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[mstrange]

On 6/14/2023 at 7:04 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Last book for tonight, this is a condition rarity. Thanks. Plenty more of the above posted similar stuff tomorrow.

The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-270  1st PB, 1st Print.  April 1964      $30      Well worth a premium

Frazetta battle cover is amazing seen in high grade.

Very Fine Plus. Glossy and new. Blazing colors.  Virtually no wear except an imperceptible finger bend at bottom front cover and a miniscucle color chip at bottom tip. Supple Cream/Off White interior cover and pages.  A striking copy of a great 1st/1st Frazetta cover. I will regret selling this in 5 years.

 

 

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[mstrange]

On 6/14/2023 at 5:56 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Sword of Morning Star by Richard Meade  Signet P3774  January 1969     $15

Sweet, moody Jeff Jones cover with dark coloring on a tough publisher to collect in high grade.

Very Fine Minus. Glossy and new looking. No spine or reader creasing. Spine is killer.  Tiny color wear on front tips and very light edgewear. Very light interior cover toning and pages are near white.   A very pretty copy.

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

On 6/14/2023 at 10:51 PM, mstrange said:

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[Surfing Alien]

I've got a bit of a break this morning so I'm going to get a few more books up here. We'll start with another sweet Blonde movie tie in.

 

Some Like It Hot Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond   Signet S1656  April 1959          $35  SOLD to TupennyConan

Great Marilyn Monroe photo cover with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Movie Tie In.  If you know Signets, you know they are so thin and fragile so are impossible to find in this condition.

Very Fine Minus. Super glossy and new looking. Bright colors and white whites. A touch of wear here and there. Pages and interior cover lightly toning. A fantastic book

 

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The Living Idol by Robert Switzer  Signet 1335  December 1956        $25  SOLD to crassus

One of Robert Maguire's greatest bondage covers and one of the best in the hobby imho.

Super bright glossy copy has one flaw that keeps it from ultra high grades. a 1" split to the lower front spine paper. The front cover is spectacular, a light  finger bend at top and small hairline near spine, no hard creasing and virtually no edgewear despite the dark coloring. Bright colors. A few wear spots to back spine area. Pages and interior cover lightly toning. I've only ever found one better copy, my keeper.

 

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[crassus]

On 6/15/2023 at 10:07 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Living Idol by Robert Switzer  Signet 1335  December 1956        $25

One of Robert Maguire's greatest bondage covers and one of the best in the hobby imho.

Super bright glossy copy has one flaw that keeps it from ultra high grades. a 1" split to the lower front spine paper. The front cover is spectacular, a light  finger bend at top and small hairline near spine, no hard creasing and virtually no edgewear despite the dark coloring. Bright colors. A few wear spots to back spine area. Pages and interior cover lightly toning. I've only ever found one better copy, my keeper.

[TupennyConan]

On 6/15/2023 at 9:58 AM, Surfing Alien said:

I've got a bit of a break this morning so I'm going to get a few more books up here. We'll start with another sweet Blonde movie tie in.

 

Some Like It Hot Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond   Signet S1656  April 1959          $35

Great Marilyn Monroe photo cover with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Movie Tie In.  If you know Signets, you know they are so thin and fragile so are impossible to find in this condition.

Very Fine Minus. Super glossy and new looking. Bright colors and white whites. A touch of wear here and there. Pages and interior cover lightly toning. A fantastic book

Is this a first?

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/15/2023 at 10:33 AM, TupennyConan said:

Is this a first?

Yes - and first printing

[TupennyConan]

On 6/15/2023 at 10:37 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Yes - and first printing

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[Surfing Alien]

Tarzan and the City Of Gold by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-205  1st print of the 1st US PB and the only Ace/Frazetta edition.    June 1963  $10  SOLD to goldust40

Frank Frazetta lion kill cover.

Very Good plus/Near Fine. Glossy. Hairline reader crease front and back with a few color flakes around the edges. Indent of "1933" on cover above upper bird creature in background, there is little ink in the indent but a little more visible than the others. Tiny check mark on back cover and under "1933" on copyright page. Pages and interior cover have heavier toning and an ink smudge on first page.  Still a nice copy of a 60 year old vintage pb 1st and only Ace edition. 

 

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[goldust40]

On 6/15/2023 at 3:49 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Tarzan and the City Of Gold by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-205  1st print of the 1st US PB and the only Ace/Frazetta edition.    June 1963  $10

Frank Frazetta lion kill cover.

Very Good plus/Near Fine. Glossy. Hairline reader crease front and back with a few color flakes around the edges. Indent of "1933" on cover above upper bird creature in background, there is little ink in the indent but a little more visible than the others. Tiny check mark on back cover and under "1933" on copyright page. Pages and interior cover have heavier toning and an ink smudge on first page.  Still a nice copy of a 60 year old vintage pb 1st and only Ace edition. 

