jimjum12 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 That TAT 2 is risqué even by today's standards..... GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inaflash Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 This is the only Sixth Street book I managed to get but the colors in hand are amazing. Liberated from the slab of course. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 He did sell more than a few of those books, even at those prices. I only picked up one of them. Expensive, ridiculously so, but the colors in hand are amazing. I don't think I've posted this before... One of my very favorite Bakers. Being in the UK I suspect I never even saw some of the ones he sold before they went. I'd certainly have been all over that one. (Got an undercopy by any chance?) I thought his prices were very inconsistent. I only got these two. I find them doubly appealing because they are self evidently not pressed. I like them just as they are. I remember when you picked up that TLP 11. The pricing seemed out of whack (on the low side) with what he was charging for other books. The TAT 2 is also a great copy -- White pages! Although in this day and age I guess it's refreshing to encounter slabbed books that have removable dirt and ncb dings and dents that haven't been pressed out, it appears that he did leave money on the table on some of these books -- either for himself or for the OO's family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Yes. He also beached some books by over pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Yes. He also beached some books by over pricing. Yes, he probably would have been better off going the auction route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Yes, a bunch at a time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I thought his prices were very inconsistent. I only got these two. I find them doubly appealing because they are self evidently not pressed. I like them just as they are. Excellent choices. Both would be on my top 20 Baker cover list if I took the time to make one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 As I recall, all three of those books (TAT 2, TLP 11, and TR 33) were relatively underpriced. I came so close to grabbing that TR 33 myself, and have regretting passing on it ever since. It's even more impressive de-slabbed. Flex, I do in fact have an undercopy of PR 21, but it's so low grade I doubt you'd want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 As I recall, all three of those books (TAT 2, TLP 11, and TR 33) were relatively underpriced. I came so close to grabbing that TR 33 myself, and have regretting passing on it ever since. It's even more impressive de-slabbed. Flex, I do in fact have an undercopy of PR 21, but it's so low grade I doubt you'd want it. You are probably right. It's one of those I've never found a decent copy of for some reason. I've always found it to be one of the more expressive covers. Probably the wedding dress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 As I recall, all three of those books (TAT 2, TLP 11, and TR 33) were relatively underpriced. I came so close to grabbing that TR 33 myself, and have regretting passing on it ever since. It's even more impressive de-slabbed. Flex, I do in fact have an undercopy of PR 21, but it's so low grade I doubt you'd want it. You are probably right. It's one of those I've never found a decent copy of for some reason. I've always found it to be one of the more expressive covers. Probably the wedding dress. The dress is beautifully drawn. I also love the color scheme, and the whole "evening in suburbia" atmosphere. Reminds me of my own neighborhood as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 That TAT 2 is risqué even by today's standards..... GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Perhaps that should be, "especially by today's standards". The way Baker's men all look like they're 48 years old, TAT 2 looks alot like a silly schoolgirl being abducted, against her better judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I think most of Bakers men look about 40...let's have a debate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 From the looks of some of the covers, St. John should have been honest and titled a series "Jail Bait Romances". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 From the looks of some of the covers, St. John should have been honest and titled a series "Jail Bait Romances". Yeah, our man's one weakness is that he couldn't draw an adolescent male to save his soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I'm not sure that it was the result of an artistic shortcoming, but rather, pictorial accuracy taking a back seat to his preferred style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 And....and....people looked older back then. Just watch old movies and you'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 And....and....people looked older back then. Just watch old movies and you'll see... Plus... plus... people actually were older back then. Just do the math! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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