Surfing Alien

Since most of what I listed today sold, I'm going to drop the 30% off sale for the remaining stock right now through tomorrow evening.  There's lot's of cool books still untook, including some Maguires (gasp!) scarce 1sts and pulpy good cover art books so feel free to dig around if you were close but wanted a better price

On 4/28/2024 at 9:13 PM, mstrange said:

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Ok, that will be all for this sale except I'll drop this here for fun since I mentioned it

Reefer Girl by Jane Manning    Cameo Books No. 330   PBO    1953      $850    FIRM

This Rudy Nappi cover is the ultimate fridge magnet. The last two copies I know of sold for close to $900 and $1050

Square and glossy with light wear to the spine, thin crease on back, light bends here and there. A very nice looking copy of one of the top books.  Further inquiries are welcome.

The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft       Bart House #12      1945        $90 

Lovecraft's second mass market paperback and very hard to find in any condition, this one is real nice.

Fine Plus.  Solid tight binding, pages tight and supple. White pages and inside covers. Unfaded spine with a bit of ripple from glue shrinkage. Faint reader crease on front, none on the back.

The Weird Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft  Bart House #4 1945    $90

One of the hobby's great classic covers. Lovecraft's first mass market paperback and becoming very hard to find in higher grade.

Fine Plus. Solid tight binding, pages tight and supple. Great page quality, bright white and the interior covers are bright white as well. Strong colors, they are usually faded. Front is uncreased, the back has a couple of light creases, light edgewear.

Okay, I got a couple more here then going to wrap it up.

Replenishing Jessica  by Maxwell Bodenheim    Avon No. 191   1949       $25

Fresh, unread copy with an early, elegant Raymond Johnson Good Girl cover

VF minus. Square and unread, has light edgewear to spine edges, a faint crease, a spot of foxing to back.  A pretty thing.

On 4/28/2024 at 8:16 PM, goldust40 said:

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"Goldie Goes West" 

Showdown at Yellow Butte by Jim Mayo (Pseudonym of Louis L'Amour) / Outlaw River by Bliss Lomax     Ace D-38    1953      $25

Twin Norman Saunders covers on this early Ace that is highly collected for the L'Amour PBO 1st Edition.  

Fine/Fine plus.   Square and tight with great color. Small wear at the edges. A nice copy overall

The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler  Pocket Books No. 1044    1st Printing   January 1955       $40

A spectacular copy from the Pocket Book Chandler series.     "Killer" Good Girl by Tom Dunn.

VF/NM  Unread glossy and square with no wearing away of the silver spine edge. Almost no wear.

Free Lovers by Jack Woodford    Avon Special   NN#6    1951     $85

Super big Good Girl pin-up by Bill Randall. A top Avon GGA digest that is tough in anywhere close to decent condition. I'll regret selling her

Very fresh and glossy with clean staples. Small corner crease on the back, a few tiny chews at the edges and a bit of dirt on the covers but it still packs a wallop.

Make Mine A Shroud by Michael Storme   Leisure Library No. 4         1952    $60

A much higher grade than usual copy of this classic Heade cover digest.

VF/VF Plus   Square bright and glossy with sharp corners. Super clean, without the usual staining on the back that is found on many

Avon Fantasy Reader No. 16    Digest of Weird Tales stories edited by Donald A. Wollheim   1951    $25 

Robert Bloch cover story, awesome nude Good Girl riding the sea dragon cover art by Robert Crowl. One of the Tougher AFR's in nice shape

Fine/Fine plus.  Solid and tight with great color. Slight rust to staples, minor staining on back.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley  Bantam Books  A1071  1951 1st PB edition.       $40

A nicely presenting copy of the Dystopian classic.  Cover art by Charles Binger.

Fine/Fine Plus.   Square, tight and glossy. Has a light reader crease, edgewear and a small chip out of the upper back cover.

Dope, Inc. by Joachim Joesten    Avon Books A538   1953      $40

Bargain copy of a classic Dope cover

First page has a large clip to it, back is scratched as usual, otherwise a pretty nice looking copy of a fridge magnet book.

The Reef by Keith Wheeler    Popular Library No. 403    1952    $18

Beautiful uncredited GGA, looks like Willard Downes work to me.

Fine Plus/VF Minus. Bright and glossy with a faint reader crease and light surface wear.

The Chuckling Fingers by Mabel Seeley   Popular Library No. 231  1950     $25

Nice Rudolph Belarski headlights cover from his Golden Age period at Popular.

Fine Plus. Square and tight with good color and gloss. A few faint creases to the corners and some edgewear. A good looking copy.

Revolt of the Triffids by  John Wyndham      Popular Library 411  1st PB    1952    $45  

A very nice copy of this Bergey classic cover with headlights, aliens, great coloring, you name it.  The best one I've sold.

Fine Plus. Deep colors, spine is solid, with slight slant, pages tight.  Light reader crease and a mild crease on the cover. A bit of rubbing and surface wear.  Very collectible.

Thanks to all of you   I'm going to take a break to do some grilling for the wonderful Mrs.     I plan to get back and finish this run around 6PM EST so stay tuned...

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey    Signet Books No. T2240  1st Printing February 1963     $40

Finding the 1st printing of this is like finding a needle in the haystack of a zillion printings that were done. Finding it without creases is even tougher.

Fine Plus/VF minus.  Tough black cover is square, tight and bright. Has little bits of edgewear, mostly on the spine edges, but no big creases or other defects

The Vengeful Virgin by Gil Brewer   Crest Book No. 238   PBO  1958      $20

That red hair Brewer's guys always fall for these crazy beeshes and they take him down...every...single...time

Unread copy with very little wear. It has an uneven dust shadow that I am marking down for.  Still displays well.

On 4/28/2024 at 3:17 PM, goldust40 said:

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She's top shelf for sure

A Lady Named Lou by Donald Henderson Clarke   Avon Special (NN) #2  1949     $75

Ray Johnson stripper in the spotlight cover on this rare digest. One of my favorites. I really shouldn't be selling these Avon Big Girl digests but I can't keep everything.

Fine minus/Fine.   Tight and bright with clean staples (rare!) Small split to lower spine, a bit of wear around the edges but a nice looking example overall.

The Youngest Harlot  by Jay Carpenter  Newsstand Library U130   PBO 1960      $40

Another killer sleaze title, this one JD related. Headlights cover not signed like Shanty Girl, but likely Bonfils as well.

VF minus/VF   Tight, glossy and new looking. No creases, just a few tiny bits of edgewear, slight curl to the book at spine from storage.