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OK, I updated the re-cap and will leave this open for today and close out this evening. There's still some nice literature and some high grade books left.

Hands to Hand

They're yours Sir

Last book of this sale: I Was A Drug Addict by Leroy Street & David Loth Pyramid Books 122 1st PB Edition 1954 $250 (NO AUTOMATIC DISCOUNT - PM to discuss) Iconic, Fridge Magnet, Classic cover, call it what you will but one of the rarest and most famous paperback covers. It rarely comes up for sale anymore. Cover art by Julian Paul. Square glossy copy with a few faint creases, a thin dust shadow at bottom. Corner tip slightly worn.

Escape Into Vice by Fletcher Bennett Playtime No. 611 PB 1st Print November 1962 $30 GGA/Stripper cover. Crime/sleaze novel with Lesbian interest. Possibly Bonfils cover but not credited anywhere. Subject matter is pretty hot these days. Square, glossy copy with no creases, tiny pen on cover and first page. A very nice copy

Peril In Paradise by O.A. Bushnell Ace K-114 1st PB Edition 1960 $20 Great copy of a wraparound GGA cover art with bare-breasted women Unread, fresh, glossy and new with a few tiny color flecks here and there

Dr. Futurity by Philip K. D*i*c*k / Slavers of Space by John Brunner Ace D-421 1st Edition 1960 $20 True 1st Edition of this PKD with Ed Emsh cover, Valigursky on the Brunner side A gorgeous, fresh looking copy, marked down considerably due to lipstick? I believe on the inside covers . Still looks killer.

The Saint Sees It Through by Leslie Charteris Avon No. 341 1951 $18 SOLD to Goldust40 Golden age Avon. Nice GGA cover with murder and a mirror device. Pretty cool combo Tight and glossy, with a bit of foxing to left edge. No creases, tiny pen mark on first page. Lamination is separating on the spine but is all there.

Murder Inc. by Sid Feder & Burton Turkus Perma Books P187S 1st PB 1952 $20 SOLD to OuterboroGuy @30% off True Crime re: The Mafia with nice cover art of a gun toting tough Appears unread. Difficult to find these thick editions in such nice shape. Spine is square and solid, colors bright and glossy. Virtually no cover creasing. Light pressure mark on front cover and light edgewear.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo Avon T-190 1957 $15 SOLD to Goldust40 Movie Tie In Edition with Gina Lollabrigida, Anthony Quinn photo cover Square, bright, tight copy has a few light bends, a bit of light staining at back spine, page edge and a couple tiny color losses.

The Skin-Tight Sheath by Lee Brill Beacon B506F PBO 1962 $25 Very slick GGA cover art. Can't place the painter but he's familiar. The male model looks like Steve Holland for sure. Square glossy copy with minimal wear. No creases but has some aging, edgewear, toned pages. Very nice looking

The Yellow Overcoat by Frank Gruber Popular Library No. 188 1st PB $40 SOLD to Goldust40 A pretty amazing copy of this Rudolph Belarski cover classic Unread. Square, bright and glossy with just a hint of edgewear. Tough to beat this.

Every Bed Is Narrow by Andrew Laird / The Beatniks by Richard E. Geis Dollar Double No. 955 $70 SOLD to Goldust40 A different kind of double Much rarer than any Ace's this one has Bonfils covers, Lesbianism and Beatniks. Hot topics all lately. Square, tight and glossy. Appears unread with light storage wear. A light finger bend on upper corner and a ding on the spine about all worth mentioning. A rare book

Dangerous to Know by James P. Duff / Murder Mistress by Robert Colby Ace D-361 1st PB Edition 1959 $35 SOLD to Goldust40 High grade double with two excellent noir covers Square tight, bright and glossy with sharp edges, faintest of reader crease on one side. Tough to find like this.

The Beat Generation by Albert Zugsmith Bantam No. 1965 3rd print 1959 $22 SOLD to Darwination "Drugs, "Way out" jazz, perverted sex, actual crime" are what's in these pages Excellent Barye Phillips GGA on this one which is a movie tie-edition Tight and bright with smooth covers, minimal wear. Once section of pages uneven, maybe printed that way as the spine is tight

It's a crazy little series that evolved out of a science fiction digest series of all things.

Web Terror Stories Vol 4 No. 6 Candar Publications November 1964 $85 SOLD to Goldust40 Killer Skull cover with hooded figures and a sacrifice in bondage. Couldn't ask for better stuff for the kiddies. Rare to find at all and this nice. Tight and bright with a few light creases and a light stain lower back cover

House of Fury by Felice Swados Avon 298 1950 $65 Famous haunting image of the Delinquent Good Girl in the shadow of the bars by Bill Randall The title was originally published in paperback as "Reform School Girl" in Avon's famous Diversey Digest edition Bright, glossy new looking book. Square and tight, great pages. Hairline crease along the printed cover break line (Many Avons of this period had a break line in the printing process, which is why the lines are so straight). Hints of wear. A top notch copy.

Modern Undies to Golden Age Undies...

Falcon Books digests are probably my favorites, along with Phantom Books digests...

Looks like I won't have time to do any listing tonight, but I will get going in the morning with a last batch of books for this sale. In the meantime, take a look back and take 30% off anything left on the recap page. There's some really cool books still on the table here

Going to take a break here and will be back this evening after dinner with more

Prettiest Girl In Town by Thomas Fall Berkley BG-212 1st PB Ed. 1959 $25 Gorgeous Charles Copeland Good Girl cover on this one. Square bright and glossy with minimal wear, Has a tiny tear at bottom and very light arrival date stamp, small scrape, crease b/c corner.

The Couch by Robert Bloch Gold Medal s1192 1st Ed. 1st Print February 1962 $30 Movie tie in edition with Grant Williams and Shirley Knight Square and glossy unread copy with storage wear, very little handling wear. Bindery chip at spine base, arrival date stamped on page edge, and faint lines on back cover where another book was in stack

Naomi Martin by Clarkson Crane Berkley G-126 1st PB 1958 $20 SOLD to Goldust40 Raymond Johnson good girl in a classic pose. Lynn Munroe, who I respect highly, has this as a Charles Copeland cover but it's just not. A nice looking copy. Solid and tight with great color and gloss. Slight slant, great front, has a crease on back.