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Me too. I called them the "Big Head" Peanuts It's funny because Schulz did not think they were his best work and let the material from the first two years in the first book go unreprinted after it finished its printings at Holt, Rinehart and Winston - but everyone I knew loved those big headed early strips! Schulz and Walt Kelly were mutual admirers from early on. Here's a cool ad I snipped from Publisher's Weekly

It has been a while since I posted on this thread but figured it's appropriate to re-post here from the paperback thread. I've been working quietly behind the scenes to research and publish a guide to the First Edition, First Printings of the early Peanuts digest sized strip reprint books published by Rinehart & Co. and subsequently by Holt, Rinehart and Winston from 1952 through 1974. For reference, they look like these: You can work on something forever, tweak endlessly and always wonder if its done and never publish it Any of you involved with any research probably knows that circle jerk intimately Well, I promised myself that I would get it online this January and here it is, January 31st and work has been busy and I ran a sale thread and February 1st is looming and it promised to be the day I blew that self-imposed deadline. So I worked deep into the night a couple nights this week to do some final tweaks and figure out techie things like re-directing domain names and such and conferred with Nat Gertler, the blogger behind Aaugh.com, who provided lots of insight and helpful commentary and promised myself, like Aragorn at the Gates of Mordor, that there might come a day when I blow a self-imposed deadline, but this would not be that day! So yesterday, I sent Nat the link, everything worked and he announced the page on his Aaugh Blog and the site is live Here's the link: https://www.peanutsfirsteditions.com/ It is still a work in progress, I do intend to add some more pictures and documentation of the later Rinehart books and the hardcover books on the introduction page, but I was not gonna let that stop me from getting the checklist posted, which is the meat and potatoes of the project. If any of you like this kind of stuff and want to collect it, I hope the site proves useful and at least somewhat clear in the method of presentation. The first printings of the first three books are rare. It was and still is quite startling to me how much confusion there is in the marketplace about what constitutes first printings of the first editions. Even the Schulz Museum, who I consulted on the project, had no scholarship on the early editions of the publishing empire that Peanuts became. I hope this site provides some navigation for collectors to find their way a bit in the sea of printings spawned from humble beginnings back in 1952

Since I consider this the main paperback thread, I always try to announce news here first. Some of you know that I am a bit of a Peanuts fanatic and that I've been working quietly behind the scenes to research and publish a guide to the First Edition, First Printings of the early Peanuts digest sized strip reprint books published by Rinehart & Co. and subsequently by Holt, Rinehart and Winston from 1952 through 1974. For reference, they look like these: You can work on something forever, tweak endlessly and always wonder if its done and never publish it Any of you involved with any research probably knows that circle jerk intimately Well, I promised myself that I would get it online this January and here it is, January 31st and work has been busy and I ran that sale thread and February 1st is looming and it promised to be the day I blew that self-imposed deadline. So I worked deep into the night a couple nights this week to do some final tweaks and figure out techie things like re-directing domain names and such and conferred with Nat Gertler, the blogger behind Aaugh.com, who provided lots of insight and helpful commentary and promised myself, like Aragorn at the Gates of Mordor, that there might come a day when I blow a self-imposed deadline, but this would not be that day! So yesterday, I sent Nat the link, everything worked and he announced the page on his Aaugh Blog and the site is live Here's the link: https://www.peanutsfirsteditions.com/ It is still a work in progress, I do intend to add some more pictures and documentation of the later Rinehart books and the hardcover books on the introduction page, but I was not gonna let that stop me from getting the checklist posted, which is the meat and potatoes of the project. If any of you like this kind of stuff and want to collect it, I hope the site proves useful and at least somewhat clear in the method of presentation. The first printings of the first three books are rare. It was and still is quite startling to me how much confusion there is in the marketplace about what constitutes first printings of the first editions. Even the Schulz Museum, who I consulted on the project, had no scholarship on the early editions of the publishing empire that Peanuts became. I hope this site provides some navigation for collectors to find their way a bit in the sea of printings spawned from humble beginnings back in 1952

Thanks James and GrasshopperFF, you're too kind. I do make an effort to adapt what I show to what I've seen get oohs n aahs James, I'm not sure if you're allowed to drop your ebay handle or link to it in a sale thread? That all said, Tonight concludes the "Gasp! 2024" sale. It was a lot of fun sharing and caring. I think everyone should read the paperback thread from page 1, but be warned, it is addictive

Okay, I cleaned the thread up and the recap is up to date. As a show of appreciation (besides my usual freebies ) take 30% off any unsold books until 8PM EST tonight and the rest will go off to my ebay store.

