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Just started reading my copy the other night. Read about the first 70 pages or so and am really enjoying it so far. My wife roped me into helping her with some graphic design/website design for a relative, so my reading time at night became much more limited. Hopefully I will be able to finish it either this weekend or the next. I enjoy the tactile feel of holding a book and the old paper smell as well. I just can't do Kindle or the like yet.

Added to my want to buy list. My wife thanks you and Pat.

I do the same thing Jim. My Grandpa loved western TV shows like Gunsmoke and Bonanza. He had quite a collection of Louis L'Amour books which I regret not taking when he passed away. If I see an old western paperback when I'm out and about I will pick them up. My Grandpa was the greatest person I have ever personally known. It's my small way to remember him.

This has been on my TBR list for a while. My only copy is a reader copy. I'm reading Swords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber right now, but this just moved up to next in line based on your recommendation.

Thanks for the info Lowell! The other Ballantines I bought from this seller don't have this problem. Pages on all those are still very supple and glue hasn't dried out. All in all, It's a beautiful display copy that I didn't pay too much for, so I'm still pretty happy.

Well... it does have a couple issues and I'm not sure how to grade it. Here are a few more photos. It has a bit of a bend to the bottom back cover which I didn't notice until I started taking photos. Also, one page extends out a bit from the book and is rough cut. It isn't loose, but it worries me a bit. In addition, when I opened the book slightly at the back pages it makes a bit of a cracking sound which made me even more worried about loose pages. None of them are loose currently, but it went straight back into a sleeve and back on my bookshelf. I'm worried if I mess with it too much it might cause a problem. In hand, it still looks like it came straight off of a book rack. I don't think it's ever been read. What are your thoughts? I'm not sure what grade to put in my spreadsheet.

Congrats! I would love to go at some point in the future. If it's allowed, please take a few photos. It would be awesome to see some of the sellers booths.

New additions to the Sci-fi paperback collection.

I'm curious about this as well. I have several paperbacks that have stickers on them. My LCS used lighter fluid to remove the sticker from a paperback I bought from them, but I'm pretty sure that's a no no.

My first LCS was Rock Bottom Comics in Columbia Missouri. My friends Randy and Dan took me there and introduced me to the Claremont-Byrne X-Men. It was by far the most popular title at the time. From there I got into New Teen Titans, Micronauts, ROM, Cerebus, Heavy Metal, Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella. Glenn was the owner and I never thought he liked me much, but he tolerated me because I was friends with Randy and they really got along great. I bought my first back issues there which were Submariner 1 (silver age) and Superboy 84 (silver age). I think I paid $10 each for them at the time. It was a lot of money to me at the time but I saved money from my paper route to buy them. Rock Bottom Comics was also right next to Ernie's Cafe & Steakhouse which was one of my favorite restaurants in Columbia. They had great diner food and original artwork hanging in the diner by Chester Gould, creator of Tracy.

Very cool!! Back in a former life (about 14 years ago) I was the head graphic designer for a company that made bookmarks for museums. I was lucky enough to get to work with the Charles M. Schulz Museum to create some die-cut bookmarks of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and Woodstock for their store. I looked for the couple I kept last night to post a photo, but I think they are packed away somewhere. They were really great to work with, but they were very specific about what we could and couldn't do with the characters. It was a fun experience.

All the novels I own have already been posted, so I thought I would add a few sci-fi anthologies with PKD stories.

OK, I'll keep watching to see what you post. I mostly collect sci-fi paperbacks, but I have a fairly decent amount of fantasy and sword & sorcery as well including most of the ERB Frazetta covers.

Will you have any sci-fi books?

All I had to do was double check my previous messages from you. Sorry about that.

That's what I do as well. This thread and several of the sales threads have been very educational. Books I've seen in this thread and in Lloyd's and other sales threads that I've missed out on get added to my want list. I've managed to find a few a them for sale in other venues later.

I'll send pm to get shipping details from you. Thank you!

I added some Edgar Rice Burroughs books with Frazetta covers to the Ace Double lot I have for sale on page 13. Still $30 shipped CONUS for the whole group.

***SOLD!*** I'd like to help out. Adding an Edgar Rice Burroughs lot all with Frazetta covers to the group (3 books) Group lot of Ace Doubles - all D series (5 total books) Asking $30 shipped (CONUS only). All proceeds to JimJum12 Please note: Due to the holidays, I don't think I will be able to ship these until the end of next week. But I will keep in touch with buyer to let them know when they ship. D-150 - The World Jones Made (Philip K ) & Agent of the Unknown (Margaret St. Clair) - Poor but readable. Pages are falling out of book. I've checked a couple times though and it appears to be complete. D-443 - The Dark Destroyers (Manly Wade Wellman) & Bow Down to Nul (Brian W Aldiss) - VG- Multiple non-color breaking bends on cover of Dark Destroyers. Otherwise perfectly readable. D-449 - The Genetic General & Time to Teleport (both Gordon R Dickson) - Near Fine/Fine Nicest of the group. Miscut cover only real issue. Bought it recently and then realized I already had a copy. D-457 - Vulcan's Hammer (Philip K ) & The Skynappers (John Brunner) - Not sure how to grade. Looks VG+ or so but about 80 pages of Vulcan's Hammer and 20 pages of The Skynappers are no longer glued to spine. They aren't loose yet, but they have broken away from the spine. Also some chips out of top cover Vulcan's Hammer. D-507 - Meeting at Infinity (John Brunner) & Beyond the Silver Sky (Kenneth Bulmer) - VG+ This one would be nicer if it had been shipped to me in a box. The bottom right corner of Beyond the Silver Sky got dinged and bent during shipment. Otherwise it is a really nice copy. Additional note: If someone is interested in this lot, I also have readers copies of Ace H-30 City by Clifford Simak and Ace D-261 The Variable Man and Other Stories by Philip K . The Variable Man has some loose pages at the beginning, but is complete. I will add these to the lot if someone wants them. The photos are a little yellow. Color is better than photos show. Adding a few more books. Still $30 shipped CONUS. Edgar Rice Burroughs lot - all Frazetta covers! The two Ace Tarzan books are in Good reader condition. I thought Return of the Mucker was around VG shape, but when I pulled it out to take a photo, it has some loose pages unfortunately. Still decent reader though. Again, photo is more yellow than books actually are.

Amazing Spider-Man 118 & Amazing Adventures 1 now SOLD! Thank you sir!

Spider-Man 118 & Amazing Adventures 1 on HOLD pending pm confirmation

Superboy 113 & Detective Comics 446 SOLD! Thank you sir!

That's it! I am always open to reasonable offers if anyone is interested. Thanks for looking.

Amazing Adventures 1 - CGC graded 8.5 (off-white pages - old label) Asking $65.00 shipped - SOLD! Note: The thin label at the top of the book is starting to peel off a bit. It is still attached but may come off completely at some point. I do not see any other major issues with case.

Amazing Spider-Man 118 - CGC graded 8.5 (white pages) Asking $60.00 shipped - SOLD! Note: Comic has a light 3/16" dust shadow at bottom front cover. I do not see any major issues with case.