence and often some years after the US edition. In all cases the US precedes the UK and there are no alternative titles. I deserve a medal for doing this bibliography, and someone somewhere knows whose fault it is !

See also the pseudonym AA Fair

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