From the 35¢ Insidious Doctor Fu Manchu in January 1961 to the $1.25 Re-Enter Fu Manchu in November 1976, Pyramid Books in New York published paperback editions of nineteen of Sax Rohmer's books: the thirteen Fu Manchu novels (in three distinct issues and multiple printings) and six other titles. Because of their large printings, the books in this nearly sixteen year run are probably the most widely distributed and widely read editions of Rohmer's works. The first Pyramid Fu Manchu issue (the G- and F- stock numbers and some of the R- numbers in the following list) had covers by a variety of artists, not following any uniform design or style. The second issue (the R- and X- stock numbers) all had covers by Len Goldberg in a uniform design: a Fu Manchu head dominating an action vignette against a single-color background. In the third issue, the volumes were sequentially numbered and had cover designs by Richard Krepel in a uniform format: a Fu Manchu head and action scene framed against a white background. On the page facing the title page, a list of the books in the series was somewhat peculiarly labeled "The Adventures of Nayland Smith." |
Backcover of the first Pyramid |
