Book covers

by Roy Carnon



Total now 92. There may be more. If you know please tell me eric@satsig.net.

These thumbnails refer to commercial artwork, all believed to be by Roy Carnon, used for book covers. If you know more please tell me. Originally published by "Four Square" or "Corgi Books"  Many of the books are available for sale on web sites such as Amazon and eBay. Some texts may be available as free download ebooks or html web pages. If you interested in buying one of these books, and have a specific interest in the picture on the cover, then check you are getting the right version.  Many of these books were published with alternative cover designs so if you go to Amazon and search using the book title and author name you may find the same text but with a different cover. I am also interested in advertising such as "motor show" related art by Roy Carnon.


shadow of fear
Shadow of Fear by Bart Spicer (Corgi S432 1957)

week-end-in-baghdad
b19 Week-end in Baghdad by Ruth Wadham (4 Square 707 1962)

The big one that got away
b3 The Big One Got Away by Robert Standish( 4 Square 771 1963)

shadow-of-evil
b26 Shadow of Evil by Mansell Black (Digit 1955?)

The pub crawler
b15 The Pub Crawler by Maurice Procter (Arrow 515 1958)

abandon-ship
b25 Abandon Ship! by Richard F Newcomb(Corgi GB938 1960)

the-casual-murderer the-causual-murderer
b20 The Casual Murderer by H C Huston (Corgi S453 1957)

my-old-mans-badge
b21 My Old Man's Badge by Ferguson Findley(Corgi S703 1959)

The Dark light
b6 The Dark Light (Corgi S446 1957)

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
b7 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye by Horace McCoy (Corgi GC769 1960)

slow-burner
b22 Slow Burner by William Haggard (Corgi S669 1959)

The Telmann Touch
b8 The Telemann Touch by William Haggard (Corgi SC767 1960)

New Worlds for Old edited by August Derleth
New Worlds for Old edited by August Derleth (4 Square 842 1963)

The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
sf3 The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (4 Square 1232 1965)

Pirates of Venus
b13 Pirates of Venus (Pub: 1932, Cover 4 Square 820 1963)
Read: gutenberg.net 0300211h.html

Pirates of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs
sf1 Pirates of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Pub: 1932, Cover 4 Square 1217 1964)
 

The Master Mind of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
sf2 The Master Mind of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Pub 1927, Cover 4 Square 1216 1964)

Synthetic Men of Mars
Synthetic Men of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs  (Cover 4 Square 1964)

The master of Mars
b12 The Master Mind of Mars  by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Pub 1927, Cover 4 Square 751 1962)
Read: gutenberg.net.au 0100201h.html

Chessman of Mars
b1 Chessmen of Mars (Originally published 1922, Cover edition 4 Square 661 1962).
Read: gutenberg.org 1153-h.htm

The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (4 Square 367  1961)

Thuvia Maid of Mars
b11 Thuvia Maid of Mars (Pub 1916, Cover 4 Square 613 1962)
Read: gutenberg.org 72-h.htm

A Princess of Mars
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs  (Pub: 1912, Cover 4 Square 306 1961)
Read: gutenberg.org 62-h.htm

Two hours to doom
Two Hours to Doom by Peter Bryant (Corgi SN1091 1961)

The Gods of Mars
The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs  (Cover 4 Square 1199 1964)

Breakthrough by John Igguden
Breakthrough by John Igguden (4 Square 873 1963)

The canopy of time
b4 The Canopy of Time by Brian W Aldiss (4 Square 821 1963)

The gods of Mars
b10 The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs  (Pub 1913, Cover 4 Square 353 1961)
Read: gutenberg.org 64-h.htm

The Battle of Britain by Edward Bishop
b27 The Battle of Britain by Edward Bishop (Corgi FB1029 1961)

Famous Fighting Aircraft
Famous Fighting Aircraft (Cover b/w)

Famous Fighting Aircraft - colour
Famous Fighting Aircraft (Cover colour)

