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[Norrin's lawyer]

On 6/16/2023 at 4:54 PM, Surfing Alien said:

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

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.

[crassus]

On 6/16/2023 at 9:56 PM, Surfing Alien said:

I've been called away. I'm just going to post this last one for sale and come back tomorrow.

One of the most outrageous 1960's paperback cover/stories ever. W.H.O.R.E. by Carter Brown. Signet T4798   1st Printing October 1971    $25

Long leggy cover art by Robert McGinnis. An Al Wheeler mystery.

Fine Plus/Very Fine Minus. Sharp and square. Light surface wear. Virtually no creasing. Light edgewear. Toning to inside covers and pages. A very pretty copy of a classic vintage PB.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

I've got some time to list a few niceties, then I'll have to break and return this evening.

2nd Foundation: Galactic Empire by Isaac Asimov  Avon T-232    1st PB, 1st Printing  1958    $30  SOLD to TupennyConan

Cover art by Richard Powers. A really nice copy of the third book of the awesome Foundation Trilogy.

Very Fine Minus. Covers bright and glossy, appears unread. Virtually no creasing, just some light wear to the corners.

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Man Who Upset The Universe (Foundation and Empire) by Isaac Asimov  Ace D-125    1st PB, 1st Printing  1955    $15

Awesome cover art by Robert Schulz. The second book of the  Foundation Trilogy. Not as scarce as the third book but a must have.

Fine/Fine Plus.   Spine is square and solid, hairline reader crease and thumb bends/wear to lower front and back corners but a bright and glossy copy that has not been abused at all.

[Surfing Alien]

I Robot  by Isaac Asimov  Signet s1282   1st PB, 1st Printing  March 1956    $65 SOLD to TupennyConan

The big daddy of all Asimov pb's. Tough to find at all let alone in any kind of decent shape due to the black cover and notoriously poor Signet construction. Much harder to find than "1984" or any other Signet Sci Fi for that matter.  Fantastic Robot cover art by Robert Schulz.  My copy just barely beats this one and I've been looking a long time.

Fine. Spine is solid and square, pages tight. Light wear along spine edge and pressure crack at middle along the back (does not affect pages or binding at all, just a mark on the paper.) Great page quality. Covers retain lots of gloss, hairline reader crease, light creasing to lower corner. Despite the mentioned flaws, a dynamite copy in my experience.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Rogue In Space by Fredric Brown  Bantam A1701   1st PB, 1st Printing  December 1957    $15  SOLD to TupennyConan

Cover art by Richard Powers. A very nice copy of a fragile Fredric Brown  Bantam.

Very Fine Minus. Covers bright and glossy, appears unread. Very light wear along spine edge, no creasing, just some small bends on the back and light wear to the corners.

 

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[TupennyConan]

On 6/17/2023 at 12:50 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Rogue In Space by Fredric Brown  Bantam A1701   1st PB, 1st Printing  December 1957    $15

Cover art by Richard Powers. A very nice copy of a fragile Fredric Brown  Bantam.

Very Fine Minus. Covers bright and glossy, appears unread. Very light wear along spine edge, no creasing, just some small bends on the back and light wear to the corners.

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[TupennyConan]

On 6/17/2023 at 12:29 PM, Surfing Alien said:

I've got some time to list a few niceties, then I'll have to break and return this evening.

2nd Foundation: Galactic Empire by Isaac Asimov  Avon T-232    1st PB, 1st Printing  1958    $30

Cover art by Richard Powers. A really nice copy of the third book of the awesome Foundation Trilogy.

Very Fine Minus. Covers bright and glossy, appears unread. Virtually no creasing, just some light wear to the corners.

 

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[TupennyConan]

On 6/17/2023 at 12:46 PM, Surfing Alien said:

I Robot  by Isaac Asimov  Signet s1282   1st PB, 1st Printing  March 1956    $65

The big daddy of all Asimov pb's. Tough to find at all let alone in any kind of decent shape due to the black cover and notoriously poor Signet construction. Much harder to find than "1984" or any other Signet Sci Fi for that matter.  Fantastic Robot cover art by Robert Schulz.  My copy just barely beats this one and I've been looking a long time.

Fine. Spine is solid and square, pages tight. Light wear along spine edge and pressure crack at middle along the back (does not affect pages or binding at all, just a mark on the paper.) Great page quality. Covers retain lots of gloss, hairline reader crease, light creasing to lower corner. Despite the mentioned flaws, a dynamite copy in my experience.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Girl With The Hungry Eyes Edited by Donald Wollheim      Avon 184  1948       $40  SOLD to mstrange

A classic Golden Age Avon. The first mass market Fantasy collection, courtesy of Wollheim becoming editor at Avon. Cover story by Fritz Leiber and others including Weird Tales authors Frank Belknap Long and Manly Wade Wellman.   Another cover credited in the copyright office to Ann Cantor but definitely a hired hand. You can see the initials "RG" in the white next to the gent's coat. One of the many reasons, I've poked a hole in the Ann Cantor artist credits in my Raymond Johnson article.

