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The Love Mill by Louis Malley Belmont 243 1961 Fine Great cover by Brule in the style of Charles Binger $6 Now $5

The Wildest Party by Sandy Jackson Award Books A165x Very Good - has waviness to it. but covers are clean. Cool Roy Lichtenstein style cover $5 Now $4

A Cold Wind in August by Burton Wohl Dell First Edition C120 Fine plus Cover art by Robert Abbett $6 SOLD to Tupenny Conan

The Sin of Susan Slade by Doris Hume Dell First Edition K104 Fine Plus Cover art by Robert McGinnis $6 SOLD to Tupenny Conan

Handsome's Seven Women by Theodore Pratt, an under-appreciated member of the "Florida Writers" Crest Book s481 Fine Cover art by Barye Phillips, the "King" of paperback cover artists. $6 Now $5 I read somewhere that this was based on the life of @Randall Dowling

Going to list a couple lower priced GGA cover books with just one picture to save time. There are so many cool covers and great reads out there. I am constantly surprised by the good writing in the random mystery/noir/sleaze books I read on a whim. The Homicidal Virgin by Brett Halliday Dell D437 VG/F Cover art by Robert McGinnis. I've read Mike Shaynes from all different periods and all great reads. $6 SOLD to Tupenny Conan

Six Nights of Mystery by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich) Popular Library #258 1950 $50 Now $40 A sought after noir collection with a great Rudolph Belarski pulp style GGA cover. Each story about a night in a different city. One of my favorite Woolrich collections. Fine minus. Solid spine, pages tight, has some light creasing to the covers but the pages are very light and the book has an excellent freshness to it not usually encountered.

Picture Quiz Book, Eye Clues for I.Q.'s Popular Library #223 1950 Probably the rarest Popular Library paperback outside of of the Puzzle Books $40 Now $32 Classic Alex Schomburg GGA cover, the rarest and most famous of his few vintage pb covers Very Good minus/Very Good - Solid copy, has a chip out of top spine, soiling to the cover edges. A chip and associated curls to back lower left cover edge. Pages are tanning but still supple. Despite the bunch of issues listed, the incredible central image is bold and bright and won't run you $100+ if you can find a better one.

Juvenile Delinquents by Lenard Kaufman Avon 433 1952 $12 Now $10 Raymond Johnson GGA cover on a classic JD title Very Good - looks Fine/Fine plus if not for some slight moisture to the pages. Super new and glossy looking. Tight binding pages tight with slight uneveness, slight page waviness from moisture. Paper is cream and supple. Cover is bold and bright. Overall a nice copy.

Madam is Dead by Robert Terrall Avon 284 1951 $18 Now $15 Pulp Fiction Vintage GGA, most likely by Bob Randall A really nice copy Fine plus. Solid spine, pages tight and supple. Super colors. Minimal edgewear and virtually no creasing. A very nice example of this classic cover vintage paperback.

Avon Fantasy Reader #4 1948 $18 Now $15 Classic Vintage Science Fiction/Fantasy Digest with great uncredited cover art. My unproven theory is that Weird Tales cover artist/swiper extraordinaire A.R. Tilburne did the covers for several of these early Avon Fantasy Readers, including this one. The Arrhenius Horror (1931) by P. Schuyler Miller; The Hollow Man (1933) by Thomas Burke; Conquerors' Isle (1946) by Nelson S. Bond; The Hoard of the Gibbelins (1911) by Lord Dunsany; The Derelict (1912) by William Hope Hodgson; The Man Upstairs (1947) by Ray Bradbury; The Planet of the Dead (1932) by Clark Ashton Smith; A Warning t the Curious (1925) by M. R. James; Defense (1947) by A. E. van Vogt Very Good plus/Fine minus - solid and complete with a strong spine and no missing pages - Slight slant but the cardboard covers are lightly creased and in nice shape. Pages are tanning but still supple and very readable. A nicely presenting copy of a classic vintage digest

Not a vintage paperback but in the same vein as the above and a great bargain read for any pulp fiction lover Famous Fantastic Mysteries, 30 Great Tales from Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Fantastic Novels, Edited by Stefa Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg Cover art by Virgil Finlay $18 Now $15 $5 shipping on this one. Unread beautiful copy, has a bump to cover corner and a few hints of storage wear to the dustwrapper, but a very pretty, glossy copy over all Collects "Behind the Curtain", by Francis Stevens "Pegasus", by Henry Kuttner "Fungus Isle", by Philip M. Fisher "John Ovington Returns", by Max Brand "Fishhead", by Irvin S. Cobb "The Outcast", by E. F. Benson "The Yellow Sign", by Robert W. Chambers "The Derelict", by William Hope Hodgson "The Novel of the White Powder", by Arthur Machen "The Highwayman", by Lord Dunsany "Daemon", by C. L. Moore "The Burial of the Rats", by Bram Stoker "The Day of the Deepies", by Murray Leinster "The Horror of the Heights", by Arthur Conan Doyle "The Lonesome Place", by August Derleth "The Shadow and the Flash", by Jack London "That Low", by Theodore Sturgeon "The Human Angle", by William Tenn "The Toys of Fate", by Tod Robbins "The Counter Charm", by Margaret St. Clair "Guardian Angel", by Arthur C. Clarke "Mimic", by Donald A. Wollheim "The Music of Erich Zann", by H. P. Lovecraft "The Dancing Partner", by Jerome K. Jerome "Lukundoo", by Edward Lucas White "The Man Who Collected Poe", by Robert Bloch "Thus I Refute Beelzy", by John Collier "Homecoming", by Ray Bradbury "Worms of the Earth", by Robert E. Howard

