The Art of Peff : In memory of Sam Peffer 1921-2014

Monday, 5 August 2013

Pan Books Continued.

A Shilling For Candles by Josephine Tey

Pan Books G170 First 1958.

The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie

Pan Books G176 Reissue 5th Printing 1958.

Also Published as Pan Books 250 Fourth Printing 1957

This is a Peff First.

Widow's Webb by Ursula Curtiss

Pan Books G177 First 1958.

Widow's Web Art

Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis

Pan Books G183 First 1958.

Movie Tie-in.

Over My Dead Body by June Opie

Pan Books G185 First 1958.

The Barbarian and the Geisha by Robert Payne

Pan Books G189 First 1958

Movie Tie-in.

The Spiked Heel by Richard Marsten

Pan Books G192 First 1958.

Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

Pan Books G198 Revised Third Edition

A Peff First.

Ice Cold in Alex by Christopher Landon

Pan Books G200 First 1959

Movie Tie-in.

The Lady in the Morgue by Jonathan Latimer

Pan Books G204 First 1959.

The Virgin Heiresses by Ellery Queen

Pan Books G205 First 1959.

The Virgin and the Heiresses Art

Saturday, 3 August 2013

Pan Books Continued.

Tomorrow Is Theirs by Anne Duffield.

Pan Books G126 First 1958.

Casualty by Robert Romanis

Pan Books G130 First 1958.

The D.A. Takes a Chance by Erle Stanley Gardner

Pan Books G135 First 1958.

The D.A. Takes a Chance Art.

Walker R.N. by Terence Robertson

Pan Books G150 First 1958.

Six Criminal Women by Elizabeth Jenkins

Pan Books G152 First 1958.

Variable Winds of Jalna by Mazo de la Roche

Pan Books G154 First 1958.

Appointment With Death by Agatha Christie

Pan Books G155 Third 1959.

Would like to see Second Edition Cover can anyone Help?

T.C.O.T. One-Eyed Witness by Erle Stanley Gardner

Pan Books G157 First 1958.

Dark Duet by Peter Cheyney

Pan Books G160 Third 1960.

Again would appreciate copies of First & Second Editions.

Dark Duet Art.

Skeleton in the Clock by Carter Dickson

Pan Books G162 First 1958.

Scorpion Reef by Charles Williams

Pan Books G169 First 1958.

Friday, 2 August 2013

Pan Books Continued.

Hitler's Secret Enemy by Ian Colvin

Pan Books GP73 First 1957.

Shot First! by Ronnie Noble

Pan Books GP81 First 1957.

Boy on a Dolphin by David Divine

Pan Books GP84 First 1957.

Movie Tie-in

Whiteoak Harvest by Mazo de la Roche

Pan Books GP87 First 1957.

The Man With Three Faces by Hans-Otto Meissner

Pan Books GP88 First 1957.

A Ring at the Door by George Sava

Pan Books GP93 First 1958.

T.C.O.T. Cautious Coquette by Erle Stanley Gardner

Pan Books GP96 First 1958.

Experience With Evil by John Ross Macdonald

Pan Books G104 First 1958.

Experience With Evil Art.

Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara

Pan Books G107 First 1958.

Another Little Drink by Peter Cheyney

Pan Books G107 First 1958.

An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden

Pan Books G111 First 1958

Movie Tie-in

As Innocent Sinners.

The Iron Cobweb by Ursula Curtiss

Pan Books G116 First 1958.

T.C.O.T. Negligent Nymph by Erle Stanley Gardner

Pan Books G118 First 1958.

The Wind Cannot Read by Richard Mason.

Pan Books G119 Third 1959.

Movie Tie-in.

Can anyone help with a copy of the Second Edition cover.

Miss Silver Comes to Stay by Patricia Wentworth

Pan Books G122 First 1958.

Miss Silver Comes to Stay Art.

To Be Continued.

Pan Books

In the late Summer of 1956 Sam was approached by an artists agent Tony Bowen-Davies who wanted to recruit him as one of his team of artists for his company John Martin & Artists Ltd. and offered Sam work with Pan Books which he accepted even though he had to give up his own personal dealings with Panther.

The first book published by Pan that Sam illustrated was Sea Wyf & Biscuit February 1957 A Movie Tie-in starring Joan Collins, Richard Burton and Basil Sydney filmed as 'Sea Wife'.

It was not until February 1957 that Sam signed his first one year contract with Pan which was again repeated May 14th 1958, so overs this two year period because of contractual obligations he was only producing Pan Covers at forty guineas each for the first year and a further five guineas was added for the second.
Sam was to illustrate some 168 covers for Pan Books between 1956-1968.

Because of Sam's ability to produce artwork of a very high standard and the ability to reproduce in gouache a staggering likenesses of the Film Stars of the day he was commissioned to illustrate many Film Tie-in Covers approximately 31.

As there was no contract in the third year by 1960 Sam was doing other Cover Art work for various paperback publishers.

It was while at Pan Sam made his first acquaintance with two other fine artists Pat Owen and Rex Archer who were to become life long friends.