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]

On 4/27/2023 at 8:56 PM, SpideyFein said:

I’ll take it 

She’s for me! 
Great stuff. 

Thanks!

[Surfing Alien]

Gonna get this thread started up again here with one I said I was going to post last night but forgot to.

 

Golden Voyager by Simon Finch Pan Books 0 330 25590 8  Stated 2nd Printing 1979.    $25  SOLD to JRBaxter

Incredible wrap-around cover by Frank Frazetta. Scarce in any condition over here.

Very Good Plus. This copy is unread and glossy. Has a hairline crease at spine, surface scratching, mostly on the back cover that doesn't break color. Very lightly toned inside. A pretty copy of a great cover.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Ace D-7 "So Dead My Love" by Harry Whittington. A paperback original by one of the greatest PBO writers. Incredible bondage/whipping GGA cover by Pulp legend Rafael DeSoto. Backed with "I The Executioner" by Stephen Ransome. Cover by Harry Barton.        $35   SOLD to OtherEric

The first couple of Ace mysteries are very tough and the two Whittington titles especially so. This was my top copy for several years. Higher grade copies are very rare and just don't show up and would cost a pretty penny when they do.

I'd call this one Good Plus/VG Minus.  Solid and square, it still retains gloss. Has a bit of creasing but edgewear is the most prevalent defect. The central images are intact nicely. Pages toned as usual and there is uneven-ess in the page block, which is common in the early Aces. Despite the accumulation of defects, this is a very presentable copy of a must-have vintage Ace PB Double.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Languages of Pao by Jack Vance    Ace F-390   First paperback edition. Beautiful cover art by Gray Morrow      $15

Fine/VF   Bright whites, square and glossy. Pages tight and supple. Tiny bits of edgewear. Usual page toning.    A gorgeous copy of a 59 year old book.

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

Out of Time's Abyss by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace 64481  Cover art by Roy Krenkel Jr.     $10

I believe this is the 1969 Second Ace edition per ISFDB

Fine/VF   Bright colors, square and glossy. Pages tight and supple. Usual page toning. Other than a tiny bindery tear at top spine this is flawless structurally and obviously never read.

 

[Surfing Alien]

Another Bargain lot of Ace Burroughs pbs. F-158, cover by Krenkel, F-179, cover by Krenkel, F-212, cover by Frazetta.  

Overall better shape than the lot from yesterday although F-179 has an unnecessary piece of tape at foot of spine.

Call them VG minus overall, great readers still that present well.

Same deal as yesterday. $18 and will ship all 3 for the same $4 as one book does.

[OtherEric]

On 4/28/2023 at 3:06 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Ace D-7 "So Dead My Love" by Harry Whittington. A paperback original by one of the greatest PBO writers. Incredible bondage/whipping GGA cover by Pulp legend Rafael DeSoto. Backed with "I The Executioner" by Stephen Ransome. Cover by Harry Barton.        $35

The first couple of Ace mysteries are very tough and the two Whittington titles especially so. This was my top copy for several years. Higher grade copies are very rare and just don't show up and would cost a pretty penny when they do.

I'd call this one Good Plus/VG Minus.  Solid and square, it still retains gloss. Has a bit of creasing but edgewear is the most prevalent defect. The central images are intact nicely. Pages toned as usual and there is uneven-ess in the page block, which is common in the early Aces. Despite the accumulation of defects, this is a very presentable copy of a must-have vintage Ace PB Double.

after discussion in PM.

[Surfing Alien]

 The Time Traders by Andre Norton Ace D-461 Cover art by Ed Emshwiller       $10

Very Good Plus. Spine is solid with no reader crease. Appears unread, has a light handling crease to upper right front cover. Covers are glossy, pages tight and supple. Minimal wear.  Usual page toning. A pretty copy of a 63 year old book.

[Surfing Alien]

The Last Planet by Andre Norton Ace D-542    $7  SOLD to OtherEric

Cover art by Harry Barton, who is more well known for his great Good Girl Art PB covers but did a fair amount of Science Fiction.

