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Surfing Alien

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  1. Okay, I think this is a good spot to take a break. Got a lot more listed tonight than yesterday. I really appreciate all the likes, takes and great banter . My wife says she still can't close that damn closet door so I guess I'll have to keep listing tomorrow evening
  2. 3 Low to Mid grade Ace Doubles. D-79 D-110 & D-491 $15 SOLD to Microbia Decent bargain copies, includes, Asimov & Leiber. D-110 is the lowest with a spine split, cover loosening and browning pages. The other two are very solid
  3. Planet of the Dreamers by John D. MacDonald Pocket Books 943 1st Print 1953 $10 Rod Dunham spaceship cover art on this Science Fiction by the *mostly* hard boiled author. He wrote a fair amount of Sci-Fi Fine Plus. Nice copy. Glossy, square and tight. Maybe read, maybe not. Tough silver spine coloring has a hairline crease, light pencil mark, light edgewear.
  4. One Night With Nora by Brett Halliday Dell D387 1st Printing November 1960 $12 SOLD to Goldust40 Nice McGinnis headlights cover Fine. Square and tight, has a few bends, edgewear and fading to the spine. Back is clean
  5. Untamed Darling by Jack Woodford Avon No. 403 1952 $75 SOLD to Microbia A staggering NM/M copy of this classic Peter Driben cover of Eve offering the apple. I don't grade anything NM/M but here it is. Near perfect everything, including the ultra-glossy lamination. Small pencil arrival date code on top of first page. WHITE inside covers and off-white pages. Just an incredible copy that can't be beat.
  6. "GOD BLESS YOU PLEASE MRS. ROBINSON..." The Graduate by Charles Webb Signet P3167 Sixth printing form 1967 with the Movie Tie-In $30 SOLD to Goldust40 High grade copy of the Movie Tie-In edition. VF Square, tight and bright with tiny bindery chips and slight edgewear
  7. Dark Crusade by Karl Edward Wagner Warner Books 88-154 1st Edition, 1st Printing $40 SOLD to Goldust40 1st appearance of Frazetta's "Dark Kingdom" Kane, the most expensive Frazetta painting ever sold. Just got in a trade so offering it here. Fine Plus. Solid, square and glossy, has some light spine wear and tiny edge and surface wear. Back cover has some slight discoloration or rubbing to it that is hard to photograph
  8. Payoff For The Banker by Frances and Richard Lockridge Pocket Books No. 501 1st Printing March 1948 $15 SOLD to Goldust40 Pretty risque GGA for a Pocket Book. Art by Donald Beck Amazing condition for a 75 year old book. VF Unread. Square tight and super glossy with minimal edgewear.
  9. Wild Fruit by Joan Sherman (Pseudonym of Peggy Gaddis) Beacon B367 PBO 1960 $35 Elegant Good Girl art, likely by Milo or Darcy (Ernest Chiriaka) VF Unread glossy square and tight with minimal edgewear. A gorgeous copy.
  10. Four Carter Brown Signets $20 SOLD to crassus Some great McGinnis covers. They have various issues that keep them out of the higher grades but still present well and can be read if wanted
  11. Batman vs. The Penguin Paperback Signet D2970 1966 $20 SOLD to mstrange An affordable copy of probably the toughest of the Batman Signets to find in decent shape. Usually beat to death Has light creases that don't break color, and soiling, mostly to the back cover. Still bright, square and collectible
  12. The 31st Of February by Julian Symons Bantam 1059 1953 $10 SOLD to OuterBoroGuy Beautiful uncredited cover art on this mystery Super glossy, unread copy with a few light bends, tiny edgewear
  13. Scandalous by Ralph Carter Century Book No. 91 1947 $20 Headlights GGA art by Malcolm Smith. These little paperback sized Century Books with the Smith art are tough to find in nice shape due to the paper covers Fine plus. Bold colors. Square and tight with very light creases to the edges.
  14. The Silken Nightmare by Carter Brown Signet G2400 First Printing 1963 $15 Nice peek-a-boo McGinnis Good Girl Fine Plus. Square and solid, looks VF. Surface gloss is slightly disturbed. Light code number on spine Inside covers are snow white
  15. The Captive Witch by Dale Van Every Bantam A1090 1st Printing Feb. 1953 $8 SOLD to Goldust40 Gorgeous Harry Schaare cover on this Bantam Giant, including a nice spanking panel on the back Very nice copy with only spine wear to mention
  16. Fistful of Death by Henry Kane Avon T-276 PBO 1958 $25 SOLD to mstrange Raymond Johnson redhead in a nice back shot. A tough hard boiled original Glossy and tight. Slight slant. Mild reader crease and a light crease on back.
  17. Hill Girl by Charles Williams Gold Medal s1138 9th Printing 1961 $5 SOLD to Darwination A perfect reader with a nice alternate GGA cover. For anyone who hasn't read Williams, he is one of the best noir writers out of Gold Medal. Buy this to try him out. Tight and complete with a fair amount of wear but still presentable.
  18. Fools Die on Friday by Erle Stanley Gardner writing as A.A. Fair Dell 2670 New Dell Edition Dec. 1961 $20 Sweet Robert McGinnis GGA cover on this edition VF minus Pretty copy, Square tight and bright with a light bend and minimal wear. A touch of foxing. Back is clean.
  19. The Fire Goddess by Sax Rohmer Gold Medal 283. PBO First Print December 1952 $20 SOLD to Darwination The second Sumuru novel. Glorious Good Girl art remains uncredited however it is certainly in the style of, if not by, Barye Phillips. Fine plus. Solid, square with glossy bold covers. Edgewear to the spine, no bad creases.
  20. Yankee Pasha Edison Marshall Dell 353 Mapback 1949 $20 SOLD to Microbia Bob Stanley topless GGA cover - one of the more daring Dells. The best copy I've listed, my former keeper. VF minus Glossy and bright, near perfect spine, light corner crease. Tough to find Dells this nice