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Surfing Alien

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  1. So What Killed The Vampire by Carter Brown. Signet D2859 1st Printing March 1966 $18 SOLD to crassus Gorgeous McGinnis lingerie GGA cover. One of the top in the series imho. Fine plus. Square tight and bright. Light corner crease and a bit of rubbing. Still attractive overall
  2. The Myopic Mermaid by Carter Brown Signet S1924 1st Ed. 1st Print April 1961 $8 Iconic 60's leg art cover. There were a couple of covers like this. Fine/Fine plus. Tight and glossy. Light creasing, corner ding. Small marker on spine edge. Nice example of the cover art.
  3. The Seed of Earth / Next Stop the Stars Robert Silverberg Ace Books F-145 1st Edition 1962 $8 SOLD to NerV Grandmaster Silverberg 1st edition with Ed Valigursky & Ed Emshwiller robot and rocket ship covers Fine plus. Square, tight, bright and glossy. Looks VF, has a very light ink shadow or rub on the covers that is unobtrusive.
  4. The Ladder in the Sky / The Darkness Before Tomorrow Robert Moore Williams, Keith Woodcott Ace Books F-141 1st Edition 1962 $10 SOLD to NerV More super Ed Emshwiller , Ed Valigursky cover art and first edition golden age science fiction VF minus/VF. A few light bends but square tight and glossy. A great copy.
  5. The Door Through Space / Rendezvous on a Lost World Marion Zimmer Bradley, A. Bertram Chandler Ace Books F-117 1st Edition 1961 $15 SOLD to NerV Gorgeous Ed Emshwiller covers. Love the coloring on the Bradley book. Lookout for that one. VF. Pretty, unread copy. Deep colors, pages are tanning but overall a sweet glossy looking copy
  6. Eye of the Monster / Sea Siege Andre Norton Ace Books F-147 1st Edition 1962 $10 Great copy of an early Ace F series with Ed Emshwiller , Ed Valigursky dinosaur covers. Classic! VF. Square tight and bright. It's tough to find better
  7. The Atlantic Abomination / The Martian Missile John Brunner, David Grinnell Ace Books D-465 1st Edition 1960 $10 SOLD to jimjum12 Killer Ed Emshwiller cover on The Atlantic Abomination with the masses getting crushed. Great sci-fi! Ed Valigursky's flip side missile is pretty cool too! Fine Plus/VF minus. Super square tight and nice. Some very light staining on cover edge and tanning pages. A pretty looker overall.
  8. Sanctuary in the Sky / The Secret Martians John Brunner, Jack Sharkey Ace Books D-471 1st Ed. 1960 $5 SOLD to NerV Sweet Ed Valigursky , Basil Gogos covers VG. Looks Fine plus, cover separating slightly on Secret Martian side
  9. The 13th Immortal / This Fortress World James E. Gunn, Robert Silverberg Ace Books D-223 $8 SOLD to OtherEric Excellent Ed Emshwiller Robot , Ed Valigursky cover paintings Structurally VF covers. Square and tight pages but are browning with tiny chipping at the edges. Still an attractive volume
  10. Master of Life and Death / The Secret Visitors Robert Silverberg, James White Ace Books D-237 1st PB 1957 $6 Ed Emshwiller cover art. Hard to believe these early Ace doubles are nearing 70 years old VG Square tight and bright with creases. Super solid copy
  11. The Man Who Mastered Time / Overlords from Space Ray Cummings, Joseph E. Kelleam Ace Books (Ace Double #D-173) 1st PB 1956 $8 SOLD to goldust40 Pretty Ace sci fi double with Ed Valigursky art Fine. Square and tight, small split
  12. This is an astonishingly beautiful cover in hand (and a killer copy!) I've never seen a mystery anthology cover with a Good Girl that
  13. I have to runs some errands but will be back later. There are a lot of great bargains in the thread so look around. I'll try to clean it up later
  14. Shoe the Wild Mare by Gene Fowler Avon No. 47 1st Printing 1944 $20 SOLD to microbia Golden Age goodness. From the same bunch as the No. 42. Rarely see them like this. Fine plus plus. Square tight and bright, light creasing.
  15. The Passionate Year by James Hilton Avon No. 42 1st Printing 1944 $20 SOLD to microbia The first numbered Avon. True Golden Age goodness. Very tough to find these '40's Avons square with smooth covers Fine plus plus. Square tight and bright, light crease. Rarely see a white back cover like that.
  16. Swamp Fire by Don Kingery Popular Library #815 1957 $18 1st edition PBO. Great hillbilly GGA by Ray Johnson VF minus. Square tight and bright. Some very light wear
  17. The Reassembled Man by Herbert D. Kastle Gold Medal L1494 1st Edition 1st Print $25 SOLD to goldust40 Frazetta nudes cover. Tough to find the true first in decent shape VF minus. Slight slant, light wear
  18. Shock Waves by Richard Matheson Dell 7831 1970 $20 SOLD to mstrange 1st Edition 1st Print of this collection. Cover art is uncredited Fine plus. Light reader crease. Yet another black cover. Matheson's Dells are a true female dog to find in any find of decent shape.
  19. Shock III by Richard Matheson Dell No. 7830 1966 $18 1st Edition 1st print of this collection. Cover by Adams, who is likely Norman Adams. I posted my original art by him in the main pb thread, he went on to become one of the most successful wildlife painters in the US when he left commercial illustration in the 1970's. Fine/Fine plus. Some wear on the back cover. Very tough black covers
  20. Shock II by Richard Matheson Dell No. 7829 1964 $25 SOLD to mstrange 1st Edition 1st print of this collection. Creepy cover art is uncredited. VF minus - Another nice copy with slight slant and light edgewear. Tough dark covers
  21. Shock by Richard Matheson Dell First Edition B195 1961 $25 1st Edition 1st print of this collection with a nice cover by Richard Powers VF minus - A real nice copy with light edgewear. Tough black covers
  22. Jadie Greenway by I.S. Young Avon No. 269 1950 $25 Juvenile Delinquents in Brooklyn. Beautiful Bill Randall cover art Fine plus. Super glossy and bright. Looks VF+, has a light stain. Lamination intact with a small disturbance on back and spine.
  23. Mike Shayne's Torrid Twelve Dell First Edition K109 $25 SOLD to crassus Real nice anthology with stories by Robert Bloch, Henry Slesar, Hal Ellson etc. Smoldering McGinnis Good Girl cover VF/VF+ Unread, square and tight with minimal wear