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The Buried Motive by Bruce Cassiday/Marked Down For Murder by Spencer Dean (aka Prentice Winchell) Ace Double D-253 1957 $30 SOLD to OtherEric Very tough mystery double in great shape. Covers are uncredited but I'm sure "Motive" is by Marchetti Fine Plus/VF minus Square, tight, glossy and bright with light wear to the extremities and no bad creases. A pretty copy.

Six-Gun Western Magazine December 1950 Rare digest sized $35 One of Robert Maguire's earliest GGA covers on this last issue of a long running pulp title. VG. Has creasing, closed tears, wear. Still a presentable copy of a very tough early Maguire cover before he did paperbacks.

I'll have to go do the chores now Be back later with lots more fun stuff

Time For The Stars by Robert Heinlein Ace Books 81125 1st Printing April 1971 $5 SOLD to OuterBoroGuy Nice reader that is still collectible. 1st print of the 1st US PB edition with the great Steele Savage cover art Light reader crease and a few assorted bends. Tiny stain upper right.

To the Tombaugh Station by Wilson Tucker / Earthman, Go Home! by Poul Anderson Ace D-479 1st Edition 1960 $10 Nice glossy copy with Ed Emshwiller , Ed Valigursky cover art VF minus. Square tight and glossy. Hairline reader crease on "Station" tiny edgewear. Pages tanning.

Echo in the Skull by John Brunner/ Rocket to Limbo by Alan E. Nourse Ace D-385 1st Edition 1959 $10 Nice copy with Ed Emshwiller , Robert E. Schulz cover art on these VF minus. Bright and glossy with no reading wear. Has tiny bindery chipping at spine ends, slight page uneveness, tanning.

The Green Hills of Earth by Robert Heinlein Signet #943 First Printing July 1952 $18 SOLD to Goldust40 A nice copy of the 1st pb with awesome Stanley Meltzoff cover art that came in the collection I just bought. Fine Plus. Square, super glossy with no reader crease. Has some wear along the spine, mostly on the back and a few small bends, light edgewear.

Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert Heinlein Ace 10600 1st print of the 1st Paperback edition June 1971 $15 SOLD to OuterBoroGuy Beautiful Davis Meltzer cover art. One of my favorite Heinlein novels. Fine Plus. Bright and glossy. Slight slant, hairline reader crease and other faint wear.

The Incredible Hulk Volume 3 Ace Tempo 16837-5 1st Edition 1982 $40 SOLD to Goldust40 Near perfect NM copy of one of the tougher comic pbs Square, glossy and new with virtually no wear to report. Has a rubber stamped number code on top of page edge

Dragonslayer - The Official Movie Adaptation Marvel Illustrated Books 02434 1st Edition 1982 $22 Near perfect copy. Earl Norem cover, Marie Severin/Tartaglione interiors. Very Fine Plus Square and super glossy, no reader crease or otherwise, tiny indent on front cover, a little bit of dirt on the back.

Ok. I cleaned up the thread and think I'll have time to list a little chunk of books this morning before I have to get going on some other things.

Just when you called for it... one of 'em showed up Thanks Robot A great choice

Thanks for all the participation I am going to take the break here. Pop a brew or two and jam some guitars with my buddies in the garage. I have another box pulled out for tomorrow. A whole variety of stuff again including some real killer books to do a nice finale

Head of a Traveler by Nicholas Blake Pocket Books 742 1st Printing November 1950 $20 SOLD to Robot Man Had another copy of this sick severed head cover by Warren Baumgartner. Fine plus. Square, glossy and tight, hairline reader crease, light edge wear.

Another awesome cover... Hang My Wreath by Ward Weaver Popular Library No. 388 December 1951 $18 SOLD to TheComicsPreacher Bob Fink Union Girl stripping cover I like it. Fine Plus. Square tight and glossy. Has some light NCB creases. A fresh, pretty book overall.

Please Send Me Absolutely Free by Arkady Leokum Popular Library No. 366 September 1951 $30 A stunner of a copy of this Popular with great uncredited GGA of a ho with the empty wine glass. Condition rarity at work here. VF/NM Square tight and glossy with almost no wear. Those lines you see are reflections of the gloss, not creases. Slight bindery wear at top of spine.

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 A pair of tough books. Fantastic Berni Wrightson covers and interior illustrations Slightly lesser than the set I sold a while back because of No. 1 but still high grade. They both are super fresh, unread, new looking copies. No. 1 has an odd small production defect at the back lower corner. It looks like the edge hit the cutting machine and cut a tip off the back. Not a chew of any kind, very smooth, still a pretty book.

Beware The Lady by Cornell Woolrich Pyramid Books No. 80 1953 $65 SOLD to Goldust40 One of my favorite noir covers. An incredible Clarence Doore Bad Girl with the red dress, opera gloves and cigarette. Beware! Fine. Square, tight and glossy. Has a small split at bottom left, a few surface disturbances and some edgewear. Overall an attractive copy of a rare PB in any condition.

Torture Garden by Octave Mirbeau Berkley No. 111 1955 $15 SOLD to Goldust40 Bargain copy of the first paperback edition with the classic Dali-esque surreal cover art of the Eve's and the apple Fine minus/Fine. Would be VF ish but has an impact to the middle of the book with a large NCB crease, stress crack to spine and small erasure to cover. Still has a nice appearance.

Two Sinners by Lee Jackquin Stork Original Novel No. 8 $85 SOLD to Goldust40 Classic L.B.Cole painted sleaze romance cover in incredible shape for these. The Stork Novel digests were printed on cheap paper and are very tough to find in nice shape. Fine Plus. Great color. Minor creasing that doesn't break color. Some shadows on the back, light rust at the staples. One of the nicest copies I've ever seen. I'll regret selling this cheap.

These are the editions most guys my age read their first Lovecraft in. Quite memorable having them around the room

He's got Bats in his Belfry The Tomb and Other Tales H.P. Lovecraft Ballantine 03228 3rd Printing 1973 $30 Probably Holmes' sickest and most remembered Lovecraft cover VF minus/VF Closer to VF. Appears unread. Square tight and glossy with no reader crease, only light edge/storage wear. A small bit of color wear from old sticker on back.

The Lurking Fear H.P. Lovecraft Ballantine 03230 3rd Printing 1973 $25 Another high grade copy with the sick cover art by John Holmes. Black cover is real nice VF minus/VF Appears unread. Square tight and glossy with no reader crease, only light edge/storage wear, tiny impact at top right. A small bit of color wear from old sticker on back.

Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos Vol. 1 H.P. Lovecraft Ballantine 03226 2nd Printing 1973 $25 High grade copy with the sick Skull cover art by John Holmes. Tough black cover series is impossible to find this nice due to the coloring VF minus/VF Square tight and glossy with no reader crease, only light edge/storage wear, tiny impact at top right. A small bit of color wear from old sticker on back.

The Colour Out of Space and Others by H. P. Lovecraft Lancer Books 74-501 1969 $22 A nice copy of the 2nd Lancer Edition with the burning skull cover Fine Plus/VF minus Square, glossy with light wear around the edges. Pages tanning