by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J)
From the Introduction (reprinted from the 1947 Dell edition):
“This business of selecting stories for a Dell Book anthology is getting to be a habit with me, though not a bad one, I trust. The first book consisted of suspense stories, the second of terror stories—and in this third compilation I return to the tale of suspense. Reading stories to make up these collections has been fun for me; they seem to have furnished some entertaining hours for readers; and I am sure that the present collection will not let its readers down. A glance at the table of contents should indicate the reasons for my confidence. If it turns out that you and I once more substantially agree, perhaps there will be more such collections.”
Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design
By the time this 1963 reprint edition came about, Hitch’s image had long since became his brand, thereby changing the cover to one with him on it (the original was an illustration of a suspenseful scene). The collection selected by Sir Alfred include H.G. Wells, Norman Mailer (his first published story as an 18-year old; to say the least his name was not as prominent in the original edition), Agatha Christie, and Walter D. Edmonds.
Hold Your Breath: Alfred Hitchcock’s Stories to Turn In Your Grave By
Dell, 1963
Photograph/collage: uncredited. The back cover has the photo of Hitchcock standing with the shovel, which would have made a better cover image than moving the head to the shovel, but oh well.
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