A quick scan of the bay shows many orange copies and one or two with that pinkish hue. I wonder if it's actually a variant or prone to fade to that color? There are a couple that are quite red but they look like amped up scans, whereas the orange and pinkish ones look normal

I haven't had the right opportunity to make way on my Vampi run since I last posted many months ago, but recently won a great group that were nice enough that I closed lots of holes and bought many upgrades because the books were nice and the deals were great. 22, 25 and 36 were my last holes in 1-40. No staple push through on the #36 Collectively, this group of 12 brought me down to only missing 1 (#46) from 1-70 Missing 23 mags to complete the run. 39 books in all. Made up for lost time for sure. The #5, 7 & 31 are all real nice too.

Keeping it alive with this signed copy of Nelson Bond's "Nightmares and Daydreams" that came in this week. DJ and book are real sharp. As inscriptions go, it's pretty cool.

So many excellent titles

Ok, That's going to wrap it up for tonight. Maybe for the sale. I have tons more books but many need to be sorted so they'll probably come out next time. Gotta see what's what As usual, feel free to PM about anything specific you were/are looking for.

Blonde On A Broomstick by Carter Brown Signet D2813 First Printing 1966 $25 McGinnis GGA VF minus/VF. Square and new looking. Hairline reader crease, light wear. Real nice

The Silken Nightmare by Carter Brown Signet G2400 First Printing 1963 $15 McGinnis GGA Fine Plus. Square and solid, looks VF Plus. Surface gloss is disturbed, somewhat on the front and more on the back. Looks like light transfer from another book. Hairline reader crease. Tiny code numbers inside.

Song of the Whip by Barry Devlin Beacon B 295 1960 $50 SOLD to mstrange Maguire bondage cover. Great title. A rare Beacon. VF minus. Square, tight and bright. Tiny chip at base of spine. Real nice copy.

Have to do a quick errand and I'll be back with a couple more real nice ones in about an hour

Yankee Pasha by Edison Marshall Dell Books No. 353 Mapback 1949 $20 SOLD to davet75 Bare breasted GGA cover by Robert Stanley. Very risque for a Dell. Fine Plus/VF minus Slight slant to spine. Covers are smooth and glossy with only a few light bends. Much better than usually found.

Rasputin: The Mad Monk by Stuart Friedman Monarch 241 PBO 1st Edition 1962 $30 SOLD to mstrange Maguire GGA cover. Scarce Monarch title Fine Plus/VF Minus Looks VF structurally, toning keeps it down a bit, small pen on page edge. Pretty copy overall.

Girls and Gangs by Don James Monarch MB 534 PBO 1st Edition 1963 $45 SOLD to crassus Classic Rafael DeSoto GGA Gang Girls in trouble cover in unread condition. I was lucky to acquire another copy of this JD classic in great shape. VF like new, Square, glossy, bright and white with near perfect spine. Pretty copy.

She'll Get Hers by John Plunkett. Monarch Books 162 1st Edition 1960 $35 SOLD to goldust40 Rafael DeSoto Headlights cover. One of his best pb covers and very tough to find Fine. Looks VF minus. Nice color and gloss. Slight spine lean, small split. A couple finger bends to front and creases on back cover.

SOLD per PM

The Girl From Hateville by Gil Brewer Zenith Books ZB-7 1958 $75 SOLD per PM Samson Pollen GGA cover. A rare Brewer noir and the lowest price you're likely to see on a copy anywhere Fine Plus. Square, tight and bright. Couple of finger bends, light wear and rubbing to covers.

Summertime Affair by Don Elliott, Pseudonym of Robert Silverberg Nightstand Books 1508 $40 GGA cover art by Science Fiction cover artist Harold McCauley VF. Beautiful square copy with minimal wear.

Gang Girl: Lust Cats of the Gutters by Don Elliott, Pseudonym of Sci Fi Master Robert Silverberg Nightstand Books 1504 PBO 1959 $40 SOLD to goldust40 Classic cat fight cover. Tough in any condition. The 4th Nightstand book. Silverberg has owned up to writing dozens of these soft sleaze titles for Nightstand as Don Elliott. VG/VG Plus. Surfaces look fine, Spine is a bit twisted with a split at the top back but pages still tight, one section uneven.

The Private Life of a Strip Tease Artist by Morton Cooper Belmont 91-253 1st Edition 1962 $25 SOLD to goldust40 Scarce book. Great title and stripper cover art in the McGinnis style but not credited as of yet. Fine plus. Square tight and glossy. Has a few light creases but very attractive over all

Never Kill a Client by Brett Halliday Dell 6300 1st Print November 1963 $18 SOLD to goldust40 Classy McGinnis GGA cover Fine Plus/VF minus - Square and tight, light wear to extremities. Old dampstain and chip to back top of spine