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[Surfing Alien]

On 3/24/2023 at 6:01 PM, OtherEric said:

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Thanks man! Excellent choices. Both of these earlies are out of that High Grade collection I acquired recently. There's more Ace's but I still have to sort them

[OtherEric]

On 3/24/2023 at 1:41 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Cut of the Whip Peter Rabe & Kill One Kill Two Robert H. Kelston Ace #D297        $20

 

Beautiful Harry Barton GGA cover art on "Cut",  looks like Lou Marchetti on "Kill"

 

Very Good/Very Good Plus. Solid spine, pages tight and supple. Minimal creasing, mostly to spine, a bit of spine wear and aging but overall very attractive. 

 

For those who know (or don't know), these Ace Mystery doubles are infinitely tougher to find than the Science Fiction doubles, which seem to have been hoarded as Sci-Fi collectors were wont to do with every piece of paper they possessed lol!

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[Surfing Alien]

One more of these newer books then back to the Golden Age...

The She Devil Robert E. Howard Conan 1983 Ace 1st Edtion PB       $7

Sweet Jodi Penalva GGA cover

Very Good. Solid spine, pages tight and supple. Has a fair amount of creasing along spine but very little in the way of cover creases. A pretty nice copy.

[Surfing Alien]

This one gets right to the heart of the Golden Age of Vintage Paperbacks...

The Neon Wilderness Nelson Algren Avon 222 1949         $30 SOLD to goldust40

Classic Raymond Johnson cover with the red-dressed Prostitute imposed over a seedy Chicago nightlife scene that was later re-used by Avon/Realistic on the famous comic book Intimate Confessions #1. Like most of the vintage paperbacks Avon re-used, the colors and image depth are so much more impressive on the paperback than on the comic book (and are priced so much more reasonably)

Very Good minus - hard to grade this one since it is worn by storage rather than reading wear - looks like a never read copy that was dropped and dinged/tore the cover a bit. Spine is square and tight. Pages tanning but still supple. No reader crease, very minor edge creasing and wear. Tear to the spine and lower cover through a few pages. Spotting on the back cover. Despite the mentioned flaws, the cover maintains high gloss and is still a nicely presenting copy of one of the great classic vintage paperback covers.

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[Surfing Alien]

Carlotta (Fandango) Robert Briffault Avon Monthly Novel 13      $30 SOLD to Microbia

A scarce early Avon Digest with a spectacular Good Girl art cover by Raymond Johnson that was re-used as the cover to Avon/Realistic comic book Intimate Confessions #3 

Very Good/Very Good+. Solid binding, staples clean and strong. Tiny bindery chipping. Nice pages. The book has been read but no major wear, no pieces missing from front or back and the binding is 100% intact.  A nice presenting copy of a scarce vintage paperback digest.

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Edited March 25, 2023 by Surfing Alien
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[Surfing Alien]

The Naked Night Norman Bligh Venus Books No. 120       $30 SOLD to goldust40

Owen Kampen GGA cover

Very Good. Tight spine and centerfold page at staples. Staples pretty clean. Light spine color flaking. Very light cover creasing, light edgewear.  Back cover has a bit of dust soiling as do a few of the pages. Pages are cream and supple. Bright colors and overall a nice copy of a sweet Good Girl art digest that is tough to find in any condition.

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Edited March 25, 2023 by Surfing Alien
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[Surfing Alien]

Girl of the Slums Albert L. Quandt Venus Books No. 121        $30 SOLD to goldust40

Rudy Nappi GGA Headlights Digest cover by one of the best artists in the genre.

Very Good minus. Tight spine and centerfold page at staples. Staples pretty clean. Light spine color flaking and slightly rolled. Some cover creasing, light edgewear and edge creasing. Very bright colors and overall a nice copy of a digest that is tough to find in any condition.

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[Surfing Alien]

Emotions of Fire Peggy Gaddis Venus Books No. 123    One that's on every GGA collectors want list.    $50 SOLD to goldust40

Classic Rudy Nappi Headlights cover. She'll put your eye out with those.

Very Good. Tight spine and centerfold page at staples. Staples have some rust. Light spine color flaking and slightly rolled. Light edgewear and edge creasing.  Hard to find with a smooth cover like this.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

OK. I need a dinner break, maybe even a beer, it is friday after all    I have plenty more books to post but for now, feel free to look around, make offers or just comment in the meantime.

[Randall Dowling]

On 3/24/2023 at 5:56 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Emotions of Fire Peggy Gaddis Venus Books No. 123    One that's on every GGA collectors want list.    $50

Classic Rudy Nappi Headlights cover. She'll put your eye out with those.