The Dragon Tree by Victor Canning
The Dragon Tree by Victor Canning (4 Square 818 1963)

The Red Beret by Hillary St George Saunders
The Red Beret by Hillary St George Saunders (4 Square 334 1961)

Judgement of Oleron by Donald Moore
Judgement of Oleron by Donald Moore (Corgi GB1096 1962)

The Burning Sea by Iain Crawford
b29 The Burning Sea by Iain Crawford (Corgi GB1030 1961)

Siege at Ma-Kouie
Siege at Ma-Kouie (Corgi SB990 1961)

Wolf Pack by Kenneth Poolman
Wolf Pack by Kenneth Poolman (Corgi SB702 1959)

Tempt Not the Stars by Mervyn Mills
Tempt Not the Stars by Mervyn Mills (Corgi GB856 1960)

Dangerous Trade by Gilford Hackforth-Jones
Dangerous Trade by Gilford Hackforth-Jones (Corgi SB940 1960)

Turn the Tigers Loose by Col. Walt Lasly
Turn the Tigers Loose by Col. Walt Lasly (1957)

Time Enough to Live
b17 Time Enough to Live by Dan Brennan (Corgi S512 1958)

Tobruk: The Story of a Siege by Anthony Heckstall-Smith
Tobruk: The Story of a Siege by Anthony Heckstall-Smith (Corgi GB954 1961)

Taken at the Flood by Bernard Newman
Taken at the Flood by Bernard Newman()

Teach 'em to Die by Kenneth Poolman
Teach 'em to Die by Kenneth Poolman (Corgi S687 1959)

Target Island by John Brophy
Target Island by John Brophy (Corgi SB881 1960)

Silent Victory by Duncan Grinnell-Milne
Silent Victory by Duncan Grinnell-Milne (Corgi S677 1959)

Nine Days to Mukalla by Frederick Prokosch
Nine Days to Mukalla by Frederick Prokosch (Corgi GN994 1961)

Private Navy by David Satherley
Private Navy by David Satherley (Corgi SB879 1960)

Lonely Warrior by Jean Offenburg
Lonely Warrior by Jean Offenburg (Corgi S448 1957)
More recent print 1969 (not Roy Carnon cover)  from Amazon

Night Fighter by C F Rawnsley and Robert Wright
Night Fighter by C F Rawnsley and Robert Wright (1959)
Same title different image 1957 from Amazon

Maximum Effort by James Campbell
Maximum Effort by James Campbell (Corgi S656 1959)
Same title different image 1974 from Amazon

Last in Convoy by James Pattinson
Last in Convoy by James Pattinson (Corgi S665 1959)

Invasion '44
b24 Invasion '44 by John Frayn Turner (Corgi FB929 1960)

Jock by James Kennaway
Jock by James Kennaway (Corgi SN740 1959)

Desert Squadron by Victor Houart
Desert Squadron by Victor Houart (Corgi SB917 1960)

The Hump by Jack Barnard
The Hump by Jack Barnard (Corgi SB1073 1961)

The Destined Hour by John Joly
The Destined Hour by John Joly (Corgi GB1004 1961)

Day of Infamy
Day of Infamy (Corgi S629 1959)

Come to Dust by Robin Maugham
Come to Dust by Robin Maugham (Corgi S471 1957)

Crispins Day by Leigh Howard
Crispins Day by Leigh Howard (Corgi GB842 1960)

Brazen Chariots by Robert Crisp
b30 Brazen Chariots by Robert Crisp (Corgi GB892 1960)

Coal-Scuttle brigade
b5 Coal-Scuttle Bigade by Alexander McKee (Corgi S557 1958)

Cassino: Portrait of a Battle by Fred Majdalany
Cassino: Portrait of a Battle by Fred Majdalany. (Corgi GB751 1959)

All This and a Medal Too
b18 All this and a medal too by Tim Carew(1960) (no text)

All This and a Medal Too by Tim Carew
All This and a Medal Too by Tim Carew (with captions Corgi GB779 1960)

Across the River by Richard Jocelyn
b28 Across the River by Richard Jocelyn (Corgi GB894 1959)

The Admiralty Regrets by C E T Warren and James Benson
The Admiralty Regrets by C E T Warren and James Benson (Corgi GB894 1960)

Harvest on the Don
b2 Harvest on the Don  by Mikhail Sholokhov(4 Square 742 1962)

The Dark light
b6 The Dark Light by Bart Spicer (Corgi S446 1957)

The Occupation Britain under the heel
The Occupation: Britain under the heel!

