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[piper]

On 5/26/2023 at 4:17 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Crack In Space by Philip K. MR.      Ace F-377  1st Ed.  Paperback Original  February 1966   $35

Cover art by Jerome Podwil. These 1960's PKD 1st editions in nice shape are drying up.

Fine Plus. Square spine, pages tight, creamy and supple. Usual toning to inside covers.   Light spine edgewear, virtually no creasing.  A very attractive copy that's heard to beat.

 

 

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Mockingbird by Walter Tevis   Bantam 14144-9    1st Paperback Edition 1st Print April 1981     $50 Now $40 SOLD at 20% off to alecholland

Haunting, apocalyptic cover art of a rusting Manhattan by Lou F * e * c * k.  I can't believe the boards won't allow that last name.

An excellent copy of the scarce 1st paperback edition of the 1981 Nebula nominated novel. If you haven't read Tevis, you really need to.

Fine/Very Fine appears very lightly read. Light edgewear.

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The Ship Of Ishtar by Abraham Merritt      Avon 324   1951       The first small format paperback edition.    $50  SOLD to crassus

 

Fantastic Bondage Torture Nude GGA cover. A classic of the Golden Age of Avon and a pretty stunning copy of a 72 year old vintage paperback.

 

Very Fine minus   Incredibly glossy unread copy. No cover creases, near perfect lamination. Very minor edge/corner wear. Tiny owner stamp neatly placed on inside cover. Pages lightly toning. A superior copy that would be tough to improve on.

 

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The Passion Murders by Day Keene            Avon 684   1955    Great Pulp Fiction Noir by one of the best.    $25  Now $20

Classic Raymond Johnson Good Girl cover art

Fine plus. Glossy great color. Solid spine, slight chip at bottom edge, Pages tight in binding, slightly tanning but supple. Minimal cover creasing and wear. Overall an attractive copy of a Day Keene classic vintage paperback that is tough in this condition with the black cover and all.

 

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[crassus]

On 5/26/2023 at 7:08 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Ship Of Ishtar by Abraham Merritt      Avon 324   1951       The first small format paperback edition.    $50

 

Fantastic Bondage Torture Nude GGA cover. A classic of the Golden Age of Avon and a pretty stunning copy of a 72 year old vintage paperback.

 

Very Fine minus   Incredibly glossy unread copy. No cover creases, near perfect lamination. Very minor edge/corner wear. Tiny owner stamp neatly placed on inside cover. Pages lightly toning. A superior copy that would be tough to improve on.

 

 

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A Nearness of Evil by Carley Mills       Pyramid Books R-730      1962       $10   SOLD to OtherEric

Full length nude babe GGA cover art by Robert Maguire, in the vein of his cover to Gil Brewer's "Wild To Possess"

Very Good. Looks much better - Covers bright and smooth, appears unread or lightly read. Has an old moisture stain at the top back pages and the book is somewhat curled - as if the back top edge had been in touch with liquid but it didn't reach the other 90% of the book.  Otherwise nice fresh page quality. Presents the killer cover art well.

 

 

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[OtherEric]

On 5/26/2023 at 4:48 PM, Surfing Alien said:

A Nearness of Evil by Carley Mills       Pyramid Books R-730      1962       $10

Full length nude babe GGA cover art by Robert Maguire, in the vein of his cover to Gil Brewer's "Wild To Possess"

Very Good. Looks much better - Covers bright and smooth, appears unread or lightly read. Has an old moisture stain at the top back pages and the book is somewhat curled - as if the back top edge had been in touch with liquid but it didn't reach the other 90% of the book.  Otherwise nice fresh page quality. Presents the killer cover art well.

 

 

 

 

 

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Tarzan at the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs   Ace F-180    January 1963       $15   SOLD to jimjum12

Awesome Frank Frazetta cover art on this 1st small paperback printing

Very Good Plus/Fine minus. Spine is totally solid but has slant. A light crease on front left cover otherwise only has light wear and toning. An attractive looking book overall.