Fine Plus/Very Fine minus. Beautiful square spine, tight pages, great color and gloss, looks like a Very Fine but has some light finger bends to the upper right front and bottom back that do not  break color or photograph well. Just a super fresh, square copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Fox Woman and other Stories. by Abraham Merritt      Avon 214 (no number - rare Canadian edition)  1949  True 1st Edition of this collection   $40

Another Golden Age Avon science fiction classic. A true 1st edition paperback collection of Merritt's novelettes and short stories. Very scarce Canadian printing. 

Fine Plus. Square, solid spine, tight pages, great color and gloss. Some light wear to the spine edge and corners, hairline reader crease (most of that line on left cover edge is a purposeful indent by the manufacturing process at that time to force the cover to bend there) and some rubbing to the back cover. A very pretty copy.

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[Surfing Alien]

The Princess of the Atom by Ray Cummings      Avon Fantasy Novels No. 1   1950  1st PB edition   $30

 Golden Age Avon science fiction with nice GGA cover art. A fantasy classic first published in Argosy pulp. First of a two issue special numbering scheme that Avon then folded back into their regular number line.

Fine Plus. Square, solid spine, tight pages, great color and gloss. Very light wear to the spine edge and corners, no reader crease at all, just  a finger bend to the right middle cover. A very nice, fresh copy.

[Surfing Alien]

That's it for the science fiction for now, I have errands to run but hope to be back this evening with more GGA and other fun stuff!

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/17/2023 at 12:56 PM, TupennyConan said:

On 6/17/2023 at 12:46 PM, Surfing Alien said:

I Robot  by Isaac Asimov  Signet s1282   1st PB, 1st Printing  March 1956    $65

The big daddy of all Asimov pb's. Tough to find at all let alone in any kind of decent shape due to the black cover and notoriously poor Signet construction. Much harder to find than "1984" or any other Signet Sci Fi for that matter.  Fantastic Robot cover art by Robert Schulz.  My copy just barely beats this one and I've been looking a long time.

Fine. Spine is solid and square, pages tight. Light wear along spine edge and pressure crack at middle along the back (does not affect pages or binding at all, just a mark on the paper.) Great page quality. Covers retain lots of gloss, hairline reader crease, light creasing to lower corner. Despite the mentioned flaws, a dynamite copy in my experience.

 

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[mstrange]

On 6/17/2023 at 10:01 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Girl With The Hungry Eyes Edited by Donald Wollheim      Avon 184  1948       $40

A classic Golden Age Avon. The first mass market Fantasy collection, courtesy of Wollheim becoming editor at Avon. Cover story by Fritz Leiber and others including Weird Tales authors Frank Belknap Long and Manly Wade Wellman.   Another cover credited in the copyright office to Ann Cantor but definitely a hired hand. You can see the initials "RG" in the white next to the gent's coat. One of the many reasons, I've poked a hole in the Ann Cantor artist credits in my Raymond Johnson article.

Fine Plus/Very Fine minus. Beautiful square spine, tight pages, great color and gloss, looks like a Very Fine but has some light finger bends to the upper right front and bottom back that do not  break color or photograph well. Just a super fresh, square copy.

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[Kramerica]

On 6/16/2023 at 7:02 PM, crassus said:

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[Kramerica]

On 6/16/2023 at 6:59 PM, Norrin's lawyer said:

Congrats! That cover's amazing 

[Surfing Alien]

Murder Is The Message by Carter Brown. Signet P4105     1st Printing December 1969   $15 SOLD at 20% off to crassus

Psychadelic Leg Art cover  by Robert McGinnis. A Danny Boyd mystery.

Fine Plus/Very Fine Minus.Super glossy and new looking. Sharp and square. Light surface wear. Hairline reader crease else virtually no creasing. Light edgewear. Toning to inside covers and pages. A very pretty copy of a classic vintage PB.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Tigress by Carter Brown. Signet D3212   3rd printing with a new awesome McGinnis cover.   $15

Semi-nude side-lights cover by Robert McGinnis. Gorgeous!

Fine Plus/ Very Fine Minus.Super glossy and new looking. Sharp and square. Light surface wear.Light edgewear. Toning to inside covers and pages. Killer copy!

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

Ubik by Philip K. MR.   Dell 9200     May 1970  First PB Edition, very scarce compared to other PKD publishers...     $40

Fine minus/Fine. Appears lightly read but has a few color specks /chips to the front cover. Light edgewear. Pretty copy.  Tougher than most PKD pbs.