CLOSED. THANKS TO ALL! Now 20% OFF everything -including yesterday's listings - New Books Start page 12. RECAP with Discounts on page 9 - Surfing Alien's honey pot of Golden Age vintage paperbacks and more...Round 3 4 4

[Surfing Alien]

On 5/30/2023 at 6:24 PM, piper said:

Any more books coming tonight?

I think I'm just going to offer some discounts tonight and am debating whether to try to keep the thread open and list more another day. It's very time consuming so I can't keep doing it every day. I'm not sure how long people keep threads going? Is there an etiquette to it?  If I do list more I might not be able to until Thursday.

[jimjum12]

On 5/30/2023 at 6:56 PM, Surfing Alien said:

I think I'm just going to offer some discounts tonight and am debating whether to try to keep the thread open and list more another day. It's very time consuming so I can't keep doing it every day. I'm not sure how long people keep threads going? Is there an etiquette to it?  If I do list more I might not be able to until Thursday.

There's no cut and dry etiquette other than one thread at a time on the front page, although several members disregard that from time to time. If I run a long ongoing thread, I try to put what page new books begin on in the title. An up to date recap with hyperlinks to the different pages also helps. Ultimately, it's your thread, your choice. I'm sure you'll get plenty of eyes, regardless. GOD BLESS ... 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 

[Surfing Alien]

On 5/30/2023 at 7:14 PM, jimjum12 said:

There's no cut and dry etiquette other than one thread at a time on the front page, although several members disregard that from time to time. If I run a long ongoing thread, I try to put what page new books begin on in the title. An up to date recap with hyperlinks to the different pages also helps. Ultimately, it's your thread, your choice. I'm sure you'll get plenty of eyes, regardless. GOD BLESS ... 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 

Thanks, that's very helpful info

[jimjum12]

On 5/30/2023 at 7:25 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Thanks, that's very helpful info

I've got a few PB's I'm on the fence about, but this year was probably the second largest tax bill of my life, so my budget is impacted. I find these very interesting, but there is a learning curve in my case. Thanks for doing this, the detailed descriptions are above and beyond ...  I remember buying most of those Frazetta's at Walden Books when I was in school. Stayed up all night a few times reading them. GOD BLESS...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Surfing Alien]

On 5/30/2023 at 7:33 PM, jimjum12 said:

I've got a few PB's I'm on the fence about, but this year was probably the second largest tax bill of my life, so my budget is impacted. I find these very interesting, but there is a learning curve in my case. Thanks for doing this, the detailed descriptions are above and beyond ...  I remember buying most of those Frazetta's at Walden Books when I was in school. Stayed up all night a few times reading them. GOD BLESS...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

Thanks - I try to give some information on each book because I know that everyone doesn't know vintage paperbacks like hard core collectors do.  I am going to attempt a recap with some reduced prices if that helps

[jimjum12]

On 5/29/2023 at 2:14 PM, Surfing Alien said:

SEXMAX by Hughes Cooper Pseudonym of George H Leonard     Paperback Library 64-174    1st Edition Paperback Original   1969      $25  Now $20

Incredible nudes cover. The last gasp of the 1960's sci fi in full hippie mode - of course computer matched sex hookups actually became a thing

Very Fine - unread copy - no spine bend or wear at all  - only the slightest shelf/edge wear. Pages bright and creamy.

 

 

 

 

GOD BLESS ....

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Surfing Alien]

Re-Cap with discounts - always open to offers, especially on multiples.

Page 1

The Girl From Hollywood by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace  28911, January 1977   $25   Now $20

The Eternal Savage by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-234, October 1963   $15   Now $10 SOLD

Whom The Gods Would Slay by Ivar Jorgensen (Paul Fairman)  Belmont B50-849, December 1968   $15   Now $10 SOLD

Nine Princes In Amber by Roger Zelazny  Avon V2444 June 1972   $30    Now $24

The High Window by Raymond Chandler    Pocket Books 320  1st Printing September 1945   $30  Now $25  SOLD

 

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The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett    Pocket Books 295  1st Printing  May 1945     $35  Now $30

Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett    Pocket Books 241  1st Printing  October 1943     $40  Now $35