 

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Gulliver Of Mars by Edwin L. Arnold   Ace F-296    1964          $20   SOLD to mstrange

Frank Frazetta monster battle cover art on this 1st U.S Book publication and 1st PB edition.

Fine plus. Square, tight and glossy. A few light finger creases and a pressure mark on back cover.  Light edgewear. Average page and  cover toning. A pretty copy.

 

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[mstrange]

On 5/26/2023 at 5:12 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Gulliver Of Mars by Edwin L. Arnold   Ace F-296    1964          $20

Frank Frazetta monster battle cover art on this 1st U.S Book publication and 1st PB edition.

Fine plus. Square, tight and glossy. A few light finger creases and a pressure mark on back cover.  Light edgewear. Average page and  cover toning. A pretty copy.

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

Beyond The Farthest Star by Edgar Rice Burroughs   Ace 05652   January 1973      $12   SOLD to mstrange

2nd "Tall" Ace printing.  Classic Frank Frazetta Science Fiction cover art

Fine plus/Very Fine Minus. Square spine, solid and glossy. A few light finger beds otherwise has only light wear and toning. A bright, attractive copy.

 

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[mstrange]

On 5/26/2023 at 5:30 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Beyond The Farthest Star by Edgar Rice Burroughs   Ace 05652   January 1973      $12

2nd "Tall" Ace printing.  Classic Frank Frazetta Science Fiction cover art

Fine plus/Very Fine Minus. Square spine, solid and glossy. A few light finger beds otherwise has only light wear and toning. A bright, attractive copy.

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

Back To The Stone Age by Edgar Rice Burroughs   Ace 04632   January 1973      $15   SOLD to mrlatko

Classic Man vs. Mammoth Frank Frazetta cover art.    The 2nd "Tall" Ace printing. 

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

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Lots of thanks! I'm going to take a moment to clean this thread up and figure out what's next in the mix

[OtherEric]

On 5/26/2023 at 6:24 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Lots of thanks! I'm going to take a moment to clean this thread up and figure out what's next in the mix

[piper]

On 5/26/2023 at 7:24 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Lots of thanks! I'm going to take a moment to clean this thread up and figure out what's next in the mix

HP Lovecraft?

[Surfing Alien]

On 5/26/2023 at 9:46 PM, piper said:

HP Lovecraft?

Not this weekend unless maybe in an anthology. He doesn't have many "true" vintage paperbacks.

[Surfing Alien]

Savage Bride by Cornell Woolrich      Gold Medal No.136    1950        $50 Now $40

 

1st Edition, Paperback Original by the master of suspense/noir

 

Gorgeous Good Girl art cover by Barye Phillips, "The King" of paperback artists.

 

Very Fine. Gorgeous unread glossy copy. Square spine, pages tight, creamy and supple. Inside covers toning and aging to the pages and page edges are the only things that keep this book from looking like it rolled off the presses yesterday. Virtually no creasing or edgewear. A spectacular copy of the first edition of a suspense classic with an amazing Barry Phillips GGA cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[OtherEric]

On 5/26/2023 at 6:48 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Not this weekend unless maybe in an anthology. He doesn't have many "true" vintage paperbacks.

Lovecraft actually had a surprisingly large number of paperbacks in the 40's for a horror writer (3, 4 with the ASE) as well as an inexpensive hardcover.  But there was pretty much nothing other than Cry Horror! (the re-named Lurking Fear) in the 50's and very little in the 60's.

[Surfing Alien]

Chattels of Eldorado by Edgar Jean Bracco    AvonT-98   1955    $25  SOLD to jimjum12

 

White Mountain Pedigree copy with the original owners date stamp on the first page.

 

Everett Raymond Kinstler Good Girl art cover. One of his earliest Avon covers.

 

Fine Minus. Stunning overall condition - super fresh, appears unread but has a small ding to lower right of the cover and page edges. Solid straight spine, no creasing except where the small ding is. Small date stamp inside and a light stain on first page only. An incredibly fresh copy of a classic vintage paperback.

 

 

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