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The Languages of Pao by Jack Vance Ace F-390 First paperback edition. Beautiful cover art by Gray Morrow $15 Fine/VF Bright whites, square and glossy. Pages tight and supple. Tiny bits of edgewear. Usual page toning. A gorgeous copy of a 59 year old book.

Ace D-7 "So Dead My Love" by Harry Whittington. A paperback original by one of the greatest PBO writers. Incredible bondage/whipping GGA cover by Pulp legend Rafael DeSoto. Backed with "I The Executioner" by Stephen Ransome. Cover by Harry Barton. $35 SOLD to OtherEric The first couple of Ace mysteries are very tough and the two Whittington titles especially so. This was my top copy for several years. Higher grade copies are very rare and just don't show up and would cost a pretty penny when they do. I'd call this one Good Plus/VG Minus. Solid and square, it still retains gloss. Has a bit of creasing but edgewear is the most prevalent defect. The central images are intact nicely. Pages toned as usual and there is uneven-ess in the page block, which is common in the early Aces. Despite the accumulation of defects, this is a very presentable copy of a must-have vintage Ace PB Double.

Gonna get this thread started up again here with one I said I was going to post last night but forgot to. Golden Voyager by Simon Finch Pan Books 0 330 25590 8 Stated 2nd Printing 1979. $25 SOLD to JRBaxter Incredible wrap-around cover by Frank Frazetta. Scarce in any condition over here. Very Good Plus. This copy is unread and glossy. Has a hairline crease at spine, surface scratching, mostly on the back cover that doesn't break color. Very lightly toned inside. A pretty copy of a great cover.

@Randall Dowling will take those off your hands

Thanks!

It's on your pile. I had a feeling that was gonna go quick!

Thank you sir! Great book!

That's it for tonight I have a few things to do but I'll be posting plenty more through the weekend

Signet D2969 Batman vs. The Joker Book No. 3 in the 1966 Series $60 SOLD to Tupenny Conan Very scarce in glossy unread condition like this. I've been upgrading this series for several years now and 95% are trashed, another 5% VG-ish and a few here and there that look like this one. I'll call this one Very Good plus. It appears Fine or better but has a crease down the back cover that doesn't break color. Still an amazing survivor.

Doc Savage The Stone Man by Kenneth Robeson. Bantam Q6419 $8 #81 in the Doc Savage series. Cover art by Fred Pfeiffer Very Good Plus. Solid glossy copy. Spine has stress lines but appears lightly read. Light cover wear and has age toning.

That's it for the Popular's (for today anyway) - on with some pulp/comic goodness. The Phantom Detective "The Green Glare Murders" by Robert Wallace Regency Suspense Novel CR111 $12 SOLD to SpideyFein Phantom Detective Book #11. Cover art by Robert Bonfils. Very Good/Very Good Plus. Spine has a tear and bend but otherwise appears like an unread copy. Spine is square and tight. Pages tight, supple with the usual toning. A very nice appearing copy.

The Magnificent Courtesan by Lozania Prole. Popular Library #334. $20 Let's call Rudolph Belarski's headlights here "prominent" One of the many amazing GGA covers in his long run at Popular. Very Good Plus/Near Fine. Square and glossy. Pages tight and supple. Minimal wear. A gorgeous copy.

Tales of Chinatown Sax Rohmer Popular Library 217 $50 Better than the copy I offered last time. SOLD @20% off to mstrange Iconic Rudolph Belarski GGA cover art. One of the most recognized and reprinted covers in the Vintage Paperback hobby. Very Good+ Solid tight binding, pages tight and supple. Old light water mark on a couple of interior pages. Only a hint of edgewear. A superior copy of a top classic cover.

A Girl For Danny by William Ard, Popular Library #502 $25 SOLD to SpideyFein Ard was a top noir writer in the 50's. Another gorgeous Rafael DeSoto GGA cover art. More gorgeous headlights floozies from the time when Popular had painted covers on front and back. Very Good Plus. Spine is solid with slight slant. Covers are glossy, pages tight and supple. Minimal wear. A pretty copy.

Naked In The Night by John Cleary, Popular Library #634 $20 SOLD @20% off to Outerboroguy Beautiful Rafael DeSoto GGA cover art. Gorgeous headlights floozies front and back. Popular Library rules! Near Fine. Square and incredibly glossy. Pages tight and supple. Light pencil marked on top page edges. Minimal wear. A gorgeous copy that would be hard to improve.

Her Life To Live by Oriana Atkinson. Popular Library #307. $30 SOLD @20% off to Outerboroguy A spectacular Earle K. Bergey GGA cover of a wild dancer getting her clothes ripped off by some Catskill Mountain yokels. A classic for sure. Very Good Plus. Square and glossy. Pages tight and supple. Some very light creases. Minimal wear. A pretty copy of a great Bergey cover.

Revolt of the Triffids John Wyndham Popular Library 411 $35 A much better copy than the one I offered last time. SOLD to piper One of Earle K. Bergey's most famous paperback covers with headlights, aliens, great coloring, you name it. A cornerstone book. Very Good. Spine is solid, slight slant, pages tight, creamy and supple. Covers are glossy with light cover creasing and wear. A very collectible copy of one of the great Science Fiction paperbacks.

Ok, getting back to the matter at hand here. I'm going to post a group of excellent Popular Library's and then a few more comic/pulp related PB's including a very scarce British Frazetta PB.

Thank you sir! Great choices!

I'm going to take a break, clean the thread a little and let my phone recharge, I'm listing from scratch today so just pulling and listing through my phone. I have plenty more to list this week. I may switch gears to some classic Popular Library books with GGA covers by the pulp greats for the next stack.

Ace 49291 The Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Cover and interiors by Frank Frazetta. I believe this is the 1969 second Ace edition per ISFDB. Fine/VF A structurally stunning copy. Bright and glossy. Virtually no wear. Only interior toning keeps it from looking brand new. Amazing for a 54 year old book. $15 SOLD to mrlatko

Ace F-306 Earth's Last Citadel by C.L. Moore and Henry Kuttner. 1st Book Edition. Spectacular Alex Schomburg cover art. He only did a few for Ace. Very Good Plus. Tough to grade this book in general. The black cover shows everything. Very light edgewear and some hairline creases and rubbing on back cover. Appears very lightly read. Pages toned as usual. A pretty copy. $15 SOLD to TupennyConan

Ace D-509 Star Hunter by Andre Norton. 1st Book Edition. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. The Beast Master by Andre Norton. Cover by Ed Valigursky. VG/VG Plus. Solid square and glossy. Hairline reader creases, light edgewear. Pages toned as usual. Appears lightly read. A pretty copy overall. $12 SOLD to OtherEric

Ace D-497 Wandl The Invader by Ray Cummings (1st Book Edition) Cover by Ed Valigursky. I Speak For Earth by Keith Woodcott. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. VG/VG Plus. Solid square and glossy. Hairline reader crease on "I Speak", light edgewear. Pages toned as usual. Appears unread or very lightly read. A pretty copy overall. $12

Bargain Lot of Ace Frazettas. F-205, F-247 and F-280. Clean copies that have been read but not trashed. Call them Good plus readers, they still display well. $18 for the lot and all 3 will ship for the same $4 as one book. SOLD to mrlatko