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H. Lawrence Hoffman (1911–1977)

Author of The Canterbury Tales

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Covers executed by IM-HO in the 1940's, especially those for Pocket Books and Popular Library, are attributed to Sol Immerman and H. Lawrence Hoffman or to Immerman and Robert Holly.  Most of the Holly IM-HO covers were executed for Pocket Books during 1941-1942.

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Associated Works

The Canterbury Tales (1380) — Illustrator, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 24,938 copies, 185 reviews
Rebecca (1938) — Cover artist, some editions — 23,836 copies, 683 reviews
The Thin Man (1934) — Cover artist, some editions — 4,712 copies, 160 reviews
Red Harvest (1929) — Cover artist, some editions — 3,381 copies, 99 reviews
The Assistant (1957) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,690 copies, 32 reviews
Trent's Last Case (1913) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,022 copies, 35 reviews
The Bride Wore Black (1940) — Cover artist, some editions — 555 copies, 23 reviews
The Case is Closed (1937) — Cover designer, some editions — 510 copies, 15 reviews
A Short History of Chinese Philosophy (1948) — Cover designer, some editions — 445 copies, 1 review
Storm (1941) — Cover artist, some editions — 376 copies, 9 reviews
The Case of the Lame Canary (1937) — Cover artist, some editions — 323 copies, 11 reviews
Operation Pax (1951) — Cover artist, some editions — 251 copies, 7 reviews
The smiler with the knife (1939) — Cover artist, some editions — 172 copies, 4 reviews
The Blind Side (1939) — Cover artist, some editions — 162 copies, 3 reviews
The Portable Chaucer (1949) — Cover artist/designer, some editions — 144 copies, 1 review
Out of the Sun (1968) — Cover designer, some editions — 104 copies
Fatal Venture (1939) — Cover artist, some editions — 86 copies, 1 review
The White Voyage (1960) — Cover designer, some editions — 78 copies, 2 reviews
Out of Order (1936) — Cover artist, some editions — 74 copies, 1 review
The Cross in the West (1960) — Illustrator — 62 copies, 1 review
The Portable Romantic Reader (1957) — Cover designer — 56 copies
The Golden Box (1942) — Cover artist, some editions — 56 copies, 2 reviews
The Dead Don't Care (1938) — Cover artist, some editions — 51 copies, 1 review
The black-headed pins (1938) — Cover artist, some editions — 49 copies, 2 reviews
Fighting Father Duffy (1956) — Illustrator — 30 copies
The Yellow Violet (1942) — Cover designer, some editions — 29 copies, 2 reviews
McKee of Centre Street (1933) — Cover artist, some editions — 23 copies, 1 review
Stop at Nothing (1983) — Cover artist, some editions — 16 copies, 1 review
Three Thirds of a Ghost (1941) — Cover artist, some editions — 15 copies, 1 review
Governor Al Smith (1959) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The theatrical public in the time of Garrick (1966) — Cover designer, some editions — 12 copies
Cancelled in Red (1939) — Cover designer, some editions — 12 copies
Fog (1946) — Cover artist, some editions — 8 copies
I'll Sing at Your Funeral (2016) — Cover designer, some editions — 8 copies
The 24th Horse (1940) — Cover artist, some editions — 8 copies, 1 review
The inconvenient corpse (1943) — Cover artist, some editions — 7 copies
Tales for Salesmen (1951) — Illustrator, some editions — 7 copies
Murder Masks Miami (1939) — Cover artist, some editions — 7 copies
The Dark Ships (1937) — Cover artist, some editions — 6 copies
The Naked Villainy (1961) — Cover artist, some editions — 6 copies
The Pocket Book of Dog Stories (1942) — Cover artist/designer, some editions — 5 copies
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (2014) — Cover artist, some editions — 4 copies
When the Owl Cries (2012) — Cover designer, some editions — 3 copies
Challenge for Three — Cover artist, some editions — 2 copies
A room for love — Cover artist, some editions — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Other names
IM-HO
Birthdate
1911-10-23
Date of death
1977-01-20
Gender
male
Education
Rhode Island School of Design
Relationships
Hoffman, David (son)
Nationality
USA
Disambiguation notice
Covers executed by IM-HO in the 1940's, especially those for Pocket Books and Popular Library, are attributed to Sol Immerman and H. Lawrence Hoffman or to Immerman and Robert Holly.  Most of the Holly IM-HO covers were executed for Pocket Books during 1941-1942.
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USA

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