See What I Mean? Lewis Browne Avon 54 1944  Scarce Anti Nazi propaganda book     $35    Now $28

 If This Be Sin by Loren Wahl   Avon Books No. 380  September 1952        $20   Now $15

Hell Bent With Jake by Russell La Due   Avon Books No. 467  September 1952        $12  Now $10

 

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Killer To Come by Sam Merwin Jr.   Galaxy Science Fiction Novel No. 22   1st PB, 1st Printing   1954      $10  Now $8

The Legion Of Space by Jack Williamson   Galaxy Science Fiction Novel No. 2   1st PB, 1st Printing   1950      $12  Now $10

 

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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

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

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

 

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Kiss My Fist by James Hadley Chase       Eton Books E112   Second Printing  May 1952     $75  Now $60

Honey In The Flesh by G.G. Fickling          Pyramid Books G411     First Edition PBO  May 1959          $40  Now $32

The Chuckling Fingers by Mabel Seeley                    Popular Library 231    1950     A very scarce Popular Library title       $25 SOLD at 20% off to PopKulture

The Applegreen Cat by Frances Crane                    Popular Library 344   May 1951     A very popular Popular cover.      $20  Now $15

Batman - The Best of the Original Batman   Signet D2939 Book No. 1 in the 1966 Series       Stated 1st Printing March 1966              $45 Now $40  SOLD to Tupenny Conan

Batman vs. The Joker   Signet D2969 Book No. 3 in the 1966 Series       Stated 1st Printing May 1966              $55  Now $50 SOLD to Tupenny Conan

Batman vs. The Penguin   Signet D2970 Book No. 4 in the 1966 Series       Stated 1st Printing May 1966              $50  Now $45 SOLD to Tupenny Conan

Superman   Signet D2966        Stated 1st Printing May 1966              $50  Now $45 SOLD to Tupenny Conan

Take all four DC Signets for $150 - This is how I was originally going to list them - they really belong together.

 

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Pirates Of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace 66502, March 1973   $8 Now $6

A Plot for Murder by Frederic Brown      Bantam Book 735   1949             $20  Now $18

The Fabulous Clipjoint by Frederic Brown Bantam Book 302 1948                   $20  Now $18

Women In Trouble by James Donner      Monarch MB501   1959      $20 Now $18

 

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Bubu of Montparnasse Charles-Louis Philippe Avon 607 1954 Photo cover NICE copy.  $20  Now $18

Murder Is My Mistress by Harry Whittington          Graphic 41   1951    1sr Edition Paperback original       $22  Now $20

Strange Witness Day Keene Graphic 58    1951          $22  Now $20

Lysistrata by  Fletcher Flora     Zenith ZB-16   1959      $20  Now $18 SOLD at 20% off to crassus

Cockpit by Warwick Scott          Lion Books 140   1st Edition Paperback original  1953      $20  Now $18 SOLD at 20% off to PopKulture

The Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett       Dell 129    1946     $45  Now $40  SOLD per PM

Devil's Virgin Paul W. Fairman aka Ivar Jorgensen             Bedside Books 979   1960      $30  Now $25 SOLD at 20% off to crassus

SEXMAX by Hughes Cooper Pseudonym of George H Leonard     Paperback Library 64-174    1st Edition Paperback Original   1969      $25  Now $20  SOLD to jimjum12

 

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Famous Fantastic Mysteries, 30 Great Tales from Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Fantastic Novels, Edited by Stefa Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg     Cover art by Virgil Finlay                      $18  Now $15           $5 shipping on this one.  GREAT READ with a GREAT COVER for the price of a Trade PB - a no brainer!

Avon Fantasy Reader   #4      1948              $18  Now $15

Madam is Dead  by Robert Terrall Avon 284 1951        $18 Now $15

Juvenile Delinquents by Lenard Kaufman   Avon 433  1952                 $12  Now $10  1950's GGA JD for $10! Crazy!

Picture Quiz Book, Eye Clues for I.Q.'s    Popular Library #223  1950      Probably the rarest Popular Library paperback outside of of the Puzzle Books              $40  Now $32   I can't believe no one has snagged this. Schomburg's greatest Mass Market GGA cover

Six Nights of Mystery by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich)  Popular Library #258  1950                   $50  Now $40 An all time all star.