I'll call this one Very Good.  It appears VG Plus or better but the pages and inner covers are quite toned, although appearing unread or lightly read. Spine is square and solid with a hairline crease. A light finger crease to back cover and wear to lower back corner. Covers are glossy, pages tight and still supple. A nice appearing copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Book of Ptath by A.E. Van Vogt. Paperback Library 610-63092-060     $12 SOLD to dover

Gorgeous Jeff Jones cover art

Near Fine. Bright, square and glossy. Pages tight and supple. Minimal wear. Tiny stamp and pen mark on inside front cover. A gorgeous copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Stan Lee Presents The Amazing Spider-Man Pocket Comics 81443       $25

1977 Colorized version. Reprints Amazing Fantasy 15 and Amazing Spider-Man 1-6, including covers, in color.

Very Good Plus/Near Fine. Bright, square and glossy. Pages creamy, tight and supple. Feels super-tight and appears unread. Has a light handling crease to lower right front corner and light corner wear but still a gorgeous copy overall.

[OtherEric]

On 4/28/2023 at 4:06 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Last Planet by Andre Norton Ace D-542    $7

Cover art by Harry Barton, who is more well known for his great Good Girl Art PB covers but did a fair amount of Science Fiction.

I'll call this one Very Good.  It appears VG Plus or better but the pages and inner covers are quite toned, although appearing unread or lightly read. Spine is square and solid with a hairline crease. A light finger crease to back cover and wear to lower back corner. Covers are glossy, pages tight and still supple. A nice appearing copy.

 

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/28/2023 at 6:55 PM, OtherEric said:

after discussion in PM.

Great take. I'm convinced it's rarer than D-15 "Junkie"

[dover]

On 4/28/2023 at 7:12 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Book of Ptath by A.E. Van Vogt. Paperback Library 610-63092-060     $12

Gorgeous Jeff Jones cover art

Near Fine. Bright, square and glossy. Pages tight and supple. Minimal wear. Tiny stamp and pen mark on inside front cover. A gorgeous copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Spider #4 Grant Stockbridge DEATH REIGN OF THE VAMPIRE KING/PAIN EMPEROR    $10     

Published at $4.95 so a bargain for $10   SOLD to OtherEric

Fine.  Super glossy, unread, uncirculated copy with only minor storage wear, including a tiny corner chip that is probably bindery and scratching to the cover surface.

Two novels, originally published in November 1935 as "Death Reign of the Vampire King" and in February 1935 as "The Pain Emperor" in the pulp monthly publication The Spider, Master of Men!

 

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[OtherEric]

On 4/28/2023 at 4:44 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Spider #4 Grant Stockbridge DEATH REIGN OF THE VAMPIRE KING/PAIN EMPEROR    $10     

Published at $4.95 so a bargain for $10

Fine.  Super glossy, unread, uncirculated copy with only minor storage wear, including a tiny corner chip that is probably bindery and scratching to the cover surface.

Two novels, originally published in November 1935 as "Death Reign of the Vampire King" and in February 1935 as "The Pain Emperor" in the pulp monthly publication The Spider, Master of Men!

[Surfing Alien]

Weird Tales  - eight stories of demonic horror by Howard - Dyalhis - Long - Bloch - Derleth - Leiber - Lovecraft - Hamilton                   $30   SOLD per PM

Edited by Leo Margulies  Pyramid books R-1029  May 1964.   

Cover art by Virgil Finlay                   

An early sweet collection of horror tales that first appeared in the Weird Tales Pulps with a great Finlay cover.

Near Fine. Bright, square and super glossy. Pages tight and supple. Appears unread. Has a few pressure marks and finger bends on the covers but virtually no creasing and wear.  The gloss alone makes this a  gorgeous copy I may regret selling.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Going to switch up to some classics again - a bit of my favorite publisher, Avon's with GGA from the early 1950's

[Randall Dowling]

On 4/28/2023 at 5:55 PM, OtherEric said:

after discussion in PM.

 

On 4/28/2023 at 6:29 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Great take. I'm convinced it's rarer than D-15 "Junkie"

All of the early Ace Doubles are getting very, very tough in grade and a few like this one, are getting tough in any grade. 

I once had hopes of putting together the first 50 but that hope is fading. 

[OtherEric]

On 4/28/2023 at 5:14 PM, Randall Dowling said:

 

All of the early Ace Doubles are getting very, very tough in grade and a few like this one, are getting tough in any grade. 

I once had hopes of putting together the first 50 but that hope is fading. 

I would rather try for the first 50 than D 550-599, though... I see the early ones much more often than the latter ones.  Neither are nearly as common as 100-500, though.