The Fault of the Apple by Frederic Wakeman
The Fault of the Apple by Frederic Wakeman (4 Square 737 1962)

Dark Sea Running by George P. Morrill
Dark Sea Running by George P. Morrill. Ace Books, 1962

Stuka Pilot by Hans Ulrich Rudel - forward by Douglas Bader
Stuka Pilot by Hans Ulrich Rudel - forward by Douglas Bader - 1979

Stuka Pilot Rear - Rulel's score - by Hans Ulrich Rudel
Stuka Pilot Rear - Rulel's score - by Hans Ulrich Rudel

Wings Off Sea by J E MacDonnell
Wings Off Sea by J E MacDonnell 1954 telling story of Australian aircraft carrier in Korean War

We Rendezvous at Ten
We Rendezvous at Ten by "Blake" Wing Commander Ronald Adam OBE

Smouldering Sea
Smouldering Sea by U S Anderson

Book of Astronomy
Dr H C King's Book of Astronomy

Strike from Sky
Strike from Sky by Alexander McKee

One Two Buckle My Shoe
One Two Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie

House on Marsh Road
House on Marsh Road by Laurence Meynell

Final Exposure
Final Exposure by Paul Mansfield

Three Corvettes.jpg
Three Corvettes by Monsarrat

Scottie Book Inventions-150.jpg
Scottie Book Inventions by David Le Roi

Shadow of a Stranger
Shadow of a Stranger by Anne Maybury

Now Will You Try
Now will You Try for Murder by Harry Olesker

Death By Misadventure
Death By Misadventure by Michael Underwood. Corgi SC1092

Titan's Daughter
Titan's Daughter by James Blish. Four Square

Prelude To Space
Prelude To Space by Arthur C. Clarke. Four Square

Shadows in the Sun
Shadows in the Sun by Mary Howard. Fontana Books

Galactic Cluster
Galactic Cluster by James Blish. Four Square

THE PIT IN THE GARDEN
The Pit in the Garden by Laurence Meynell. Four Square 885/1963

Rescue!
RESCUE! by Elliott Arnold. Corgi SG1068/1961 Sep


shadow of fear
Shadow of Fear by Bart Spicer (Corgi S432 1957)

week-end-in-baghdad
b19 Week-end in Baghdad by Ruth Wadham (4 Square 707 1962)

The big one that got away
b3 The Big One Got Away by Robert Standish( 4 Square 771 1963)

shadow-of-evil
b26 Shadow of Evil by Mansell Black (Digit 1955?)

The pub crawler
b15 The Pub Crawler by Maurice Procter (Arrow 515 1958)

abandon-ship
b25 Abandon Ship! by Richard F Newcomb(Corgi GB938 1960)

the-casual-murderer the-causual-murderer
b20 The Casual Murderer by H C Huston (Corgi S453 1957)

my-old-mans-badge
b21 My Old Man's Badge by Ferguson Findley(Corgi S703 1959)

The Dark light
b6 The Dark Light (Corgi S446 1957)

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
b7 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye by Horace McCoy (Corgi GC769 1960)

slow-burner
b22 Slow Burner by William Haggard (Corgi S669 1959)

The Telmann Touch
b8 The Telemann Touch by William Haggard (Corgi SC767 1960)

New Worlds for Old edited by August Derleth
New Worlds for Old edited by August Derleth (4 Square 842 1963)

The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

sf3 The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (4 Square 1232 1965)

