Surfing Alien

Once Off Guard by J.H. Wallis Popular Library No. 385 1951 $35 SOLD to johnenock Basis for the 1944 film noir "Woman in the Window" - a scarce book in any edition and this is a very nice high grade copy with great uncredited cover art. VF minus/VF Has a hairline reader crease and light indent on back cover, that's about it!

Burmese Days by George Orwell Popular Library No. 459 1952 $12 SOLD to Goldust40 Nice GGA cover art in the style of Barye Phillips but uncredited. Pretty racy back cover blurb, Orwell didn't shy from controversy. In nice shape with some spine stresses and an odd bindery flaw, one page was bound out of sync and sticks out a little (not loose, very tight in the binding)

I guess it's a George Mayers kind of day... Jasmine Street by Clifford Dowdey Popular Library Giant G119 1953 $15 SOD to Goldust40 Beautiful GGA cover from the great period at Popular when they put art on the front and back. Mayers signature on the back cover art At 480 pages, this is truly a Giant of a book. Very hard to find these fat volumes in such nice shape. Has a light crease on upper front and a bit of edgewear. Incredible whites on that phat spine (pictured)

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux Dell Books No. 24 1943 $30 A classic horror with ghostly Gerald Gregg cover art. Slightly smaller "Giant Eyeball" logo, still much larger than on later numbers. Mapback of the Paris Opera House Tight with great color. Has spine slant, a few creases and wear at upper right of the back cover.

The Lone Wolf by Joseph Louis Vance Dell Books No. 10 1943 $15 SOLD to Goldust40 Gerald Gregg Art Deco cover art with the "Giant Eyeball" logo, much larger than on later numbers, and a nice mapback of Paris These first 10 Dells have such a great "Golden Age" feel to them, and are pretty tough to find not trashed. This one is square and tight, with light creasing and some waviness to the pages from old moisture exposure.

Avon Ghost Reader Avon No. 90 1946 $20 SOLD to Goldust40 That "Hand"! Early original Avon collection featuring Lovecraft's "Dunwich Horror" and other ghostly greats A super solid copy with great color and pages. Has creases on the cover but they barely break any color. Much better than usual for this one.

Little Caesar by W.R. Burnett Avon No. 66 1945 $35 Great cover art by pulp star, Paul Stahr. Re-used on the comic book Lucky Luciano and Murder, Inc. Square and tight without creases. Has staining to the bottom of the book, pages are browning and chipping at the edges. All that said, it's still a nice looking copy of a tough "Stone Cold Classic"

Goldie takes lots of nice books - but he lets other kids play in the sandbox too Does take some sifting tho

Great book!

That's Chicago baybee As noted on the back cover, Algren had a way of making them human.

The Neon Wilderness by Nelson Algren Avon No. 424 1952 $75 SOLD to Godust40 Famous Ray Johnson street walker cover, re-used on the Avon comic Intimate Confessions No. 1. This is the second numbering of the book with the great blurb at the top added (and laminated) No annoying creases, tight and complete with some page uneveness. Light wear to base of spine. Super glossy with near perfect lamination. A nice looking copy of a book that has become very tough.

The Divine Passion by Vardis Fisher Pyramid R419 1959 $35 Spectacular Bob Maguire cover on this. Always considered a classic - I could look at it for days Square tight and bright with minimal creasing. Has some edgewear and staining to the bottom page edges. Bone white pages!

The Big Fake by Murray Forbes Pyramid No. 97 1953 $25 SOLD to Goldust40 Classic Marilyn Monroe cover art, probably by George Gross A nice copy but "William Weiland" stamped his name around the page edges and on the first page. Does not affect the great art at all.

The Creepers by John Creasey Avon No. 563 1954 $15 "Creepy" Al Rossi GGA cover art on this pretty little Avon Square, tight and glossy with just a little wear to the corners.

The Damon Runyon Story by Ed Weiner Popular Library No. 220 1950 $20 SOLD to Goldust40 Literally flaming hot Earle K. Bergey Good Girl cover art on this one Fine Plus Square and tight with nice color. Has a spine crack in the middle that doesn't detract much at all

Eastern Shame Girl Avon No. 127 1947 $15 SOLD to TheComicsPreacher Nice bargain copy of one of the great early Avons with the classic George Mayers cover art. The last of the Avon "Picture Frame" covers Worn at the head of the spine, some light creasing and a couple of small color flecks.

