Comics, Pulps, and Paperbacks: Why such a discrepancy in values? 25 25

[comicjack]

On 6/25/2024 at 4:53 PM, ThothAmon said:

Fell asleep before this one finished last night. Hammer price would have been higher no doubt. 
 

Always like that one but never had one 

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/22/2024 at 7:19 PM, GACollectibles said:

Found this solid copy of this PB with dust jacket today out in the wild.  Literally.  I was in Maine.

The Penguins are definitely some of the rarer ones. Very nice

[Surfing Alien]

Got in a copy of Steinbeck's Cannery Row in the Dust Jacket with Ben Stahl artwork. Inside cover art by Lester Kohs.

Another one of the rarer ones and highly unusual in that the inside book is a first printing. I think every copy I've seen before has been a fourth or later printing.

 

Edited Wednesday at 01:52 AM by Surfing Alien

[Darwination]

Better art on the outside this time!

[Surfing Alien]

Normally I'm a high grade collector but happy to get any copy of this one. Show your copies please  

[Book Guy]

On 6/25/2024 at 7:57 AM, alecholland said:

A couple classics, a neglected classic and two horror books.

GODWHALE was GREAT! At least to my memory. I was just thinking about reading it again earlier in the week.

[OtherEric]

In today, courtesy of @jimjum12

[Randall Dowling]

On 6/24/2024 at 7:45 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Lamination is part of the book as printed. I can not get past that and thus can not peel off even flaky tattered lamination, I just try to stabilize it the best I can. If pbs ever get graded there would have to be a hefty downgrade to the max grade a book could get that had its lamination peeled off entirely imho.

No disagreement here.  For me, it's a similar problem to the tattered overhangs on some pulps.  Does it look better trimmed?  A lot of people probably think so.  Do I think trimming is a good idea?  No.

It's a tough issue but I do understand the frustration with lamination that's 40% attached and flapping loose on a book.  As I said, I've peeled loose lamination off of a copy of Dracula.  It looks better than it did but I still think it's missing the lamination and should be downgraded for it accordingly.  

[Darwination]

If it's falling off too much, and we're talking about a ten or twenty dollar mass market book, I'm not gonna weep for that funky lamination. 

I can definitely see a fully laminated book being more desirable and would like to know if a book is missing its lamination, but if it gets annoying to the look or the handle of the thing, I reserve the right to take it off   If we're talking about a truly scarce book in terms of conservation (or valuable, considering resale) I can live with it.

The nice thing is that tattered lamination is harmless.  Unlike the situation where some jokers  prefer "original" rusty- staples to staple-less intact paper or replaced staples in comic books.

I have enjoyed hearing the opinions from the purist to the practical on this matter

 

Edited yesterday at 05:32 AM by Darwination

[OtherEric]

So, @jimjum12 included a second book as a bonus with The Left Hand of Darkness.  But it seemed like such a generous addition I didn't post it here or even open the bag, because I wanted to make sure it wasn't a misdirected book for somebody else.  (It happens sometimes to the best of us.)  Jimbo assured me it was deliberate, and pointed out something I hadn't actually seen since I hadn't opened the book.

I'm nearly speechless with gratitude, what an amazing gift.  Thank you, Jimbo!

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 04:18 PM by OtherEric

[Darwination]

[jimjum12]

On 6/27/2024 at 12:17 PM, OtherEric said:

So, @jimjum12 included a second book as a bonus with The Left Hand of Darkness.  But it seemed like such a generous addition I didn't post it here or even open the bag, because I wanted to make sure it wasn't a misdirected book for somebody else.  (It happens sometimes to the best of us.)  Jimbo assured me it was deliberate, and pointed out something I hadn't actually seen since I hadn't opened the book.

I'm nearly speechless with gratitude, what an amazing gift.  Thank you, Jimbo!

 

 

 

Thank YOU for all your contributions to this cool little corner of paper ephemera.  I've learned so much from youse guys. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Darwination]

On 6/27/2024 at 11:17 AM, OtherEric said:

So, @jimjum12 included a second book as a bonus with The Left Hand of Darkness.  But it seemed like such a generous addition I didn't post it here or even open the bag, because I wanted to make sure it wasn't a misdirected book for somebody else.  (It happens sometimes to the best of us.)  Jimbo assured me it was deliberate, and pointed out something I hadn't actually seen since I hadn't opened the book.

I'm nearly speechless with gratitude, what an amazing gift.  Thank you, Jimbo!

 

 

 

 

Incredible cover - I really like Powers surreal and sometimes horrific star and planetscapes. Does this mean he was left handed?

Not as good (imo) - a later take (and not my book)

 

Edited yesterday at 05:10 PM by Darwination

[Surfing Alien]

A nice little group of Zenith Books, my latest distraction . Martin Goodman's last gasp at paperbacks and such a great lineup of authors and artists, quite similar to what he did with the Lion Books but a little more modern since it was so late in the decade when cover design was changing.

They are just beautiful little volumes that can be quite challenging to find nice, although there's only 44 of 'em so an achievable set for those inclined to like nice things.