Pirates of Venus
b13 Pirates of Venus (Pub: 1932, Cover 4 Square 820 1963)
Read: gutenberg.net 0300211h.html

Pirates of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs

sf1 Pirates of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Pub: 1932, Cover 4 Square 1217 1964)
 

The Master Mind of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
sf2 The Master Mind of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Pub 1927, Cover 4 Square 1216 1964)

Synthetic Men of Mars
Synthetic Men of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs  (Cover 4 Square 1964)

Chessman of Mars
b1 Chessmen of Mars (Originally published 1922, Cover edition 4 Square 661 1962).
Read: gutenberg.org 1153-h.htm

The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (4 Square 367  1961)

Thuvia Maid of Mars
b11 Thuvia Maid of Mars (Pub 1916, Cover 4 Square 613 1962)
Read: gutenberg.org 72-h.htm

A Princess of Mars
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs  (Pub: 1912, Cover 4 Square 306 1961)
Read: gutenberg.org 62-h.htm

Two hours to doom
Two Hours to Doom by Peter Bryant (Corgi SN1091 1961)

The Gods of Mars
The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs  (Cover 4 Square 1199 1964)

Breakthrough by John Igguden
Breakthrough by John Igguden (4 Square 873 1963)

The Canopy of Time by Brian W Aldiss
b4 The Canopy of Time by Brian W Aldiss (4 Square 821 1963)

The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
b10 The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Pub 1913, Cover 4 Square 353 1961)
Read: gutenberg.org 64-h.htm

The Battle of Britain by Edward Bishop
b27 The Battle of Britain by Edward Bishop (Corgi FB1029 1961)

Famous Fighting Aircraft
Famous Fighting Aircraft (Cover b/w)

Famous Fighting Aircraft - colour
Famous Fighting Aircraft (Cover colour)

The Dragon Tree by Victor Canning
The Dragon Tree by Victor Canning (4 Square 818 1963)

The Red Beret by Hillary St George Saunders
The Red Beret by Hillary St George Saunders (4 Square 334 1961)

Judgement of Oleron by Donald Moore
Judgement of Oleron by Donald Moore (Corgi GB1096 1962)

The Burning Sea by Iain Crawford
b29 The Burning Sea by Iain Crawford (Corgi GB1030 1961)

Siege at Ma-Kouie
Siege at Ma-Kouie (Corgi SB990 1961)

Dark Sea Running by George P. Morrill
Dark Sea Running by George P. Morrill. Ace Books, 1962

Stuka Pilot by Hans Ulrich Rudel - forward by Douglas Bader
Stuka Pilot by Hans Ulrich Rudel - forward by Douglas Bader - 1979

Stuka Pilot Rear - Rulel's score - by Hans Ulrich Rudel
Stuka Pilot Rear - Rulel's score - by Hans Ulrich Rudel

Wings Off Sea by J E MacDonnell
Wings Off Sea by J E MacDonnell 1954 telling story of Australian aircraft carrier in Korean War

We Rendezvous at Ten
We Rendezvous at Ten by "Blake" Wing Commander Ronald Adam OBE

Smouldering Sea
Smouldering Sea by U S Anderson

Book of Astronomy
Dr H C King's Book of Astronomy

Titan's Daughter
Titan's Daughter by James Blish. Four Square

Prelude To Space
Prelude To Space by Arthur C. Clarke. Four Square

Shadows in the Sun
Shadows in the Sun by Mary Howard. Fontana Books

THE PIT IN THE GARDEN
The Pit in the Garden by Laurence Meynell. Four Square 885/1963

Wolf Pack by Kenneth Poolman
Wolf Pack by Kenneth Poolman (Corgi SB702 1959)

Tempt Not the Stars by Mervyn Mills
Tempt Not the Stars by Mervyn Mills (Corgi GB856 1960)

Dangerous Trade by Gilford Hackforth-Jones
Dangerous Trade by Gilford Hackforth-Jones (Corgi SB940 1960)

