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Pulps and Paperbacks - ERB, RE Howard, Frazetta, ACE Conans, LOTR 1st Edn's

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Here are a few books I just scanned.

 

Let's start with some ACE ERB paperbacks with Frazetta covers.

 

At The Earth's Core (ACE 1982 Priting) - $2

 

Classic Frazetta cover.

 

Light store stamp inside of front cover.

 

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Now for some Tolkien.................

 

ACE A-6 The Return of the King (1965) - $20

 

Cover and title Page by Jack Gaughan

 

The spine has been cracked but it is otherwise in great shape.

 

These ACE editions were unauthorized. Here is decent explanation about them online from the ACE Image Library (http://people.uncw.edu/smithms/A-singles.html)

 

"Historical note: This printing is the reason why the Ballantine editions carried the statement that they were the only authorized editions. These three books made up the infamous pirated edition of the Lord of the Rings (LOTR). There is still considerable controversy surrounding the publication of this edition. At the time they were published, there was no paperback edition of LOTR. ACE apparently requested a license for publication of a paperback but never received a response from the publishers in the United States (U.S.), Houghton-Mifflin, or Great Britain, Allen & Unwin. ACE published an edition without permission and sold thousands of copies in the U.S. Ace apparently made some settlement with all involved, including Tolkien, but the details of this have never been clear. An authorized edition was published by Ballantine. The Ballantine editions carry an authorization statement by Tolkien on the cover. As a result of the controversy, the ACE paperbacks are collectible. Unfortunately, they were made from poor quality paper and will consequently turn to dust in the near future."

 

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LOTR The Fellowship of the Ring (Ballantine Second Printing, October 1965) - $6

 

Ballantine U7040

 

Decent shape with reading bend/crease along spine.

 

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LOTR The Fellowship of the Ring (Ballantine First Printing, November 1965) - $10

 

Ballantine U7041

 

Fantastic shape - the spine appears to have been cracked and there is some very light surface wear.

 

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And the big finale............................

 

Conan the Conqueror (ACE 1967) - $4

 

Classic Frazetta cover.

 

Has some soiling and staining on the cover, plus a crease in the bottom left corner on the back cover.

 

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And that is it for now. I will hopefully be back with the unread 50s sci-fi pulps/digests and more paperback 1st Edn/1st printings later tonight.

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Nice stuff Kimik my man! :applause:

I will start to collect those early Frazetta editions one day, but I'm not there yet.

 

 

:gossip: right after your Liefield run is complete. (thumbs u

 

 

 

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