SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN Covers

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                                                              ARGOSY cover

 

Eve is depicted as a brunette, the way she was described in the story.

 

 

 

 

FANTASTIC NOVELS reprint

 

Eve is again depicted as a brunette.

 

 

 

The Photoplay edition had the movie Eve on the cover,  

 

 

Thelma Todd.

 

 

 

1942 Avon reprint

The girl on this cover resembles Thelma Todd, but that could be coincidental.

 

 

 

 

 

Avon published A. Merritt's books for years.

 

 This girl is a blonde, but looks like she's from a later period. As is the book.

 

 

 

 

Front cover, back cover, and description.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1970's edition has a blonde, with the hero depicted as similar to Doc Savage,

 

 

 whose adventures were popular at the time

 

 

 

We also see blondes on the other A. Merritt books, so it wasn't just SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN, and it wasn't only because of Thelma Todd.

 

 

But with SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN, it had been her to begin with. 

 

Avon editions of A. Merritt books:
http://uncledougsbunkerofhorror.blogspot.com/2012/10/normal-0-21-microsoftinternetexplorer4_28.html




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SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN Photoplay

Novels published with pictures from the movie versions were called "Photoplays". The photoplay edition of SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN was illustrated with pictures from the movie with Thelma Todd. The blonde girl depicted on the dust jacket is also a representation of Thelma Todd. The text describes the heroine of the tale as being a brunette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The back cover has a list of other books from the publisher.

 

 

 

 

Inside the dust jacket is another list of books.

 

 

 

A. Merrit inscription on the flyleaf of a copy he gave to a fellow author:

 

This copy inscribed on the front free end paper to author and friend T. Everett Harre: "To Everett Harre / Hoping he'll / enjoy this glimpse / into a purely / private hell / A. Merritt." - See more at: http://www.jwkbooks.com/pages/books/11445/abraham-merritt/seven-footprints-to-satan#sthash.u0IPh5Tf.dpuf

A. Merritt was a famous author in his day, but today his books are somewhat obscure and read primarily by fans of archaic fantasy. He was a peculiar fellow who was preoccupied with the weird and horrible. I can't say that I would recommend his books to the squeamish.




A. Merritt:
http://www.gwthomas.org/amerritt.htm

SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN:
http://benny-drinnon.blogspot.com/2013/02/seven-footprints-to-satan.html

SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN online:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0601971h.html




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