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[TupennyConan]

On 6/16/2023 at 9:01 AM, Surfing Alien said:

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

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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[Surfing Alien]

The Land Of Hidden Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace 47012     1st Frazetta Ace edition.  January 1973      $20  SOLD to mstrange

Frazetta Black Panther cover.  Just a killer cover.

Very Fine minus/Very Fine. Glossy and new looking. Great colors.  Hints of wear at the top corner front and a light dust shadow on back top. Usual interior cover and page toning.  A premium copy. 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

That's it for this morning but I will be back late afternoon/early evening for sure with more. Thanks all.

[mstrange]

On 6/16/2023 at 6:09 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Land Of Hidden Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace 47012     1st Frazetta Ace edition.  January 1973      $20

Frazetta Black Panther cover.  Just a killer cover.

Very Fine minus/Very Fine. Glossy and new looking. Great colors.  Hints of wear at the top corner front and a light dust shadow on back top. Usual interior cover and page toning.  A premium copy. 

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[crassus]

On 6/16/2023 at 8:56 AM, Surfing Alien said:

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

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.

[Surfing Alien]

Okay, going to swing back into action with a few more Avons...

 

The Amboy Dukes by Irving Shulman   Avon 169   1948        $20 SOLD at 20% off to PopKulture

Gorgeous blue GGA cover. Another one credited in the copyright office to Ann Cantor but likely a hired hand.  Wayward  Brooklyn youth rolling around in the grass under the night sky with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. A classic image.

Fine. Great colors and page quality, Spine and covers are smooth with light wear. Some very light spotting on back cover but overall an excellent copy. A classic JD novel.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Finger Man by Raymond Chandler   Avon 219   1949       $25  SOLD to Norrin's Lawyer

One of the most famous and reproduced Avon nipple covers. Probably by Raymond Johnson but we were not sure enough to put it on the checklist. Classic hard boiled Chandler story collection.

Near Fine. Great colors and page quality, Spine is tight with slight slant. Colors are bold, covers are smooth with light wear, mostly to the spine and corners. Tiny stamped "P" on title page. An excellent copy of a classic cover.

 

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[TupennyConan]

Amboy Dukes, Ted Nugent. 

[Surfing Alien]

The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt  Avon 370  1951        $30

Classic Merritt fantasy with an amazing GGA/Alien cover. Another probably by Raymond Johnson but we did not include it on the checklist for various reasons. Johnson's "Metal Monster" image is on the back cover.

Fine/Fine Plus. Super glossy, square and tight. Great colors and gloss. Very light wear overall, one lower corner crease and a small paper loss in the blurb keeps it from very high grades.

[Surfing Alien]

 

Murder at Midnight by R.A.J. Walling   Avon no number #16    1942        $45   SOLD to TupennyConan

Beautiful cover of a dead man in a Chippendale chair.

First print of this very scarce early Avon no number title with 16 titles listed on the back cover and blank end papers. I believe #13-16 exist with both blank and globe endpapers as Avon was using whatever they had around after war was declared, but the first print identifier for that group is the 16 titles as they were released in groups of 4 after the first 12 titles were released. Hard to find in any condition but quite rare with a smooth cover like this.

Fine Plus. Great colors. Spine is square and tight with minimal wear. Covers are smooth with light wear, one tiny dig to front cover in the "n" of Midnight, that affects a few interior pages but overall an incredible front cover. If you know, you know. You're not likely to find a better copy.

 

 

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[TupennyConan]

On 6/16/2023 at 5:02 PM, Surfing Alien said:

 

Murder at Midnight by R.A.J. Walling   Avon no number #16    1942        $45

Beautiful cover of a dead man in a Chippendale chair.

First print of this very scarce early Avon no number title with 16 titles listed on the back cover and blank end papers. I believe #13-16 exist with both blank and globe endpapers as Avon was using whatever they had around after war was declared, but the first print identifier for that group is the 16 titles as they were released in groups of 4 after the first 12 titles were released. Hard to find in any condition but quite rare with a smooth cover like this.

Fine Plus. Great colors. Spine is square and tight with minimal wear. Covers are smooth with light wear, one tiny dig to front cover in the "n" of Midnight, that affects a few interior pages but overall an incredible front cover. If you know, you know. You're not likely to find a better copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Lament For A Lousy Lover by Carter Brown    Signet D3162   Third print.  1967       $12

Great title. Leggy semi-nude cover art by Robert McGinnis. From the Al Wheeler detective series.  I don't pretend to know every edition of the Carter Brown series but many later printings of the same titles had different covers. Barye Phillips did the earliest ones in the late 1950's, McGinnis did most of the early 60's and then Ron Lesser did a bunch in the late 60's as well.

Fine Plus. Spine is solid with very sight slant. Very little wear over all, mostly edgewear. Nice page quality, has some light names written in pencil on front page. Of course, this is bought for the cover!

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/16/2023 at 5:19 PM, TupennyConan said:

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[Surfing Alien]

The White Bikini by Carter Brown    Signet S2275     1st print.  March 1963       $15   SOLD to goldust40

I'm partial to covers with guitars on them, oh, and with semi-nude blondes as well. Cover art by Robert McGinnis. From the Rick Holman detective series.

Just a gorgeous GGA cover. 

Fine Plus/Very Fine minus. Spine is square and pretty. Very little wear over all, mostly edgewear and some small bindery tears at upper edge.  Nice page quality. Has a small name and address in pen on first page. 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Land of Terror by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace G-738  Second Ace small edition.    1968        $12   SOLD to mstrange

Awesome Frazetta prehistoric flood cover.

Fine. Glossy. No writing inside or out on this one. Spine is square and covers smooth with only a hairline spine crease and couple of light finger bends. Pages and interior cover have heavier toning.  A nice looking copy.

 

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[mstrange]

On 6/16/2023 at 2:48 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Land of Terror by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace G-738  Second Ace small edition.    1968        $12

Awesome Frazetta prehistoric flood cover.

Fine. Glossy. No writing inside or out on this one. Spine is square and covers smooth with only a hairline spine crease and couple of light finger bends. Pages and interior cover have heavier toning.  A nice looking copy.

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[Surfing Alien]

Tarzan at the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace G-736  Second Ace small edition.    1968        $15  SOLD to Norrin's Lawyer

Action packed Frazetta Tarzan cover.

Fine Plus. Glossy. No writing inside or out on this one. Spine is square and covers smooth with only a light finger bend upper right front. Cover colors strong.  Pages and interior cover have heavier toning.  A nice looking copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

On 6/16/2023 at 4:44 PM, TupennyConan said:

Amboy Dukes, Ted Nugent. 

It was one of the best selling paperbacks of the 1950's so not surprised at the Pop Culture cross over!

[goldust40]

On 6/16/2023 at 10:43 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The White Bikini by Carter Brown    Signet S2275     1st print.  March 1963       $15

I'm partial to covers with guitars on them, oh, and with semi-nude blondes as well. Cover art by Robert McGinnis. From the Rick Holman detective series.

Just a gorgeous GGA cover. 

Fine Plus/Very Fine minus. Spine is square and pretty. Very little wear over all, mostly edgewear and some small bindery tears at upper edge.  Nice page quality. Has a small name and address in pen on first page. 

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[Surfing Alien]

Back To The Stone Age by Edgar Rice Burroughs       Ace 04636-3    August 1978     $15   SOLD to goldust40

Classic Man vs. Mammoth Frank Frazetta cover art.    Later "Tall" Ace printing. My last nice extra copy of this title (for now!)

Very Fine. Square and glossy. Has only light corner wear, tiny edgewear and very light toning. A very sweet copy.

 

 

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