Surfing Alien

Thanks Jim, I'm going clear from Tampa Hope to find a few vintage paperback grails

Hope to see you there and any other boardies who make the trip

Thanks Jim, I was gonna do that too since you had suggested it so thanks for taking action

I finished this in a sitting and a half last night and this morning. A pretty beautiful work. Terse is the word, rather than short. A real quick grimoire on human nature. I've seen the awesome movie a couple of times but the book is even bleaker in a good way.

Qualified is fairly straightforward as I understand it. It's a book that looks really nice but has some major flaw, usually inside, but could be like a back cover tear or coupon cut, that would knock it down to a grade much lower if not qualified. Since the qualification is clearly on the label, I don't see any problem. There's collectors who would rather have a gorgeous looking book with an ad page out inside than a rag as a filler and CGC made the decision to give those books their own category. I assume the resto label on the Strange Tales is due to the sealed spluts. I think they were clear that trimming would be allowed on blue labels but would preclude the book being graded above 4.0 I guess it will become apparent over time how crappy or deep the trim would have to be to trigger a purple on its own without other resto ( or if it will just hammer the blue grade further and further down the same way any other degree of missing pieces would)

Congrats. My favorite Spider cover, one I'm glad I went after a couple of years ago

Ok, this thread is closed. I sincerely appreciate all the participation here that made this my most active sale thread yet. It's a little sad seeing so many "Stone Cold Classics" leaving the fold but they're going to great homes and, although this made a nice dent, I still have a ton of vintage paperbacks, I can't seem to shake them, they keep showing up in my mailbox Since this did do the job of making some room, I'll be going through my digest-sized pbs and other miscellaneous books for the next sales. Feel free to contact me and let me know what you're looking for and visit my ebay store, I'm buddha63 on there, I'll give nice discounts to boardies if you identify yourself as such. In the meantime, I'll be slogging through the thread and getting invoices out today

Figured I'd start a thread to a) see if any other boardies were thinking about going and b) to post a bit about the show when I get there. I've already booked flights and hotel so it's a definite for me. I've been back collecting for years now and have never been to what is said to be the biggest show centered on paperbacks. It's a lot to travel across the continent to look at pb's but I guess I'm crazy like that With 80 dealer tables, I'm hoping to find a grail or two

Based on a few of Pat's recent posts I took down these two beauties... Tony Varady cover on this one. It's just worn enough that I'll carefully read this copy as I just finished another book and need my next fix. This one fills one of the few holes in my early Pyramid run. It is mint like the day it was printed Cover artist unknown but it's a beauty.

Yeah, he did quite a few of what I call these "full-length good girls" Pretty things they are

Yeah, It's pretty cool that Vintage Paperbacks is the main theme, not pulps or comics - I hope to find a grail of some kind

Ok, I cleaned everything up, updated the recap. I'll leave this open until tonight then close out. Someone joked about feeding the seals, man you guys are tough to feed but a pleasure to hang with people who share the same passion for these colorful little rectangles

naw, we just hold hands and watch Lifetime movies

If anyone wants to sift back through the thread, it's 30% off anything except "You Asked for It". I'll entertain offers, propositions etc. on that one (and any grouping) The Recap is current up to this morning It's been a real blast.

Good point, yes, wrapping up the thread. Part of the purpose was to clear room and raise some $ for buying at the LA Vintage Paperback show in 2 weeks. I'm a going for the first time

Yes Sir, promised the wif I love her more than these books

Thank you Sir! Great take

Campus Town by Hart Stillwell Popular Library #331 1951 $125 SOLD to GrasshopperFF Earle Bergey Bondage/Whipping/Headlights GGA cover. Stone Cold Classic? Fine Plus. Solid and tight, slight lean, light spine wear. Front cover has very little wear, just light surface rubbing, back has small creasing in the corner, a few color flecks, little dust soiling. Supple off white pages. A real nice copy.

the strange man by a nose

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Ballantine Books No. 41 True 1st Ed 1953 $175 SOLD to mstrange True 1st Edition, published before the hardcover. Iconic Joe Mugnaini cover art. Notoriously they fall apart due to the cheap glue used. Fine Plus Plus Square, tight and bright. Appears very lightly read. Spine is tight with supple glue, covers are clean with great color and very minimal light creases. Great supple pages with only light toning. A superior copy with a great spine and no loose or uneven pages - rare to find completely intact like this.

Okay, gimme a minute and I've just two more nice books to show...

The Flagellator by Carter Brown Signet D3776 First Edition, First Printing February 1969 $30 SOLD to goldust40 Maybe McGinnis' craziest Carter Brown cover Very Fine/Very Fine Plus. Square binding. Great colors and gloss. A few touches of wear. Has a couple tiny code marks in pen inside. A super copy.

The Tenement Kid by Karl Edd Newstand Library U122 PBO 1st Edition 1959 $20 SOLD to N e r v JD Gangs. Nice Robert Bonfils cover art Very Good Plus/Fine. Looks VF-ish other than one odd flaw. Fresh looking copy. Bold colors, glossy cover. Very light wear, minor creasing but upper left corner of front cover is indented/bumped as can be seen. Pages are off white and supple.

The Unashamed by March Hastings (Sally Singer) Midwood No 53 PBO 1st Edition 1960 $60 SOLD to goldust40 Beautiful Paul Rader cover Lesbian Classic NICE Very Fine minus. Square tight and bright. Appears unread, crease on back corner, slight indent on cover, a bit of edgewear from storage. A superior copy

Six Nights of Mystery by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich) Popular Library #258 1950 $45 SOLD to goldst40 Rudolph Belarski pulp style GGA cover on this classic noir collection Fine. Solid spine, pages tight, light creasing, nice pages.