CLOSED - 20% OFF all of Surfing Alien's honey pot of Golden Age vintage paperbacks and more...Round 2 - Mostly Science Fiction, many Ace books plus GGA, Classics 6 6

[Surfing Alien]

This is my second sales thread on the boards. I'm going to throw up a cross section of cool vintage science fiction, including many Ace books plus some classics and GGA, many of which haven't seen the light of day for decades. Lots of great cover art, fantastic reading although most are in high grade so you may want to just display their awesomeness. Best of all of course, they're very affordable in today's market.

I plan to add to this throughout the weekend, as time permits, so check back please, you never know what I might decide to sell!

The rules for this thread are:

-No HoS or Probation list buyers

-I will ship to Canada but will have to quote shipping options.

-Payment via Venmo or Paypal preferred. I also can do Zelle although it is a bit more of a pain to do.

-Shipping via USPS Media Mail for $4 or Priority Small Box for $11 for the continental United States.  More than one book I will ship at the least extra cost practicable. Shipping for Canada will be quoted.

-First  in the thread wins and prevails over pm offers
-Returns accepted for 14 days after delivery but please let me know asap if you are unhappy for any reason and I will make it right. I do miss things occasionally.

Feel free to pm with offer or questions.  I'm always open to reasonable package offers.

I've dealt with a few boardies over the years, and my brand new Kudos thread is here for those that don't know me:

Please feel free to add to that thread if you like your deal

 

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[Surfing Alien]

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[Surfing Alien]

About me: I've been collecting comics since I was kid but mostly collect paperbacks and digests along with some magazines these days due to the high cost of comics and the amazing artistic variety and bang for the buck you get from golden age (1940's-1960's) vintage paperbacks.

I've been buying selling and trading Vintage pb's since the Hancer Price Guide came out back in the 80's. Been on Ebay since 1998 with 100% positive feedback.

I tend to grade paperbacks in the manner of current pulp grading:  Poor/Fair/Good/Very Good/Fine/Very Fine  

I'm a high grade collector so my books are almost all Very Good and better if they're available in those grades. Some books just aren't available for various reasons.

[Surfing Alien]

Ace F-321 Maza of the Moon By Otis Adelbert Kline. Frazetta cover and interiors.

Fine or better. Never read, structurally flawless. Bright colors. Tiny stamp on top page edge. Has some light rubbing to the front cover that doesn't photograph and age toning to interiors or I'd call it VF. It'd be tough to upgrade.

$25 SOLD to TupennyConan

 

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Ace Double M-113 The Rithian Terror/Off Center by Damon Knight. Signed by Knight on the Rithian Terror side. Cover art by Jack Gaughan.

VG+/Near Fine. Bright, glossy colors. Light spine bends, one light impact mark. Store stamp on title page. Light interior toning. A very sweet signed copy.

$20   SOLD @20% off to Outerboroguy

 

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Ace D-453 The Games of Neith by Margaret St. Clair (1st Book Edition)/The Earth Gods Are Coming by Kenneth Bulmer. GGA cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

VG Plus/ Near Fine. Bright square and glossy. Has a few light surface creases from handling but appears unread or lightly read. Pages toned as usual. A very nice looking copy.

$12

 

 

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Gold Medal d1727 The Scarf by Robert Bloch. A 1966 edition with one of the best (uncredited) covers I've seen on this classic horror title.

VG Plus/ Near Fine. Square, bright and glossy. Very light reader crease, otherwise just has some light rubbing and edgewear. Interior toned as usual.

$10

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Ace D 533 Mad Ave. by H.T. Elmo. Cartoon/Gag book. This came from a small box of books that I was told were from the White Mountain collection. The date stamps and condition of the books seem to comport with that.

Fine/VF Stunning white colors and gloss. Pages and interior covers are very lightly toned. Rare for Aces. One light handling crease on front cover. Probably unimprovable.