Turn of the Table by Jonathan Stagge Popular Library No. 267 August 1950 $25 Great Belarski GGA cover art on this quasi-sci-fi "Vampire" murder tale. Tough to grade - pages are a bit warped but covers are pretty nice with some light creasing. Great colors.

Home Is The Hangman by Richard Sale Popular Library No. 205 1949 $25 SOLD to Goldust40 Gorgeous Belarski cover art on this one Fine/Fine Plus Front cover is nice - has some wear on the back. An attractive copy overall

The Sour Lemon Score by Richard Stark (Donald Westlake) Gold Medal R2037 1st Edition 1969 $25 SOLD to OuterboroGuy A very nice glossy VF copy of the true 1st edition of the 4th "Parker" mystery. Outstanding McGinnis bondage cover

Let's get started with a nice Ace Double: Ace D-447 BOB McKNIGHT Kiss the Babe Goodbye and D-447b J. M. FLYNN (aka JAY FLYNN) The Hot Chariot 1960 $20 SOLD to Goldust40 Sweet Bob Maguire cover on The Hot Chariot. Nice Fine plus looking copy, has a some light NCB creases and a small spine split at bottom of the "Kiss" side - a pleasing looking copy over all

RECAP: P. 1 The Sour Lemon Score by Richard Stark (Donald Westlake) Gold Medal R2037 1st Edition 1969 $25 Turn of the Table by Jonathan Stagge Popular Library No. 267 August 1950 $25 The Creepers by John Creasey Avon No. 563 1954 $15 The Divine Passion by Vardis Fisher Pyramid R419 1959 $35 P. 2 Little Caesar by W.R. Burnett Avon No. 66 1945 $35 The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux Dell Books No. 24 1943 $30 Once Off Guard by J.H. Wallis Popular Library No. 385 1951 $35 P. 4 Violent Streets by Dale Kramer Signet No. 1226 1st Printing 1955 $30 Octagon House by Phoebe Atwood Taylor Dell No. 171 1947 $8 P. 5 That Girl On The River by Ted Fox Popular Library Eagle EB38 1955 $20 A Man In Her House by William Johnston Midwood Books No. F178 1962 $25 P. 6 The Doll's Trunk Murder by Helen Reilly Popular Library 211 1949 $60 Two kinda beat but complete early Ace's D-61 and D-69 from 1954 with two PBO's in there $10 Tough Kid From Brooklyn Robert Mende 2nd numbering of this title. Avon T-99 1955 $15 P. 8 Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Hunt Collins (Pseudonym of Evan Hunter) Pyramid G214 1956 $15 Takeoff by Cyril. M. Kornbluth Pennant P15 1953 $12 The Undying Fire by Fletcher Pratt Ballantine Books No. 25 1953 1st Edition $15 Expedition To Earth by Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books No. 52 1953 1st Edition $10 P. 9 Brain Wave by Poul Anderson Ballantine No. 80 1st Edition $25 The Sex War by Sam Merwin Beacon No. 284/Galaxy Science Fiction Novel No. 42 1st PB Edition 1960 $40 Mission Interplanetary by A.E. Van Vogt Signet No. 914 1st PB 1952 $15 Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak Bantam Books #819 1st mass paperback edition, 1st Printing 1950 $40 Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice Ballantine Books 28126 4th Printing December 1979 $45 P. 10 Stranger In A Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein Avon V-2056 5th Print Print January 1966 $15 No Time Like the Future by Nelson Bond Avon T-80 1954 $12 The Mars Monopoly/ The Man Who Lived Forever by Jerry Sohl, Anna Hunger, R. DeWitt Miller Ace Double D-162 $8 The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson, Gold Medal S577 1956 $40 P. 11 Fools Die on Friday by Erle Stanley Gardner writing as A.A. Fair Dell 2670 New Dell Edition Dec. 1961 $20 P. 12 The Silken Nightmare by Carter Brown Signet G2400 First Printing 1963 $15 Scandalous by Ralph Carter Century Book No. 91 1947 $20 Wild Fruit by Joan Sherman (Pseudonym of Peggy Gaddis) Beacon B367 PBO 1960 $35 P. 13 Planet of the Dreamers by John D. MacDonald Pocket Books 943 1st Print 1953 $10 P. 14 Adventures on Other Planets ed. Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books S-133 1st Edition 1955 $8 First to the Stars by Rex Gordon Ace Books D-405 1959 $5 The Man Who Upset The Universe (Foundation and Empire) by Isaac Asimov Ace D-125 1st PB, 1st Printing 1955 $12 Space On My Hands by Fredric Brown Bantam 1077 1st Print 1952 $18 The Colour Out of Space and Others by H. P. Lovecraft Lancer Books 74-501 1969 $22 Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos Vol. 1 H.P. Lovecraft Ballantine 03226 2nd Printing 1973 $25 The Lurking Fear H.P. Lovecraft Ballantine 03230 3rd Printing 1973 $25 P. 15 The Tomb and Other Tales H.P. Lovecraft Ballantine 03228 3rd Printing 1973 $30 Tales from the House of Mystery #1 by Jack Oleck Warner Paperback Library 0-446-75226-6 1st edition, 1st Print 1973 $90 for the pair Tales from The House Of Mystery: Volume 2 by Jack Oleck Warner Paperback Library 0-446-75256-8 1st Edition 1st Print 1973 Please Send Me Absolutely Free by Arkady Leokum Popular Library No. 366 September 1951 $30 P. 16 Dragonslayer - The Official Movie Adaptation Marvel Illustrated Books 02434 1st Edition 1982 $22 Echo in the Skull by John Brunner/ Rocket to Limbo by Alan E. Nourse Ace D-385 1st Edition 1959 $10 To the Tombaugh Station by Wilson Tucker / Earthman, Go Home! by Poul Anderson Ace D-479 1st Edition 1960 $10 Six-Gun Western Magazine December 1950 Rare digest sized $35 P. 17 The Kidnaper by Robert Bloch Lion Books No. 185 PBO January 1954 $60 Into Plutonian Depths by Stanton A. Coblentz Avon Books No. 281 1st Edition 1950 $40 Strange Mistress by James Clayford Astro Books No. 18 No date, probably 1949 $30 Off Beat Detective Stories January 1960 Bullet through the ear cover $40 P. 18 Seminole by Theodore Pratt Gold Medal 369 1st Printing January 1954 $30 Wild Parties by Max Lief Novel Library No. 40 1st PB edition 1950 $40 P. 20 The Chuckling Fingers by Mabel Seeley Popular Library No. 231 1950 $25 Dope, Inc. by Joachim Joesten Avon Books A538 1953 $40 P. 21 Free Lovers by Jack Woodford Avon Special NN#6 1951 $85 Flesh and Females by Harmon Bellamy Quarter Books No. 66 1950 $25

