Top of the Heap - A.A. Fair - Erle Stanley Gardener - Cool and Lam Detective Series circa 1952 cattails - Illustrated throughout by Ginnie

- Illustrated throughout by Ginnie Hofmann and Beverly Warner (and includes the famous how to skin a squirrel illustration

but the title page contains the words volume one indicating it would have been printed following the second volume

Because these types of vintage nylon aprons saw such little use

and once a certain style became highly sought after

Top of the Heap - A.A. Fair - Erle Stanley Gardener - Cool and Lam Detective Series circa 1952 cattails - Illustrated throughout by GinnieIt all started when a San Francisco socialite barged into the offices of Cool and Lam {HISTORY} Before there was John Grisham and his library of bestselling legal fiction books, there was Erle Stanley Gardner (1889 1970), the most popular bestselling author of the 20th century. As a lawyer turned writer, Erle created the Perry Mason series as well as a host of other indelible characters that captivated readers' attention in the detective, crime, and