Turn the Tigers Loose by Col. Walt Lasly
Turn the Tigers Loose by Col. Walt Lasly (1957)

Time Enough to Live
b17 Time Enough to Live by Dan Brennan (Corgi S512 1958)

Tobruk: The Story of a Siege by Anthony Heckstall-Smith
Tobruk: The Story of a Siege by Anthony Heckstall-Smith (Corgi GB954 1961)

Taken at the Flood by Bernard Newman
Taken at the Flood by Bernard Newman()

Teach 'em to Die by Kenneth Poolman
Teach 'em to Die by Kenneth Poolman (Corgi S687 1959)

Target Island by John Brophy
Target Island by John Brophy (Corgi SB881 1960)

Silent Victory by Duncan Grinnell-Milne
Silent Victory by Duncan Grinnell-Milne (Corgi S677 1959)

Nine Days to Mukalla by Frederick Prokosch
Nine Days to Mukalla by Frederick Prokosch (Corgi GN994 1961)

Private Navy by David Satherley
Private Navy by David Satherley (Corgi SB879 1960)

Lonely Warrior by Jean Offenburg
Lonely Warrior by Jean Offenburg (Corgi S448 1957)

Night Fighter by C F Rawnsley and Robert Wright
Night Fighter by C F Rawnsley and Robert Wright (1959)

Maximum Effort by James Campbell
Maximum Effort by James Campbell (Corgi S656 1959)

Last in Convoy by James Pattinson
Last in Convoy by James Pattinson (Corgi S665 1959)

Invasion '44
b24 Invasion '44 by John Frayn Turner (Corgi FB929 1960)

Jock by James Kennaway
Jock by James Kennaway (Corgi SN740 1959)

Desert Squadron by Victor Houart
Desert Squadron by Victor Houart (Corgi SB917 1960)

The Hump by Jack Barnard
The Hump by Jack Barnard (Corgi SB1073 1961)

The Destined Hour by John Joly
The Destined Hour by John Joly (Corgi GB1004 1961)

Day of Infamy
Day of Infamy (Corgi S629 1959)

Come to Dust by Robin Maugham
Come to Dust by Robin Maugham (Corgi S471 1957)

Crispins Day by Leigh Howard
Crispins Day by Leigh Howard (Corgi GB842 1960)

Brazen Chariots by Robert Crisp
b30 Brazen Chariots by Robert Crisp (Corgi GB892 1960)

Coal-Scuttle brigade
b5 Coal-Scuttle Bigade by Alexander McKee (Corgi S557 1958)

Cassino: Portrait of a Battle by Fred Majdalany
Cassino: Portrait of a Battle by Fred Majdalany. (Corgi GB751 1959)

All This and a Medal Too
b18 All this and a medal too by Tim Carew(1960) (no text)

All This and a Medal Too by Tim Carew
All This and a Medal Too by Tim Carew (with captions Corgi GB779 1960)

Across the River by Richard Jocelyn
b28 Across the River by Richard Jocelyn (Corgi GB894 1959)

The Admiralty Regrets by C E T Warren and James Benson
The Admiralty Regrets by C E T Warren and James Benson (Corgi GB894 1960)

Harvest on the Don
b2 Harvest on the Don  by Mikhail Sholokhov(4 Square 742 1962)

The Dark light
b6 The Dark Light by Bart Spicer (Corgi S446 1957)

The Occupation: Britain under the heel
The Occupation: Britain under the heel!

