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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

I have most of the tough issues of the Marvel run, but I kind of despaired for ever completing it because of the pesky Marvel Tales part of the run. Well, I got the December 1939, so only 1 to go

I'll kick it off with I lent my first edition of this to a friend and never got it back. Silverberg's 1sts from this period are criminally undervalued, just as he himself felt criminally underappreciated by the awards givers at the time and took a break from writing because he was emotionally exhausted from pouring his soul into these inward-looking novels he was writing in the early 70's. I remember being blown away by this tale of an unlikely "Superman" An earthly Telepath who was losing his powers and the joy he took in remembering his travels into other peoples minds, even as the power was slipping away from him and his sadness at becoming normal.

Some extra fun... Tall, Blonde and Evil, just like I like 'em. Definitely something evil going on with the leg positioning there

It's another "cool" cover - I dunno if the water is cool, but she's getting "cooled off" for sure

Some Friday Fun... If number 3 was "cool" then Mysterious Traveler No. 2 is "Red Hot" Like a Cask of Amontillado

I've been upgrading my copy of this one for many years now and they are notoriously tough to find without bad fading, in addition to usually being heavily creased. My current keeper is the best I've seen. The colors are very bold and the red frame that is usually way off centered is well centered here. This one looks to have been well inked because there is some of the red ink at the bottom of the covers as if it got smudged on the plate when it got inked. Has a little wear on the edges but pretty nice. The cover art is by George Mayers.

The hair costs extra

A cornerstone book in any Vintage Paperback collection Congrats and "Nice Copy"!!!

Incredible colors on this October 1933 Startling Detective. Must have spent the last 90 years on shelves in dark cabinets and closets

That's a killer copy priced cheap. I have a minty set or I'd grab it but someone has to!

Bookery's last guide had them as "somewhat common" but they sure ain't anymore in my experience. Nearly impossible lately. I think anyone who sees them goes squirreling through the interwebs trying to snap up any they can find. All 5 covers are outstanding. Here's number 3. It's kinda "cool" and probably somewhat desirable

I previously posted No. 5 of the Mysterious Traveler with the suwheet Saunders GGA cover. Here's No. 4 with a "Killer" Saunders Good Girl cover...

Ok, I've been exposed, you can stop surveilling my house Jimbo

Ok... here's some actual WWII Golden Age goodness that everyone must own...

Genius !!! You figured me out 🤣🤣🤣

I'm a fan of war books myself

I like Robert Schulz covers...