Very Good. Tight spine and centerfold page at staples. Staples have some rust. Light spine color flaking and slightly rolled. Light edgewear and edge creasing.  Hard to find with a smooth cover like this.

 

 

I love the cover on this digest.  It might be my favorite cover by Rudy Nappi.

[Microbia]

On 3/24/2023 at 6:41 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Carlotta (Fandango) Robert Briffault Avon Monthly Novel 13      $30

A scarce early Avon Digest with a spectacular Good Girl art cover by Raymond Johnson that was re-used as the cover to Avon/Realistic comic book Intimate Confessions #3 

Very Good/Very Good+. Solid binding, staples clean and strong. Tiny bindery chipping. Nice pages. The book has been read but no major wear, no pieces missing from front or back and the binding is 100% intact.  A nice presenting copy of a scarce vintage paperback digest.

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[goldust40]

On 3/24/2023 at 10:56 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Emotions of Fire Peggy Gaddis Venus Books No. 123    One that's on every GGA collectors want list.    $50

Classic Rudy Nappi Headlights cover. She'll put your eye out with those.

Very Good. Tight spine and centerfold page at staples. Staples have some rust. Light spine color flaking and slightly rolled. Light edgewear and edge creasing.  Hard to find with a smooth cover like this.

 

 

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[goldust40]

On 3/24/2023 at 10:49 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Girl of the Slums Albert L. Quandt Venus Books No. 121        $30

Rudy Nappi GGA Headlights Digest cover by one of the best artists in the genre.

Very Good minus. Tight spine and centerfold page at staples. Staples pretty clean. Light spine color flaking and slightly rolled. Some cover creasing, light edgewear and edge creasing. Very bright colors and overall a nice copy of a digest that is tough to find in any condition.

 

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[goldust40]

On 3/24/2023 at 10:36 PM, Surfing Alien said:

This one gets right to the heart of the Golden Age of Vintage Paperbacks...

The Neon Wilderness Nelson Algren Avon 222 1949         $30

Classic Raymond Johnson cover with the red-dressed Prostitute imposed over a seedy Chicago nightlife scene that was later re-used by Avon/Realistic on the famous comic book Intimate Confessions #1. Like most of the vintage paperbacks Avon re-used, the colors and image depth are so much more impressive on the paperback than on the comic book (and are priced so much more reasonably)

Very Good minus - hard to grade this one since it is worn by storage rather than reading wear - looks like a never read copy that was dropped and dinged/tore the cover a bit. Spine is square and tight. Pages tanning but still supple. No reader crease, very minor edge creasing and wear. Tear to the spine and lower cover through a few pages. Spotting on the back cover. Despite the mentioned flaws, the cover maintains high gloss and is still a nicely presenting copy of one of the great classic vintage paperback covers.

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[goldust40]

On 3/24/2023 at 10:45 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Naked Night Norman Bligh Venus Books No. 120       $30

Owen Kampen GGA cover

Very Good. Tight spine and centerfold page at staples. Staples pretty clean. Light spine color flaking. Very light cover creasing, light edgewear.  Back cover has a bit of dust soiling as do a few of the pages. Pages are cream and supple. Bright colors and overall a nice copy of a sweet Good Girl art digest that is tough to find in any condition.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

On 3/24/2023 at 8:34 PM, Microbia said:

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Thank you! I love the colors on that book.

[Surfing Alien]

On 3/24/2023 at 8:38 PM, goldust40 said:

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Thanks for the "takes"! Venus Books rule

[davet75]

amazing thread!  Sad I missed the Avon and Venus books but congrats to the lucky buyers!

[speedcake]

This is my favorite of the thread so far, but there have been a ton of great ones. I know nothing about them and feel my ADHD kicking in pretty hard. grats to all the buyers so far!

[OtherEric]

On 3/24/2023 at 1:41 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Cut of the Whip Peter Rabe & Kill One Kill Two Robert H. Kelston Ace #D297        $20 SOLD to OtherEric

 

Beautiful Harry Barton GGA cover art on "Cut",  looks like Lou Marchetti on "Kill"

 

Very Good/Very Good Plus. Solid spine, pages tight and supple. Minimal creasing, mostly to spine, a bit of spine wear and aging but overall very attractive. 

 

For those who know (or don't know), these Ace Mystery doubles are infinitely tougher to find than the Science Fiction doubles, which seem to have been hoarded as Sci-Fi collectors were wont to do with every piece of paper they possessed lol!

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So, is it just me, or does it look like the title of the book was changed last minute on "Kill One Kill Two"?  I don't think I've ever seen a white spine on a D-Series double other than this one, and the logo on the front speaks for itself.