The Fault of the Apple by Frederic Wakeman
The Fault of the Apple by Frederic Wakeman (4 Square 737 1962)

Strike from Sky
Strike from Sky by Alexander McKee

One Two Buckle My Shoe
One Two Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie

House on Marsh Road
House on Marsh Road by Laurence Meynell

Final Exposure
Final Exposure by Paul Mansfield

Three Corvettes.jpg
Three Corvettes by Monsarrat

Scottie Book Inventions-150.jpg
Scottie Book Inventions by David Le Roi

Shadow of a Stranger
Shadow of a Stranger by Anne Maybury

Now Will You Try
Now will You Try for Murder by Harry Olesker

Death By Misadventure
Death By Misadventure by Michael Underwood. Corgi SC1092

Galactic Cluster
Galactic Cluster by James Blish. Four Square

Rescue!
RESCUE! by Elliott Arnold. Corgi SG1068/1961 Sep

shadow of fear
Shadow of Fear by Bart Spicer (Corgi S432 1957)

week-end-in-baghdad
b19 Week-end in Baghdad by Ruth Wadham (4 Square 707 1962)

The big one that got away
b3 The Big One Got Away by Robert Standish( 4 Square 771 1963)

shadow-of-evil
b26 Shadow of Evil by Mansell Black (Digit 1955?)

The pub crawler
b15 The Pub Crawler by Maurice Procter (Arrow 515 1958)

abandon-ship
b25 Abandon Ship! by Richard F Newcomb(Corgi GB938 1960)

the-casual-murderer the-causual-murderer
b20 The Casual Murderer by H C Huston (Corgi S453 1957)

my-old-mans-badge
b21 My Old Man's Badge by Ferguson Findley(Corgi S703 1959)

The Dark light
b6 The Dark Light (Corgi S446 1957)

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
b7 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye by Horace McCoy (Corgi GC769 1960)

slow-burner
b22 Slow Burner by William Haggard (Corgi S669 1959)

The Telmann Touch
b8 The Telemann Touch by William Haggard (Corgi SC767 1960)

New Worlds for Old edited by August Derleth
New Worlds for Old edited by August Derleth (4 Square 842 1963)

The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
sf3 The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (4 Square 1232 1965)

Pirates of Venus
b13 Pirates of Venus (Pub: 1932, Cover 4 Square 820 1963)
Read: gutenberg.net 0300211h.html

Pirates of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs
sf1 Pirates of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Pub: 1932, Cover 4 Square 1217 1964)
 

The Master Mind of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
sf2 The Master Mind of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Pub 1927, Cover 4 Square 1216 1964)

Synthetic Men of Mars
Synthetic Men of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs  (Cover 4 Square 1964)

Chessman of Mars
b1 Chessmen of Mars (Originally published 1922, Cover edition 4 Square 661 1962).
Read: gutenberg.org 1153-h.htm

The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (4 Square 367  1961)

Thuvia Maid of Mars
b11 Thuvia Maid of Mars (Pub 1916, Cover 4 Square 613 1962)
Read: gutenberg.org 72-h.htm

A Princess of Mars
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Pub: 1912, Cover 4 Square 306 1961)
Read: gutenberg.org 62-h.htm

Silent Victory by Duncan Grinnell-Milne
Silent Victory by Duncan Grinnell-Milne (Corgi S677 1959)

Dark Sea Running by George P. Morrill
Dark Sea Running by George P. Morrill. Ace Books, 1962

Stuka Pilot by Hans Ulrich Rudel - forward by Douglas Bader
Stuka Pilot by Hans Ulrich Rudel - forward by Douglas Bader - 1979

Stuka Pilot Rear - Rulel's score - by Hans Ulrich Rudel
Stuka Pilot Rear - Rulel's score - by Hans Ulrich Rudel

Wings Off Sea by J E MacDonnell
Wings Off Sea by J E MacDonnell 1954 telling story of Australian aircraft carrier in Korean War

We Rendezvous at Ten
We Rendezvous at Ten by "Blake" Wing Commander Ronald Adam OBE

Titan's Daughter
Titan's Daughter by James Blish. Four Square

Prelude To Space
Prelude To Space by Arthur C. Clarke. Four Square

THE PIT IN THE GARDEN
The Pit in the Garden by Laurence Meynell. Four Square 885/1963

Two hours to doom
Two Hours to Doom by Peter Bryant (Corgi SN1091 1961)

The Gods of Mars
The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs  (Cover 4 Square 1199 1964)

