Surfing Alien

One of the most prolific. Over a thousand covers I believe by his own estimate. He is still alive and fairly recently did covers for Hard Case Crime paperbacks and crime comic books as well. Pretty amazing!

Mike Shayne Dividend on Death by Brett Halliday Dell D293 First Printing 1959 $12 SOLD to goldust40 Dame with a knife. McGinnis cover Fine/Fine plus - light wear, mostly light creases and surface rubbing to the back cover.

Today is going to be Good Girls - lots of Good Girls, Bad Girls, Gang Girls, from classy to smutty, streetwalkers to sisters, these painted ladies sold the books then and now

I'm going to list a few here and there through the afternoon when I get a break from work, and then a whole bunch this evening

All ? JK, yeah I have tons more books but they still need to get sorted. I will list more tomorrow, likely a lot of GGA type stuff, and figure out if I'm going to end the thread there or go another day Thanks for the takes, likes & looks as always

The Doom That Came To Sarnath by H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 25189 1976 $25 SOLD to davet75 2nd Ballantine cover series with alternate cover art by Murray Tinkelman VF Plus - beautiful square glossy unread copy

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 25299 1976 $25 SOLD to davet75 2nd Ballantine cover series with alternate cover art by Murray Tinkelman VF Plus - beautiful square glossy unread copy

Nymph To The Slaughter by Carter Brown Signet G2312 First Printing 1963 $30 SOLD to crassus Selina the Slave Girl Mesmerizing McGinnis Good Girl cover, a great one. VF Gorgeous book. Square and unread, looks like new - near perfect structurally. Light surface disturbance, slight curl, tiny code numbers in pen inside.

The Scarlet Flush by Carter Brown Signet G2365 First Printing 1963 $20 SOLD to crassus McGinnis GGA Fine Plus/VF minus. Square and unread, looks like new - surface gloss is somewhat disturbed, like very light transfer from another book. Scrape on back near spine. Tiny code numbers inside.

Murder Has Many Faces by William Grew Graphic Mystery 105 1955 $20 SOLD to goldust40 Great bondage cover art. Sense a theme here? Fine, has edgewear and some finger beds but no major creases.

The Corpse Came Calling by Brett Halliday Dell 842 1955 $25 SOLD to mstrange Classic Robert Schulz bondage cover Fine Plus, Glossy and tight. Looks VFish, has a stain on front cover at the back of her head that is very light in color.

The Broken Doll by Jack Webb Signet Books 1311 1st Print 1956 $35 SOLD to goldust40 Classic Maguire noir. One of the best copies I've seen. The book is super thin and blue spine is very fragile Fine Plus. Square and glossy with almost no reading wear. Couple of bends at middle spine.

So Cold, My Bed by Sam S. Taylor Signet Books 1247 1st Print 1955 $35 SOLD to mstrange Great Maguire Girl With A Gun. Tough pink cover. VF Minus. Square and glossy with almost no reading wear, couple of color flakes, small bends.

The Strange Ways Of Love by Clayton Matthews Monarch Books 207 August 1961 $30 Raymond Johnson's great tail-lights cover. Fine Plus. Glossy and fresh. Slight slant. Smooth front cover with light wear to bottom. Back has a crease and a tear

Flame by Paul Renin Archer Books No. 36 1951 $50 SOLD to mstrange More killer Heade GGA. Elegant VF Minus Beautiful sharp copy with minimal wear, no creasing. Has a small tear at back cover edge, light spray on spine edge. Tough to beat.

Spoiled Lives by Pierre Flammeche Archer Books No. 96 1952 $50 Top notch Reginald Heade GGA Fine Plus/VF Minus Many Near Mint qualities, blazing gloss and sharpness. Has some edgewear/soiling to spine, storage wear and a thin scrape on the lower back cover. Real pretty.

House Party by Dominique Napier Beacon B439F 1961 $50 SOLD to mstrange Rare book. You know the good ones when you see them. Smokin' bad azz title and Good Girl Fine Plus/VF minus. Glossy, tight and fresh. Slight slant and light general wear. Smooth looking copy of a great cover.

Savage Bride by Cornell Woolrich Gold Medal No. 136 1950 PBO, 1st Edition $75 SOLD to mstrange An astonishing copy of this weird fantasy/suspense novel by the master of noir. Great GGA cover art by Barye Phillips. Near Mint. I never grade vintage paperbacks at this grade but this is so sharp, glossy and new, it's unbelievable that 74 year old books survive like this. Near perfect lamination and corners. One of two copies like this I got in the "High Grade" collection two years ago. The other is the keeper in my near complete Cornell Woolrich PB collection.

The Colour Out of Space and Others by H. P. Lovecraft Lancer Books 73-425 1964 $45 SOLD to goldust40 1st Edition, 1st Print of this collection Cover by Howard Winters VF/VF+ Square, glossy and new looking. No creasing, near perfect spine and edges. Has a pressure mark on front and back cover but you'd be hard pressed to find a fresher copy.

No, they are short original novels

Vampirella Deathgame by Ron Goulart #5 in the series Warner Books 0-446-86089-1 $40 SOLD to N e r V Enrich, Jose Gonzalez covers Fine Plus/VF minus. Structurally VF with no creasing and minor edgwear. Has name inside cover and inner covers and pages toned.

Vampirella On Alien Wings by Ron Goulart #2 in the series Warner Books 0-446-76929-0 1975 1st Edition 1st Print $40 SOLD to N e r V Enrich cover Fine Plus/VF minus Square tight and glossy. Hairline reader crease, tiny corner crease, a bit of edgewear. Very nice overall

Tales from The House Of Mystery: Volume 2 by Jack Oleck Warner Paperback Library 0-446-75256-8 1973 $60 SOLD to mstrange Another tough book with Berni Wrightson cover and interior illustrations VF/NM - near perfect copy, glossy and super fresh, unread, no spine crease. No creases, barest hint of edgewear.

Tales from the House of Mystery #1 by Jack Oleck Warner Paperback Library 0-446-75226-6 1st edition, 1st Print 1973 $60 SOLD to mstrange Tough book. Fantastic Berni Wrightson cover and interior illustrations VF/NM - near perfect copy, glossy and super fresh, unread, no spine crease. One tiny bend in the lower corner. Outstanding.

Probably can get some books posted starting around 6:30 EST