Handsome's Seven Women by Theodore Pratt, an under-appreciated member of the "Florida Writers"  Crest Book s481   Fine   Cover art by Barye Phillips, the "King" of paperback cover artists.       $6 Now $5 Great GGA

 

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The Wildest Party  by Sandy Jackson  Award Books A165x      Very Good - has waviness to it. but covers are clean.  Cool Roy Lichtenstein style cover   $5  Now $4

The Love Mill by Louis Malley   Belmont 243  1961  Fine    Great cover by Brule in the style of Charles Binger      $6 Now $5

The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle    Harlequin Books 238   July 1953             $40 Now $32  Impossible to find un-rubbed. The best bargain here

Shadow of the Mafia by Louis Malley. Monarch Books 105   1st Edition, PBO.   December 1958.           $15  Now $12 Beautiful GGA

Love Trap by Lionel White. Signet Books 1204   1st Printing. May 1955           $22 Now $18 Scarce and  Schulz GGA

Our Friends From Frolix 8  by Philip K. MR.   Ace 64400   June 1970. First Book Edition, PBO precedes the SFBC Hardcover.   $25 Now $20

The Spider #4 Grant Stockbridge DEATH REIGN OF THE VAMPIRE KING/PAIN EMPEROR    $15 Now $12

The Spider #5 Grant Stockbridge JUDGMENT OF THE DAMNED/MASTER OF THE FLAMING HORDE    $25 Now $20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[PopKulture]

On 5/29/2023 at 12:12 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett       Dell 129    1946     $45  Now $40   SOLD per PM

Hard Boiled pulp collection with one of the most famous Dell Mapback Art Deco covers with a hanging man inside a badge.

Dell's from this period have a stiff cardboardish cover paper and they are extremely hard to find without the covers having hard creases that break the color and torn up lamination if they are laminated issues.

Fine/Fine Plus. Solid binding, pages tight and supple. Spine has a slant but covers are nice and uncreased. Light edge and cornerwear.  Lamination is intact.  A very nice copy of an all time classic vintage paperback.

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[Surfing Alien]

So, based on discussions private and public, I'll send invoices for what's been taken so far and I'll keep the thread open until I have time to list new books, which I should be able to get to in the next week. I'll reference which page the new books start on when I get to listing them.  I really appreciate all the comments, advice and takes and will do my best to keep it interesting.

 

[Surfing Alien]

Going to get some new listings kicked off early today, I'll have to take some breaks but will try to kick out as much fun as I can throughout the day.

First up, some great stories with a gorgeous Virgil Finlay cover....

 

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

Worlds Of Weird    Edited by  Leo Margulies     1st Ed.    Pyramid Books #R-1125 1965     $22   SOLD to NerV

A collection (the first I believe) of Weird Tales pulp stories     Virgil Finlay cover art.

Fine/Very Fine - Uncreased unread copy. Perfect spine. No readers crease. Foxing to the inside covers and pages tanning as usual.

A superior copy in every respect of an exceedingly difficult black cover book.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Not  a vintage paperback but in the same vein as the above and a great bargain read for any pulp fiction lover

Famous Fantastic Mysteries, 30 Great Tales from Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Fantastic Novels, Edited by Stefa Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg     Cover art by Virgil Finlay                      $18    Now $15         $5 shipping on this one.

Unread beautiful copy, has a bump to cover corner and a few hints of storage wear to the dustwrapper, but a very pretty, glossy copy over all

Collects

"Behind the Curtain", by Francis Stevens
"Pegasus", by Henry Kuttner
"Fungus Isle", by Philip M. Fisher
"John Ovington Returns", by Max Brand
"Fishhead", by Irvin S. Cobb
"The Outcast", by E. F. Benson
"The Yellow Sign", by Robert W. Chambers
"The Derelict", by William Hope Hodgson
"The Novel of the White Powder", by Arthur Machen
"The Highwayman", by Lord Dunsany
"Daemon", by C. L. Moore
"The Burial of the Rats", by Bram Stoker
"The Day of the Deepies", by Murray Leinster
"The Horror of the Heights", by Arthur Conan Doyle
"The Lonesome Place", by August Derleth
"The Shadow and the Flash", by Jack London
"That Low", by Theodore Sturgeon
"The Human Angle", by William Tenn
"The Toys of Fate", by Tod Robbins
"The Counter Charm", by Margaret St. Clair
"Guardian Angel", by Arthur C. Clarke
"Mimic", by Donald A. Wollheim
"The Music of Erich Zann", by H. P. Lovecraft
"The Dancing Partner", by Jerome K. Jerome
"Lukundoo", by Edward Lucas White
"The Man Who Collected Poe", by Robert Bloch
"Thus I Refute Beelzy", by John Collier
"Homecoming", by Ray Bradbury
"Worms of the Earth", by Robert E. Howard