Worlds Of Weird Edited by Leo Margulies 1st Ed. Pyramid Books #R-1125 1965 $22 SOLD to NerV A collection (the first I believe) of Weird Tales pulp stories Virgil Finlay cover art. Fine/Very Fine - Uncreased unread copy. Perfect spine. No readers crease. Foxing to the inside covers and pages tanning as usual. A superior copy in every respect of an exceedingly difficult black cover book. \

Going to get some new listings kicked off early today, I'll have to take some breaks but will try to kick out as much fun as I can throughout the day. First up, some great stories with a gorgeous Virgil Finlay cover....

No, but I do have the much rarer and crazier first edition, Avon Monthly Novel digest #7. One of the craziest photo covers ever printed imho. James Hadley Chase was as hardboiled as a 12 minute egg. I consider all of these unfortunately titled books to be cultural artifacts, well worth preservation in their entirety

Another nice Harlequin, the 1st Pb edition of this Weinbaum favorite. I never thought I'd see one like this.

My Friday fun, just under the wire. Trying to collect Harlequins may be the most thankless task in paperbacking. Aside from the low print runs and foreign distribution, there's the crappy ink and cover paper that's almost always heavily creased and rubbed. I lucked into a couple of nice ones this week including this 1953 Harry Whittington classic, reprinted from the Phantom Digest original. A rare book in about the best shape possible for a Harlequin. Here's the Phantom Digest for reference. The beautiful George Gross cover was obviously repainted by a Harlequin artist.

Sweet work on that Ace run... and nice Maguire! I have some Friday fun but will have to post it later as I've got a few errands to run

So, based on discussions private and public, I'll send invoices for what's been taken so far and I'll keep the thread open until I have time to list new books, which I should be able to get to in the next week. I'll reference which page the new books start on when I get to listing them. I really appreciate all the comments, advice and takes and will do my best to keep it interesting.

