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

[Randall Dowling]

On 4/28/2023 at 7:20 PM, OtherEric said:

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.

I agree.  Also, nobody should be collecting all those dumb nurse stories anyway.  There's nothing to see there. 

[Surfing Alien]

Cry Tough by Irving Shulman. Avon Books 244, published in 1950.

Sweet "nipple cover" by Raymond Johnson, Avon's most prolific cover artist of the early 1950's "round circle" logo period and a pioneer in Good Girl art in the paperbacks.       $25   SOLD to goldust40

Very Good Plus. Spine is solid with slight slant. Covers are bright, pages tight and supple. Name, date and address neatly written in --script on first page corner. Minimal wear overall.  A pretty copy of a great 73 year old GGA cover vintage PB.

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[Surfing Alien]

Plus Blood In Their Veins by Robert Paul Smith. Avon Books 399. 1952.            $20   SOLD to goldust40

The cover art is uncredited but is a typical colorful GGA confection from the "round circle logo" period for Avon with a surprise visit to an affair.

What sets this title from its brethren is the little known second appearance of "Reform School Girl" Marty Collins, the 17 year old Ice Skating Star/Model whose photos were obviously dug out of archives to fill the back cover space, as Avon was apt to do.  It looks like her garters were censored with a fake skirt

Very Good   Solid tight binding has slight twist, pages toned but tight and supple. Neat --script name on front title page.  Overall a nicely presenting copy of a classic cover vintage paperback.

 

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[goldust40]

On 4/29/2023 at 1:32 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Cry Tough by Irving Shulman. Avon Books 244, published in 1950.

Sweet "nipple cover" by Raymond Johnson, Avon's most prolific cover artist of the early 1950's "round circle" logo period and a pioneer in Good Girl art in the paperbacks.       $25

Very Good Plus. Spine is solid with slight slant. Covers are bright, pages tight and supple. Name, date and address neatly written in --script on first page corner. Minimal wear overall.  A pretty copy of a great 73 year old GGA cover vintage PB.

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[goldust40]

On 4/29/2023 at 1:47 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Plus Blood In Their Veins by Robert Paul Smith. Avon Books 399. 1952.            $20

The cover art is uncredited but is a typical colorful GGA confection from the "round circle logo" period for Avon with a surprise visit to an affair.

What sets this title from its brethren is the little known second appearance of "Reform School Girl" Marty Collins, the 17 year old Ice Skating Star/Model whose photos were obviously dug out of archives to fill the back cover space, as Avon was apt to do.  It looks like her garters were censored with a fake skirt

Very Good   Solid tight binding has slight twist, pages toned but tight and supple. Neat --script name on front title page.  Overall a nicely presenting copy of a classic cover vintage paperback.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

What's In It For Me? by Jerome Weidman. Avon Books 241.     $30

One of my favorite Raymond Johnson Headlights covers. It's almost a parody of Headlights covers but done so slick it was one of Avon's first million selling paperbacks.     

Very Good.  Solid tight binding, has a split at bottom spine front. Pages tight and supple. Super glossy and bright. Has some lamination peeling and loss, as usual for Avon's from this period, but little wear.  Overall an attractive copy of a classic GGA cover vintage paperback.

 

[Surfing Alien]

Okay, last one for tonight, I've been summoned by the powers that be, lol. I have more Avons and other goodies coming up over the weekend

Everyone knows this one. A bargain copy of one of the most read/collected Hard Boiled authors with a classic cover known to all vintage PB collectors.

Dead Yellow Women by Dashiell Hammett. Dell 308 Mapback   $12   SOLD to Microbia

Good. Solid and tight but has spine roll, splitting and creasing, more on the back than the front. Still looks glossy and great.

 

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[JRBaxter]

On 4/28/2023 at 6:00 PM, Surfing Alien said:

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

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]

On 4/28/2023 at 9:33 PM, JRBaxter said:

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  Thank you, it's a great image!

[Microbia]

On 4/28/2023 at 9:16 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Okay, last one for tonight, I've been summoned by the powers that be, lol. I have more Avons and other goodies coming up over the weekend

Everyone knows this one. A bargain copy of one of the most read/collected Hard Boiled authors with a classic cover known to all vintage PB collectors.

Dead Yellow Women by Dashiell Hammett. Dell 308 Mapback   $12

Good. Solid and tight but has spine roll, splitting and creasing, more on the back than the front. Still looks glossy and great.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

On 4/29/2023 at 12:04 PM, Microbia said:

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Great book! Thanks!

[Surfing Alien]

I'm going to get the ball rolling here again with a couple more Avons, a few Frazetta's and a couple of killer classic books.

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[Surfing Alien]

Love's Lovely Counterfeit by Hard Boiled Master James M. Cain. Avon 161 1948.           $20  SOLD to goldust40

Nice uncredited GGA cover from the time when Don Wollheim started editing Avon's PB line and began employing better, more realistic artists than on their early books.

Very Good/Very Good Plus.  Spine has slight slant but is solid, pages tight. Virtually no creasing and only light edgewear, including a tiny hint of a split at the rear bottom spine. Pages toned as usual but very supple. A very nice copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Enter Without Desire by Ed Lacy (Pseudonym of Len Zinberg) Avon 561  from 1954     $20  SOLD to goldust40

Hard boiled noir with a gorgeous Good Girl cover by Robert Schulz. Very hard to find Avons from this period in this condition.

Near Fine. This copy is unread and glossy. Slight spine slant but virtually no creasing and only a few hints of wear, mostly on the back cover. A very pretty copy of a classic Avon.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Visa To Death by Ed Lacy (Pseudonym of Len Zinberg) Perma Books M-3036  from 1956     $20  SOLD @20% off to Outerboroguy

Another hard boiled noir with a gorgeous Good Girl cover, this one by Robert Maguire.

Very Good Plus/Near Fine. Appears unread and glossy. Very slight spine slant, hairline reader crease where it's been opened a few times, but virtually no handling creasing and only a few hints of wear. Has a tiny shadow inside front cover where a sticker must have once been that fell off without damaging the paper. Another very pretty book.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Into The Aether by Richard A. Lupoff   Dell Books 3830   from 1974      $15   SOLD to dover

First Edition with a gorgeous Frank Frazetta cover.

Fine/VF   Super glossy and new looking. Hint of a crease along spine, otherwise only has very light surface and edgewear.

 

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[dover]

On 4/29/2023 at 4:53 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Into The Aether by Richard A. Lupoff   Dell Books 3830   from 1974      $15

First Edition with a gorgeous Frank Frazetta cover.

Fine/VF   Super glossy and new looking. Hint of a crease along spine, otherwise only has very light surface and edgewear.

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[Surfing Alien]

Ardor On Aros by Andrew J. Offutt  Dell Books 0931   from 1973      $15  SOLD to dover

First Edition with a fantastic Frank Frazetta cover.

Fine.  Super glossy and new looking. Color nick on spine, hairline crease. Very light surface and edgewear although every little thing shows on this impossible black cover. Very hard to find nice copies of this one.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Black Star by Lin Carter   Dell Books 0932   from 1973      $12  SOLD to mrstrange

First Edition with a gorgeous Frank Frazetta sword and sorcery cover.

Fine Plus.   Glossy and new looking. A touch of wear at bottom spine edge, couple of tiny finger bends to covers otherwise only has very light surface and edgewear. Small price in marker on front page.

 

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