The one rule I promised the wife about my collection overflow is that I will always be able to push it all into the closet and close the door, since our playroom doubles as a guest room occasionally. Well, I've bought several hundred paperbacks already this year and there's no way that door is going to close unless I sort through them and sell some books so there's this thread now. I'm going to start with mysteries and good girls but have a nice collection of science fiction and comic related stuff to show later as well. I've been buying selling and trading Vintage pb's since the Hancer Price Guide came out back in the 80's. Been on Ebay since 1998 with 100% positive feedback. I tend to grade paperbacks in the manner of current pulp grading: Poor/Fair/Good/Very Good/Fine/Very Fine I'm a high grade collector so my books are almost all Very Good and better if they're available in those grades. Many pre-1960 books just aren't available in high grade often so I try to find solid Good-Very Good ones if I can. The rules for this thread are: -No HoS or Probation list buyers -I will ship to Canada but will have to quote shipping options. -Payment via Venmo or Paypal preferred. I also can do Zelle although it is a bit more of a pain to do. -Shipping via USPS Media Mail for $4 or Priority Small Box for $11 for the continental United States. More than one book I will ship at the least extra cost practicable. Shipping for Canada will be quoted. -First in the thread wins and prevails over pm offers -Returns accepted for 14 days after delivery but please let me know asap if you are unhappy for any reason and I will make it right. I do miss things occasionally. Feel free to pm with offer or questions. I'm always open to reasonable package offers.

George Gross 💞

AI is a complete failure of actual intellect that is being fed to the masses as a solution to problems that don't exist.

The bonus inside Marvel Tales from December 1939 is the 3 logos on the copyright page, 10 years before PCH existed