Re-Cap with discounts - always open to offers, especially on multiples. Page 1 The Girl From Hollywood by Edgar Rice Burroughs Ace 28911, January 1977 $25 Now $20 The Eternal Savage by Edgar Rice Burroughs Ace F-234, October 1963 $15 Now $10 SOLD Whom The Gods Would Slay by Ivar Jorgensen (Paul Fairman) Belmont B50-849, December 1968 $15 Now $10 SOLD Nine Princes In Amber by Roger Zelazny Avon V2444 June 1972 $30 Now $24 The High Window by Raymond Chandler Pocket Books 320 1st Printing September 1945 $30 Now $25 SOLD Page 2 The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett Pocket Books 295 1st Printing May 1945 $35 Now $30 Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett Pocket Books 241 1st Printing October 1943 $40 Now $35 See What I Mean? Lewis Browne Avon 54 1944 Scarce Anti Nazi propaganda book $35 Now $28 If This Be Sin by Loren Wahl Avon Books No. 380 September 1952 $20 Now $15 Hell Bent With Jake by Russell La Due Avon Books No. 467 September 1952 $12 Now $10 Page 3 Killer To Come by Sam Merwin Jr. Galaxy Science Fiction Novel No. 22 1st PB, 1st Printing 1954 $10 Now $8 The Legion Of Space by Jack Williamson Galaxy Science Fiction Novel No. 2 1st PB, 1st Printing 1950 $12 Now $10 Page 4 Mockingbird by Walter Tevis Bantam 14144-9 1st Paperback Edition 1st Print April 1981 $50 Now $40 SOLD at 20% off to alecholland The Passion Murders by Day Keene Avon 684 1955 Great Pulp Fiction Noir by one of the best. $25 Now $20 Savage Bride by Cornell Woolrich Gold Medal No.136 1950 $50 Now $40 Page 5 Kiss My Fist by James Hadley Chase Eton Books E112 Second Printing May 1952 $75 Now $60 Honey In The Flesh by G.G. Fickling Pyramid Books G411 First Edition PBO May 1959 $40 Now $32 The Chuckling Fingers by Mabel Seeley Popular Library 231 1950 A very scarce Popular Library title $25 SOLD at 20% off to PopKulture The Applegreen Cat by Frances Crane Popular Library 344 May 1951 A very popular Popular cover. $20 Now $15 Batman - The Best of the Original Batman Signet D2939 Book No. 1 in the 1966 Series Stated 1st Printing March 1966 $45 Now $40 SOLD to Tupenny Conan Batman vs. The Joker Signet D2969 Book No. 3 in the 1966 Series Stated 1st Printing May 1966 $55 Now $50 SOLD to Tupenny Conan Batman vs. The Penguin Signet D2970 Book No. 4 in the 1966 Series Stated 1st Printing May 1966 $50 Now $45 SOLD to Tupenny Conan Superman Signet D2966 Stated 1st Printing May 1966 $50 Now $45 SOLD to Tupenny Conan Take all four DC Signets for $150 - This is how I was originally going to list them - they really belong together. Page 6 Pirates Of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs Ace 66502, March 1973 $8 Now $6 A Plot for Murder by Frederic Brown Bantam Book 735 1949 $20 Now $18 The Fabulous Clipjoint by Frederic Brown Bantam Book 302 1948 $20 Now $18 Women In Trouble by James Donner Monarch MB501 1959 $20 Now $18 Page 7 Bubu of Montparnasse Charles-Louis Philippe Avon 607 1954 Photo cover NICE copy. $20 Now $18 Murder Is My Mistress by Harry Whittington Graphic 41 1951 1sr Edition Paperback original $22 Now $20 Strange Witness Day Keene Graphic 58 1951 $22 Now $20 Lysistrata by Fletcher Flora Zenith ZB-16 1959 $20 Now $18 SOLD at 20% off to crassus Cockpit by Warwick Scott Lion Books 140 1st Edition Paperback original 1953 $20 Now $18 SOLD at 20% off to PopKulture The Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett Dell 129 1946 $45 Now $40 SOLD per PM Devil's Virgin Paul W. Fairman aka Ivar Jorgensen Bedside Books 979 1960 $30 Now $25 SOLD at 20% off to crassus SEXMAX by Hughes Cooper Pseudonym of George H Leonard Paperback Library 64-174 1st Edition Paperback Original 1969 $25 Now $20 SOLD to jimjum12 Page 9 Famous Fantastic Mysteries, 30 Great Tales from Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Fantastic Novels, Edited by Stefa Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg Cover art by Virgil Finlay $18 Now $15 $5 shipping on this one. GREAT READ with a GREAT COVER for the price of a Trade PB - a no brainer! Avon Fantasy Reader #4 1948 $18 Now $15 Madam is Dead by Robert Terrall Avon 284 1951 $18 Now $15 Juvenile Delinquents by Lenard Kaufman Avon 433 1952 $12 Now $10 1950's GGA JD for $10! Crazy! Picture Quiz Book, Eye Clues for I.Q.'s Popular Library #223 1950 Probably the rarest Popular Library paperback outside of of the Puzzle Books $40 Now $32 I can't believe no one has snagged this. Schomburg's greatest Mass Market GGA cover Six Nights of Mystery by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich) Popular Library #258 1950 $50 Now $40 An all time all star. Handsome's Seven Women by Theodore Pratt, an under-appreciated member of the "Florida Writers" Crest Book s481 Fine Cover art by Barye Phillips, the "King" of paperback cover artists. $6 Now $5 Great GGA Page 10 The Wildest Party by Sandy Jackson Award Books A165x Very Good - has waviness to it. but covers are clean. Cool Roy Lichtenstein style cover $5 Now $4 The Love Mill by Louis Malley Belmont 243 1961 Fine Great cover by Brule in the style of Charles Binger $6 Now $5 The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Harlequin Books 238 July 1953 $40 Now $32 Impossible to find un-rubbed. The best bargain here Shadow of the Mafia by Louis Malley. Monarch Books 105 1st Edition, PBO. December 1958. $15 Now $12 Beautiful GGA Love Trap by Lionel White. Signet Books 1204 1st Printing. May 1955 $22 Now $18 Scarce and Schulz GGA Our Friends From Frolix 8 by Philip K. MR. Ace 64400 June 1970. First Book Edition, PBO precedes the SFBC Hardcover. $25 Now $20 The Spider #4 Grant Stockbridge DEATH REIGN OF THE VAMPIRE KING/PAIN EMPEROR $15 Now $12 The Spider #5 Grant Stockbridge JUDGMENT OF THE DAMNED/MASTER OF THE FLAMING HORDE $25 Now $20

Thanks - I try to give some information on each book because I know that everyone doesn't know vintage paperbacks like hard core collectors do. I am going to attempt a recap with some reduced prices if that helps

Thanks, that's very helpful info

I think I'm just going to offer some discounts tonight and am debating whether to try to keep the thread open and list more another day. It's very time consuming so I can't keep doing it every day. I'm not sure how long people keep threads going? Is there an etiquette to it? If I do list more I might not be able to until Thursday.

I will in the vintage paperbacks thread

I don't often get chances to take home Enoch Bolles cover mags. But when I can, I do 😍 🔥