$25  Sold to OtherEric

 

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[OtherEric]

On 4/27/2023 at 1:09 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Ace D 533 Mad Ave. by H.T. Elmo. Cartoon/Gag book. This came from a small box of books that I was told were from the White Mountain collection. The date stamps and condition of the books seem to comport with that.

Fine/VF Stunning white colors and gloss. Pages and interior covers are very lightly toned. Rare for Aces. One light handling crease on front cover. Probably unimprovable.

$25

[Surfing Alien]

Ace D-191 Apalachee Gold by Frank Slaughter. Beautiful GGA cover painting is uncredited, although I suspect it's Lou Marchetti or Walter Popp.

Very Fine. A stunning glossy, never read copy. Interiors are off white. A couple of  color flecks to the edges. I can't find anything else to note. Incredible for a 67 year old book! 

$25  Sold to Microbia

 

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[Microbia]

On 4/27/2023 at 4:20 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Ace D-191 Apalachee Gold by Frank Slaughter. Beautiful GGA cover painting is uncredited, although I suspect it's Lou Marchetti or Walter Popp.

Very Fine. A stunning glossy, never read copy. Interiors are off white. A couple of  color flecks to the edges. I can't find anything else to note. Incredible for a 67 year old book! 

$25

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[Surfing Alien]

Bargain Lot of Ace Frazettas. F-205, F-247 and F-280.

Clean copies that have been read but not trashed. Call them Good plus readers, they still display well.

$18 for the lot and all 3 will ship for the same $4 as one book.  SOLD to mrlatko

 

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[TupennyConan]

On 4/27/2023 at 3:33 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Ace F-321 Maza of the Moon By Otis Adelbert Kline. Frazetta cover and interiors.

Fine or better. Never read, structurally flawless. Bright colors. Tiny stamp on top page edge. Has some light rubbing to the front cover that doesn't photograph and age toning to interiors or I'd call it VF. It'd be tough to upgrade.

$25

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[Surfing Alien]

Ace D-497 Wandl The Invader by Ray Cummings (1st Book Edition) Cover by Ed Valigursky. I Speak For Earth by Keith Woodcott. Cover by Ed Emshwiller.

VG/VG Plus.  Solid square and glossy. Hairline reader crease on "I Speak", light edgewear. Pages toned as usual. Appears unread or very lightly read. A pretty copy overall.

$12

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Ace D-509 Star Hunter by Andre Norton. 1st Book Edition. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. The Beast Master by Andre Norton. Cover by Ed Valigursky.

VG/VG Plus.  Solid square and glossy. Hairline reader creases, light edgewear. Pages toned as usual. Appears lightly read. A pretty copy overall.

$12 SOLD to OtherEric

 

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[OtherEric]

On 4/27/2023 at 1:58 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Ace D-509 Star Hunter by Andre Norton. 1st Book Edition. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. The Beast Master by Andre Norton. Cover by Ed Valigursky.

VG/VG Plus.  Solid square and glossy. Hairline reader creases, light edgewear. Pages toned as usual. Appears lightly read. A pretty copy overall.

$12

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Ace F-306 Earth's Last Citadel by C.L. Moore and Henry Kuttner. 1st Book Edition. Spectacular Alex Schomburg cover art. He only did a few for Ace.

Very Good Plus. Tough to grade this book in general. The black cover shows everything. Very light edgewear and some hairline creases and rubbing on back cover. Appears very lightly read. Pages toned as usual. A pretty copy.

$15 SOLD to TupennyConan

 

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Ace 49291 The Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Cover and interiors by Frank Frazetta. I believe this is the 1969  second Ace edition per ISFDB.

Fine/VF A structurally stunning copy. Bright and glossy. Virtually no wear. Only interior toning keeps it from looking brand new. Amazing for a 54 year old book.

$15 SOLD to mrlatko

 

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[Surfing Alien]

I'm going to take a break, clean the thread a little and let my phone recharge, I'm listing from scratch today so just pulling and listing through my phone. I have plenty more to list this week. I may switch gears to some classic Popular Library books with GGA covers by the pulp greats for the next stack.