Breakthrough by John Igguden
Breakthrough by John Igguden (4 Square 873 1963)

The canopy of time
b4 The Canopy of Time by Brian W Aldiss (4 Square 821 1963)

The gods of Mars
b10 The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs  (Pub 1913, Cover 4 Square 353 1961)
Read: gutenberg.org 64-h.htm

The Battle of Britain by Edward Bishop
b27 The Battle of Britain by Edward Bishop (Corgi FB1029 1961)

Famous Fighting Aircraft
Famous Fighting Aircraft (Cover b/w)

Famous Fighting Aircraft - colour
Famous Fighting Aircraft (Cover colour)

The Dragon Tree by Victor Canning
The Dragon Tree by Victor Canning (4 Square 818 1963)

The Red Beret by Hillary St George Saunders
The Red Beret by Hillary St George Saunders (4 Square 334 1961)

Judgement of Oleron by Donald Moore
Judgement of Oleron by Donald Moore (Corgi GB1096 1962)

The Burning Sea by Iain Crawford
b29 The Burning Sea by Iain Crawford (Corgi GB1030 1961)

Siege at Ma-Kouie
Siege at Ma-Kouie (Corgi SB990 1961)

Wolf Pack by Kenneth Poolman
Wolf Pack by Kenneth Poolman (Corgi SB702 1959)

Tempt Not the Stars by Mervyn Mills
Tempt Not the Stars by Mervyn Mills (Corgi GB856 1960)

Dangerous Trade by Gilford Hackforth-Jones
Dangerous Trade by Gilford Hackforth-Jones (Corgi SB940 1960)

Turn the Tigers Loose by Col. Walt Lasly
Turn the Tigers Loose by Col. Walt Lasly (1957)

Time Enough to Live
b17 Time Enough to Live by Dan Brennan (Corgi S512 1958)

Tobruk: The Story of a Siege by Anthony Heckstall-Smith
Tobruk: The Story of a Siege by Anthony Heckstall-Smith (Corgi GB954 1961)

Taken at the Flood by Bernard Newman
Taken at the Flood by Bernard Newman()

Teach 'em to Die by Kenneth Poolman
Teach 'em to Die by Kenneth Poolman (Corgi S687 1959)

Target Island by John Brophy
Target Island by John Brophy (Corgi SB881 1960)

Nine Days to Mukalla by Frederick Prokosch
Nine Days to Mukalla by Frederick Prokosch (Corgi GN994 1961)

Private Navy by David Satherley
Private Navy by David Satherley (Corgi SB879 1960)

Smouldering Sea
Smouldering Sea by U S Anderson

Book of Astronomy
Dr H C King's Book of Astronomy

Strike from Sky
Strike from Sky by Alexander McKee

One Two Buckle My Shoe
One Two Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie

House on Marsh Road
House on Marsh Road by Laurence Meynell

Shadows in the Sun
Shadows in the Sun by Mary Howard. Fontana Books

Rescue!
RESCUE! by Elliott Arnold. Corgi SG1068/1961 Sep

Lonely Warrior by Jean Offenburg
Lonely Warrior by Jean Offenburg (Corgi S448 1957)

Night Fighter by C F Rawnsley and Robert Wright
Night Fighter by C F Rawnsley and Robert Wright (1959)

Maximum Effort by James Campbell
Maximum Effort by James Campbell (Corgi S656 1959)

Last in Convoy by James Pattinson
Last in Convoy by James Pattinson (Corgi S665 1959)

Invasion '44
b24 Invasion '44 by John Frayn Turner (Corgi FB929 1960)

Jock by James Kennaway
Jock by James Kennaway (Corgi SN740 1959)

Desert Squadron by Victor Houart
Desert Squadron by Victor Houart (Corgi SB917 1960)

The Hump by Jack Barnard
The Hump by Jack Barnard (Corgi SB1073 1961)

The Destined Hour by John Joly
The Destined Hour by John Joly (Corgi GB1004 1961)

