FS: Higher Grade Vintage Sci-Fi Paperbacks (& Hard Covers!)

[dgillock]

And one of the true classics (with a great movie tie-in cover):

 

Pocket Book 947 War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (1953)

 

 

 

Very glossy, supple, and solid. Tiny tiny top edge of front cover (<1/8"). Light edge and corner wear. Small spot of color loss at spine on front.

 

$25

[dgillock]

Here's a nice set:

 

Pyramid R1029 Weird Tales Leo Margulies, ed (1964) (Virgil Finlay cover)

 

 

 

General light wear and rubs. Embossed ex libris stamp on title page.

 

$20

PENDING

 

and

Pyramid R1125 Worlds of Weird Leo Margulies, ed (1965) (Virgil Finlay and and interior illos)

 

 

 

General light edge and corner wear. Light cover bends. Solid and supple.

 

$20

 

 

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Berkley G507 Titan's Daughter by James Blish (1961)

 

 

 

General, minor edge and corner wear. Very solid, supple, and glossy. Small neat pen notation on title page ("BM-G-507").

 

$15 PENDING

[dgillock]

Dell 696 Slan by A.E. Von Vogt (1953)

 

 

 

Bright and glossy. Solid and supple. Light waving (likely from glue shrinkage). Minor edge wear.

 

$25

[TupennyConan]

 

Pyramid R1029 Weird Tales Leo Margulies, ed (1964) (Virgil Finlay cover)

 

 

 

 

$20

 

 

[dgillock]

Monarch MM605 Reptilicus by Dean Owen (1961)

 

 

 

Solid, supple, and glossy. Light corner wear, esp upper right of front an top of spine. Small, neat pen notation on title page ("Monarch MM-605").

 

$40

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Pyramid R1029 Weird Tales Leo Margulies, ed (1964) (Virgil Finlay cover)

 

 

 

 

$20

 

 

 

Done, Congrats!

[dgillock]

Last one for right now (need to do more scanning!) and a slightly "different" type of book. BTW, the content is pretty much PG-13 by today's standards.

 

Heart Volume 105 Space Sex by Roy Warren (nd)

 

 

 

General light wear. Supple and solid interior. Small marker mark on front cover. Publisher stamp and small pen notation ("105") on 2nd page.

 

$20

[dgillock]

Here's one that is unquestionably "comic related"...

 

Ballantine U2142 Tomorrow Midnight by Ray Bradbury (1966)

 

For anyone not familiar with this book, it reprints EC adaptations of Bradbury stories (in B&W). Nice Frazetta cover too. Contents are:

 

Foreword

"Punishment Without Crime" (Kamen)

"I, Rocket" (Williamson)

"King of the Gray Spaces" (Severin & Elder)

"The One Who Waits" (Williamson)

"The Long Years" (Orlando)

"There Will Come Soft Rains" (Wood)

"Mars Is Heaven!" (Wood)

"Outcast of the Stars" (Orlando)

 

 

 

Solid, sharp uncracked spine. Minor corner and edge wear. Supple, off-white interior.

 

$20 PENDING

[TupennyConan]

Here's one that is unquestionably "comic related"...

 

Ballantine U2142 Tomorrow Midnight by Ray Bradbury (1966)

 

For anyone not familiar with this book, it reprints EC adaptations of Bradbury stories (in B&W). Nice Frazetta cover too. Contents are:

 

Foreword

"Punishment Without Crime" (Kamen)

"I, Rocket" (Williamson)

"King of the Gray Spaces" (Severin & Elder)

"The One Who Waits" (Williamson)

"The Long Years" (Orlando)

"There Will Come Soft Rains" (Wood)

"Mars Is Heaven!" (Wood)

"Outcast of the Stars" (Orlando)

 

 

 

Solid, sharp uncracked spine. Minor corner and edge wear. Supple, off-white interior.

 

$20

 

[TupennyConan]

Berkley G507 Titan's Daughter by James Blish (1961)

 

 

 

General, minor edge and corner wear. Very solid, supple, and glossy. Small neat pen notation on title page ("BM-G-507").

 

$15

 

 

 

[dgillock]

Here's one that is unquestionably "comic related"...

 

Ballantine U2142 Tomorrow Midnight by Ray Bradbury (1966)

 

For anyone not familiar with this book, it reprints EC adaptations of Bradbury stories (in B&W). Nice Frazetta cover too. Contents are:

 

Foreword

"Punishment Without Crime" (Kamen)

"I, Rocket" (Williamson)

"King of the Gray Spaces" (Severin & Elder)

"The One Who Waits" (Williamson)

"The Long Years" (Orlando)

"There Will Come Soft Rains" (Wood)

"Mars Is Heaven!" (Wood)

"Outcast of the Stars" (Orlando)

 

 

 

Solid, sharp uncracked spine. Minor corner and edge wear. Supple, off-white interior.

 

$20

 

 

Done. Congrats!

[dgillock]

Berkley G507 Titan's Daughter by James Blish (1961)

 

 

 

General, minor edge and corner wear. Very solid, supple, and glossy. Small neat pen notation on title page ("BM-G-507").

 

$15

 

 

 

Done. Congrats!

[dgillock]

Three more from Ace:

 

 

Ace S-133 Adventures on Other Planets Doanld A. Wollheim, ed. (1955)

 

 

Ace S-90 The Chaos Fighters by Robert Moore Williams (1950)

 

 

Ace D-525 This World is Taboo by Murray Leinster (1961)

 

 

These aren't super high grade, but they are all solid mid-grade with decent eye appeal. I would do any of them for $10 each or all 3 for $25. (keep in mind that Domestic shipping is included...)

 

[dgillock]

Pocket Book 1037 Space Tug by Murray Leinster (1954)

 

 

 

High grade. Supple, sharp and glossy. Very minor edge and corner wear

 

$20

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Bantam 1077 Space On My Hands by Frederic Brown (1952)

 

 

 

Nice solid example with minor edge and corner wear. Light cover wrinkles. Light pencil notation on cover ("E 4/1").

 

$15

[dgillock]

Bantam 1285 The Lights in the Sky Are Stars by Frederic Brown (1954)

 

 

 

Solid, supple, glossy. Light edge wear.

 

$15

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Pennant P15 Takeoff by C.M. Kornbluth (1953)

 

 

 

Light edge and corner wear. Supple, solid and glossy.

 

$15

[dgillock]

Perma Books P236 Shadow of Tomorrow Frederik Pohl, ed. (1953)

 

 

 

This is a big thick 380+ page book. Very tough to find these without cracked up spines. This example is not cracked up, but has minor edge bumps and a small tear at the top of spine on back. Supple, solid and glossy.

 

$15

[dgillock]

Pocket Books New Tales of Space and Time Raymond J. Healy, ed. (1952)

 

 

 

Glossy, bright and supple. Light edge wear. Small, neat pencil notation ("E 12/3") on 1st page.

 

$15