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[Surfing Alien]

Tarzan and the Lion Man by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-212  1st print of the 1st US PB and the only Ace/Frazetta edition.    July 1963  $18  SOLD to goldust40

Awesome Frazetta Gorilla fight cover.

Near Fine/Fine. Glossy. No writing inside or out on this one. Spine is square and covers smooth with only a couple of light finger bends. Pages and interior cover have heavier toning.  A nice copy of a 60 year old vintage pb 1st and only Ace edition. 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Thanks for the takes fellas, that has to be it for this morning, I have work to get to. I am going to be away most of the evening but if I have energy when I get back I'll try to list some more. Otherwise it will be tomorrow.

[goldust40]

On 6/15/2023 at 3:56 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Tarzan and the Lion Man by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-212  1st print of the 1st US PB and the only Ace/Frazetta edition.    July 1963  $18

Awesome Frazetta Gorilla fight cover.

Near Fine/Fine. Glossy. No writing inside or out on this one. Spine is square and covers smooth with only a couple of light finger bends. Pages and interior cover have heavier toning.  A nice copy of a 60 year old vintage pb 1st and only Ace edition. 

 

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[Norrin's lawyer]

On 6/14/2023 at 9:13 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace 49291  2nd print of the 1st US Mass PB   October 1969   $12

Frank Frazetta Lost World art.

This is from the bunch with heavier toning but has no writing.

I'll call this one Fine. Glossy.  Has reader creasing but in the white it doesn't break color. A color scrape on back edge. Whites are pretty good but have aging to the edges and the back cover has some foxing/toning. Pages and interior cover have heavier toning. Still a nice collectible copy.

 

[Surfing Alien]

The Sad Eyed Seductress by Carter Brown  Signet S2023    First print. November 1961        $15  SOLD to mstrange

Phenomenal "landscape-oriented" Good Girl with a cigarette cover art by Robert McGinnis, one of dozens he did for the Carter Brown series, where he really made his name as one of the greatest GGA artists of the 1960's - 70's (through today!)  These are a bear to collect because there are so many variants and they are thin little Signets that get beat up so easily. Well worth the hunting though as there are many incredible nude and semi-nude covers. I've taken to buying any copies that don't have hard diagonal creases on the front (my pet peeve on GGA books)

Near Fine. Square and solid with various bends, light creases and surface imperfections that don't break color except on the lower back cover. Nice page quality. The awesome front cover image is glossy and, well, seductive.

 

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[mstrange]

On 6/16/2023 at 5:35 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Sad Eyed Seductress by Carter Brown  Signet S2023    First print. November 1961        $15

Phenomenal "landscape-oriented" Good Girl with a cigarette cover art by Robert McGinnis, one of dozens he did for the Carter Brown series, where he really made his name as one of the greatest GGA artists of the 1960's - 70's (through today!)  These are a bear to collect because there are so many variants and they are thin little Signets that get beat up so easily. Well worth the hunting though as there are many incredible nude and semi-nude covers. I've taken to buying any copies that don't have hard diagonal creases on the front (my pet peeve on GGA books)

Near Fine. Square and solid with various bends, light creases and surface imperfections that don't break color except on the lower back cover. Nice page quality. The awesome front cover image is glossy and, well, seductive.

 

 

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

Angel by Carter Brown  Signet S2094    First print.  March 1962        $12

Gorgeous nude Good Girl "back shot" cover art by Robert McGinnis. From the Al Wheeler detective series.

Very Good Plus. Spine is solid but has slant and wear. Has reader crease and various bends and surface imperfections that don't break color. Whites are still bright. I graded down to the VG levels because it has several diagonal bends on the front cover that don't break the color. Not obtrusive to the image but there  Nice page quality. Just a great image.

[Surfing Alien]

The Hong Kong Caper by Carter Brown  Signet D3151    Second print.  Undated but from 1967        $8  SOLD to crassus

Willowy blonde Good Girl  cover art by Robert McGinnis. From the Andy Kane detective series.

Near Fine. Spine is solid with slight slant. Covers are glossy and bright. Has reader crease and a few bends and surface imperfections that don't break color. Tiny paper dig in the logo and small "62" in pen on back. Nice page quality. Another great image.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Zanthar at Trip's End by Robert Moore Williams   Lancer Books 73-836        1969      $20  SOLD to Tupenny Conan

Brooding Jeff Jones cover with dark coloring. A very tough publisher to collect in high grade.

Very Fine Minus. Glossy and new looking. No spine or reader creasing. Spine is killer.  Light edgewear to bottom front cover. Light interior cover and page toning.   A very pretty copy.

 

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