Number 6

I'll have one more to add, but I have to take some pictures of it this weekend.

DYING INSIDE by Robert Silverberg "A-10.72 (V)" stated on copyright page as called for a true 1st edition, dust jacket correctly priced at $6.95, red paper covered boards with black titles to spine. Book: Fine, a bit of pushing to the head of the spine. Binding is tight and firm, feels like an unread copy. Dust Jacket: Near Fine, unclipped. A bit of wear to the top corners of the front panel and slight wear with an associated crease to the bottom corner of the front panel. Now in a removable protective dust jacket cover. $35.00 shipped in the U.S.

JIZZLE by John Wyndham "FIRST PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN IN MCMLIV" stated on copyright page, 1st UK and true 1st edition/1st printing with no other printings listed in 2nd state dust jacket (10 titles listed on the rear panel and priced 15s net). Red cloth covered boards with silver titles to the spine. Author's first short story collection. Title story was filmed as "Maria" for the 7th season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Book: Near Fine closer to Fine, a small spot and slight blistering to front pastedown. Dust Jacket: Near Fine, unclipped and correctly priced (for a 2nd state) at 15s net. Some slight wear and bending to edges and corners. Impact color break to top left corner of front panel at spine with very tiny puncture. Sune shadow to top of rear panel. Some faint foxing spots to reverse of front panel with no show-through. Now in a removable protective dust jacket cover. $135.00 shipped in the U.S.

THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS by John Wyndham "First published by Michael Joseph LTD" stated on copyright page. 1st UK and true first edition/first printing with no other printings noted. Black cloth covered boards with gold titles to the spine. Filmed 4 times, most notably in 1960 as Village of the Damned starring George Saunders and Barbara Shelly and remade in 1995 by John Carpenter starring Chrisopher Reeve and Kirstie Alley. Pringle's list of Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels. Book: Near Fine closer to Fine, touch of dust soiling to top of page block, slight offsetting to endpapers and front/rear pastedowns (not as bad as usual for this book). Dust Jacket: Near Fine, unclipped and correctly priced at 13s 6d net. A faint spot just below "the author" at the top area of the front panel. Slight soiling to the white areas of the front, spine and rear panel. A strip of the orange a the top of the front panel and the orange on the spine panel just slightly faded. Slight crease to the women's skirt on the spine panel. Now in a removable protective dust jacket cover. $425.00 shipped in the U.S.

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I find this part a bit suspect. Everyone knows shark repellent comes in aerosol form.

Bump as some of these start ending in about 30 minutes. As someone else politely put it, the bidding has been “subdued”. Edit to add: Well. Clearly that was a mistake.

I think the first Sturgeon-specific pb collection with this story is Aliens 4 by Avon, cover art is Powers-esque but not great. Looks like the first paperback to feature the Killdozer on the cover is a French pb from ‘71.

Anyone know what’s going on with their Prime Auction? Auction listings say they open on the 6th but we’re several hours into the 7th and bidding still isn’t open. Is this normal for them?

The film is one of my top favorite Hitchcock’s, Bruno is great. Yes, the book is different, but not in a bad way, just different, much more of noir. You hear the phrase “haunted by guilt” but Strangers on a Train is the one book I’ve read that most effectively conveys that feeling, to the point it made me uncomfortable at times.

Picked these up recently. Not in the best shape, but I got them mainly for reading and they are both first editions/first printings. Mists of Dawn is Oliver’s first book too. Thought the Schomburg jacket art might be of interest here.

Thought I’d give My Comic Shop Prime auction a try, I have these books that will open for bidding this weekend.

Just one more bump as these start ending today in about 10 hours. Prices on most of these are pretty anemic so far so you might get a decent deal.

The last book I won a couple months ago was shipped FedEx. But I don’t buy from them enough to know if that’s who they use all the time.

Yeah, because most of the people who entered that contest probably weren't old enough to even drive, let alone be entrusted with a Camaro. A lot of contests have an option to take a cash-equivalent of the prize. I wonder if whoever one this had their parents step in and say "Nah, we're taking the cash to pay for collage, braces, etc."