#7 The Mystery of the Fiery Eye

By Robert Arthur, 1967
1967 RH hardbound. Harry Kane cover art.
1984 RH Keyhole paperback. Robert Adragna cover art.
1978 RH paperback. Stephen Marchesi cover art.
1998 RH Latest Issue paperback. Bill Dodge cover art.
1980 Scholastic paperback. Charles Liese cover art.
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Random House Trade and GLB Hardbound Editions

First Printed: 1967 
Cover Art: Harry Kane 
Internal Illustrations: Harry Kane
ISBN's: Trade Ed. 0-394-81661-7; GLB 0-394-91661-1

Trade Edition First Printing Identifier: Lists to "The Mystery of the Silver Spider" on the back cover.

Other Trade Edition First Printing Traits: 
- Matte cover finish 
- Blue graveyard endpapers 
- No ISBN on the back cover

Notes: The title list on the back cover of this book is usually printed with yellow ink but books which list either 20 or 22 titles are printed in black.
Random House First Paperback Edition

"Marchesi Cover"

First Printed: 1978 
Cover Art: Stephen Marchesi 
Internal Illustrations: Harry Kane
ISBN: 0-394-83770-3

First Printing Identifier: 1234567890 number line on the copyright page.
Scholastic Book Services Paperback Edition

First Printed: March 1980 
Cover Art: Charles Liese 
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 0-590-30328-7

First Printing Identifier: 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 number line on the copyright page.
Random House Revised Paperback Edition

"Keyhole Cover"

First Printed: 1984 
Cover Art: Robert Adragna 
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 0-394-86407-7

First Printing Identifier: 1234567890 number line on the copyright page.

Notes: This title with the Marchesi Cover art was printed at least up through 1983. This title and "Skeleton Island" never transitioned to the Hitchcock Paperback format with the Adragna cover art like every other Marchesi paperback did. Instead, it was next published by Random House in 1984 in the Keyhole Cover format.
Random House "Dodge" Paperback Edition

"Dodge Cover"

First Printed: 1998 
Cover Art: Bill Dodge 
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 0-394-86407-7

First Printing Identifier: 6 7 8 9 0 number line on the copyright page.

Notes: 
1.) Confusion Alert!  This title is a continuation of the Revised "Keyhole" Paperback Edition (which had 5 printings) but with new cover art.  The ISBN's are the same and the same printing plates were utilized.
2.) Confusion Alert!  Random House also issued a hardbound library edition with the Dodge Covers.  The ISBN found inside the hardbound edition is the same as that found in the paperback edition but the ISBN on the back cover is different: 0-613-unknown.
Hollow Tree Press Paperback Edition (Print on Demand)

First Printed: June 10, 2024, Amazon; July 20, 2024, Barnes & Noble 
Jacket Design: Elizabeth Arthur
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 979-8-322-89716-3 Amazon; 979-8-331-43385-7 B&N

First Printing Identifier: None. However, the books printed by Amazon will have the city and the date that the book was manufactured printed on one of the last blank pages of the book.

Notes: 
1.) This edition utilizes the 1985 Revised Text.
2.) This book features a 2-page "About the Author" section and 12 pages of Endnotes covering Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Arthur, Cursed Gemstones, and Sundials.