The 
Books: "Shaft"
United States Paperback Edition, Early Printings:
Publication Info:
A Bantam Book, published by arrangement with The Macmillan Company.
Printing History:
- Macmillan edition published April 1971. [probably hardcover]
- Bantam edition published July 1971, First Printing.
Copyright 1970 by Ernest Tidyman.
Front Cover Text:
Shaft has no prejudices. He'll kill anyone - black or white. / A Novel by Ernest Tidyman / Shaft /
MGM Presents Shaft, A Stirling Silliphant-Roger Lewis Production, Directed by Gordon Parks, Produced by Joel Freeman, Introducing Richard Roundtree.
Back Cover Text:
Who is John Shaft? / A black Bogart who says the Revolution is a new way to chase chicks...the Mafia is a meatball...and life is going to screw you if you don't screw it. John Shaft is a private eye. John Shaft is a black man made of muscle and ice. Shaft by Ernest Tidyman.
United States Paperback Edition, Later Printings:
Publication Info:
A Bantam Book, published by arrangement with The Macmillan Company.
Printing History:
- Macmillan edition published April 1971. [probably hardcover]
- Bantam edition published July 1971, Seventh Printing.
Copyright 1970 by Ernest Tidyman.
Front Cover Text:
Shaft has no prejudices. He'll kill anyone - black or white. / A Novel by Ernest
Tidyman / Shaft / Shaft's his name. Shaft's his game. / MGM presents Shaft,
A Stirling Silliphant-Roger Lewis Production, Directed by Gordon Parks,
Produced by Joel Freeman, Introducing Richard Roundtree, Screenplay by Ernest Tidyman and John D. F. Black.
Back Cover Text:
Who is John Shaft? / A black Bogart who says the Revolution is a new way to chase chicks...the Mafia is a meatball...and life is going to screw you if you don't screw it. John Shaft is a private eye. John Shaft is a black man made of muscle and ice. Shaft by Ernest Tidyman.
Early British Paperback Edition:
Publication Info:
Corgi
Front Cover Text:
Shaft has no prejudices. He'll kill anyone - black or white.
Recent British Paperback Edition:
Publication Info:
Bloomsbury Film Classics - The Original Novel
Printing History:
- Macmillian edition published 1971.
- Bloomsbury edition published 1997.
Copyright 1970 by Ernest Tidyman.
Back Cover Text:
Hotter than Bond, Cooler than Bullitt. / Shaft's his name. Shaft's his game.
Library of Congress info for "Shaft":
Author: Tidyman, Ernest.
Title: Shaft.
Published: [New York] Macmillan [1970]
Description: 188 p. 21 cm.
LC Call No.: PZ4.T5588Sh; Alternative class.: PS3570.I3
Dewey No.: 813/.5/4
Control No.: 70096450
Copyright 01998-02000 by Karl Reinsch, karl at rockin-r dot net
Early British paperback cover scan supplied by Steve Aldous.
Last modified: 28 May 02000