Day of Infamy
Day of Infamy (Corgi S629 1959)

Come to Dust by Robin Maugham
Come to Dust by Robin Maugham (Corgi S471 1957)

Crispins Day by Leigh Howard
Crispins Day by Leigh Howard (Corgi GB842 1960)

Brazen Chariots by Robert Crisp
b30 Brazen Chariots by Robert Crisp (Corgi GB892 1960)

Coal-Scuttle Brigade by Alexander McKee
b5 Coal-Scuttle Brigade by Alexander McKee (Corgi S557 1958)

Cassino: Portrait of a Battle by Fred Majdalany
Cassino: Portrait of a Battle by Fred Majdalany. (Corgi GB751 1959)

All This and a Medal Too
b18 All this and a medal too by Tim Carew(1960) (no text)

All This and a Medal Too by Tim Carew
All This and a Medal Too by Tim Carew (with captions Corgi GB779 1960)

Across the River by Richard Jocelyn
b28 Across the River by Richard Jocelyn (Corgi GB894 1959)

The Admiralty Regrets by C E T Warren and James Benson
The Admiralty Regrets by C E T Warren and James Benson (Corgi GB894 1960)

Harvest on the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov
b2 Harvest on the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov(4 Square 742 1962)

The Dark Light by Bart Spicer
b6 The Dark Light by Bart Spicer (Corgi S446 1957)

The Occupation: Britain under the heel
The Occupation: Britain under the heel!

The Fault of the Apple by Frederic Wakema
The Fault of the Apple by Frederic Wakeman (4 Square 737 1962)

Final Exposure
Final Exposure by Paul Mansfield

Three Corvettes.jpg
Three Corvettes by Monsarrat

Scottie Book Inventions-150.jpg
Scottie Book Inventions by David Le Roi

Shadow of a Stranger
Shadow of a Stranger by Anne Maybury

Now Will You Try
Now will You Try for Murder by Harry Olesker

Death By Misadventure
Death By Misadventure by Michael Underwood. Corgi SC1092

Galactic Cluster
Galactic Cluster by James Blish. Four Square

Most of the paperback book cover were signed ROY CARNON.  There are a few unsigned, which I have attributed to Roy. If you know different please tell me and I will delete.

Many thanks to Rog Peyton, for contributing many images and helping to complete the above collection.  Go to his site: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/rogpeyton/  for larger, higher-resolution images, also showing art from many other paperback book covers. All genres including Science Fiction & Fantasy.

A number of the books are by author Edgar Rice Burroughs who was well known for inventing new words, often as anagrams of existing words, or existing words spelled backwards. Interestingly Roy Carnon operated his artistic business under the trade name of YORDERF, phone number RENown 6731.   "YORDERF" is own abbreviated name "Fred Roy" backwards !

If you can help with improved titles or comments below the thumbnail images above, please submit the image reference number (e.g. b1 to b26) or name of the book and author and your suggested text or link by email to me at eric@satsig.net.   Also welcome are suggestions for inclusion of additional thumbnail images, or links to web sites where the book covers are featured in more detail or where the books themselves are for sale.

Update 23 Jan 2024: The artwork for the book cover of "Night Fighter" by C F Rawnsley and Robert Wright has been found. If anyone knows the whereabouts of other artwork please tell me. Text comments to go with the images welcome.

Update 8 Feb 2024: 15 further book covers added, courtesy of Rog Peyton.

Update 13 Feb 2024: Cover of Death By Misadventure by Michael Underwood added.

2 May 2024: 4 more pictures added today, thanks to research by Rog Peyton at Pinterest

28 May 2024: 2 more book covers added: The Pit in the Garden by Laurence Meynell and RESCUE! by Elliott Arnold.

29 July 2024: Jock by James Kennaway. Corrected name.

Fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs who are members of Facebook are welcome to visit this Facebook page: The British Edgar Rice Burroughs Society

There are a few high resolution images at pulpcovers.com/tag/roycarnon/

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