 

 

 

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Avon Fantasy Reader   #4      1948              $18  Now $15

Classic Vintage Science Fiction/Fantasy Digest with great uncredited cover art. My unproven theory is that Weird Tales cover artist/swiper extraordinaire A.R. Tilburne did the covers for several of these early Avon Fantasy Readers, including this one.

The Arrhenius Horror (1931) by P. Schuyler Miller; The Hollow Man (1933) by Thomas Burke; Conquerors' Isle (1946) by Nelson S. Bond; The Hoard of the Gibbelins (1911) by Lord Dunsany; The Derelict (1912) by William Hope Hodgson; The Man Upstairs (1947) by Ray Bradbury; The Planet of the Dead (1932) by Clark Ashton Smith; A Warning t the Curious (1925) by M. R. James; Defense (1947) by A. E. van Vogt

Very Good plus/Fine minus - solid and complete with a strong spine and no missing pages - Slight slant but the cardboard covers are lightly creased and in nice shape. Pages are tanning but still supple and very readable. A nicely presenting copy of a classic vintage digest

 

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Madam is Dead  by Robert Terrall Avon 284 1951        $18  Now $15

Pulp Fiction Vintage GGA, most likely by Bob Randall   A really nice copy

Fine plus. Solid spine, pages tight and supple. Super colors. Minimal edgewear and virtually no creasing. A very nice example of this classic cover vintage paperback.

 

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Juvenile Delinquents by Lenard Kaufman   Avon 433  1952                 $12  Now $10

Raymond Johnson GGA cover on a classic JD title

Very Good -  looks Fine/Fine plus if not for some slight moisture to the pages. Super new and glossy looking. Tight binding pages tight with slight uneveness, slight page waviness from moisture. Paper is cream and supple. Cover is bold and bright. Overall a nice copy.

 

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Picture Quiz Book, Eye Clues for I.Q.'s    Popular Library #223  1950      Probably the rarest Popular Library paperback outside of of the Puzzle Books              $40  Now $32

Classic Alex Schomburg GGA cover, the rarest and most famous of his few vintage pb covers

Very Good minus/Very Good - Solid copy, has a chip out of top spine, soiling to the cover edges. A chip and associated curls to back lower left cover edge. Pages are tanning but still supple. Despite the bunch of issues listed, the incredible central image is bold and bright and won't run you $100+ if you can find a better one.

 

 

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Six Nights of Mystery by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich)  Popular Library #258  1950                   $50 Now $40

A sought after noir collection with a great Rudolph Belarski pulp style GGA cover. Each story about a night in a different city. One of my favorite Woolrich collections.

Fine minus. Solid spine, pages tight, has some light creasing to the covers but the pages are very light and the book has an excellent freshness to it not usually encountered.

 

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Going to list a couple lower priced GGA cover books with just one picture to save time. There are so many cool covers and great reads out there. I am constantly surprised by the good writing in the random mystery/noir/sleaze books I read on a whim.

The Homicidal Virgin by Brett Halliday Dell D437  VG/F    Cover art by Robert McGinnis. I've read Mike Shaynes from all different periods and all great reads.     $6     SOLD to Tupenny Conan

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Handsome's Seven Women by Theodore Pratt, an under-appreciated member of the "Florida Writers"  Crest Book s481   Fine   Cover art by Barye Phillips, the "King" of paperback cover artists.       $6 Now $5

I read somewhere that this was based on the life of @Randall Dowling 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Sin of Susan Slade by Doris Hume  Dell First Edition K104    Fine Plus   Cover art by Robert McGinnis         $6   SOLD to Tupenny Conan

 

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