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Here's some minty for ya Cal

I dunno, we may need to schedule an event to compare sharp PB spines :) Anyway ... great books!

Holy sweet spine Batman! That's awesome... mine's not bad, I'm gonna have to fish it out...

This might be my favorite picture.... ever....Great colors!

Pretty simple but i'm not one to lecture on it lol. I too just like a nice clean paperback. These triple volumes are tough!

Nothing about the philosophy... although I think people should work and strive for a living... It's all about the book in front of me for me.... these classic books just don't exist in this condition

Picked up the nicest copies of these two that i've seen in years. Must've been unread. Most copies are beat to hell with an occasional survivor that looks okay, but never see them with unbroken spines. Pages are white as well. Nice Avati cover on The Fountainhead.

I don't generally comment over here, but this is fascinating so I'll just say, i'm pretty sure CGC cares about intent, and, since this book was intended to be assembled by the original producer as it sits, they are considering it a book produced by its original producer as it was intended to be. Now whether that should be labeled a proof/ashcan or something else is debatable but they probably don't consider it restored or incomplete if this was an original assemblage by it's producer.

I like two-fers on my Pop Libs

I like two-fers on my Pop Libs

I like two-fers on my Pop Libs

Nice catch Pat - Signet was a great imprint - not as pulpy as Popular Library and Avon but it printed a lot of great classics, including some JD like this tough chick

I'll just drop this right here... Slightly provocative title about an oil change... I Guess... lmao

It's funny how we obsess about tiny defects when thinking about condition. That could make you lose the BIG picture

Thanks. It's funny because I commented on how nice yours was when you recently posted it and then this one popped up. I don't have an alert on it particularly but I look up Popular Librarys a lot and haven't seen a really sharp one for a decent price since I got back into collecting them a couple of years ago. I paid $33 and change for it, which was a steal considering the action this guys auctions were getting and how nice it was. Maybe other bidders looked at it more closely than I did. Just was bummed about that edge hit when it arrived. Anyway, i'll keep both my copies for now, it's a great cover.

Here's the offending copy... not a bad looking Dame but if you look close there's a tiny hit on the LRC. Otherwise I haven't seen a copy this nice in several years. I already have one but it has a bunch of the usual color breaking cover bends...

Whoa, yeah, i'd return that too. I wonder why they thought they could get away with not describing those defects while they never could with a comic book? I think it's one of the inherent difficulties with these " step-children" collectibles - maybe their lack of perceived value and semi-obscurity lead listers to not think or care too much about amateur restoration (or the consequences of non-disclosure). I remember a time in the 70's when it was super common for comic shop owners to hit black cover Marvels with markers all the time, as they were relatively worthless and it made them look new.

So I recently won a nice looking paperback on the 'bay and was kind of disappointed to see a hit of black marker on the edge of the cover. I've had a few books with marker hits on them over the years, but usually cheapies that i've found in the wild, not bought online. I'm debating whether I should return it or just chalk it up to the wild wild west nature of paperback collecting, lack of grading and the fact that it was a pittance compared to most comics. It's a tough book to find in nice shape and this was real nice but for the hit. I'm wondering if anyone returns books or pulps they buy that turn out "restored"? I'd think especially pulps, since they are pricier than paperbacks and might tempt evil-doers to hit them with markers etc. ?

I collect classic novels as well as JD and GGA - I've been looking for years for a nice copy of this first paperback edition of Lord of The Flies by William Golding, with the cellophane intact and finally got one. Not easy to locate....

Bookery's Guide has been the most comprehensive in the past. These days you gotta look at prices realized and things of that nature, and look on the Pound You To A Pulp thread...

The only difference between Farm Girl and Reform School Girl are one made it off the ranch to the streets...

Ouch!

Holy Bajeezus... This bidding is astonishing to me... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-BRITISH-SF-Digest-THE-G-BOMB-by-VARGO-STATTON-1951-Scion-Book-EXCOND-/223480375642?_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true

Some great blurbs on this JD/Dope classic...