catrick339 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) SO! I've been watching with great interest the last few weeks of Surfing Alien's tremendous paperback sales thread. Having been thinking about thinning the herd a LOT as I approach 70, I've decided to throw my (paperback) hat in the ring too. Ol' Surfie has me whipped hands down when it comes to Burroughs titles and Frazetta covers, but I think I've edged him out in Philip K D*** titles, I have a bit over a hundred titles set aside, culled from my personal collection, along with a few gems culled from two huge paperback buys in the last few years. I'm interested to see how these fare. But first: DA RULEZ I'll put up a big scan of the FC, BC and either a photo or scan of the spine. Shipping to USA preferred, but if you want something sent to Canada or overseas PM me and we'll work something out. :TAKEIT: rules the roost, but PM's, kibitzing, and general tomfoolery are welcome. $10.00 Priority shipping to the USA for one or two paperbacks, well packed in a padded envelope. $17.00 boxed Priority for larger quantities. Canada or overseas to be determined. I've been asked if I can ship mediamail. For this thread ONLY, sure! After I invoice you send a PM response requesting mediamail and I'll pack up your goods and get a quote. Exact shipping will be charged. CHECK OR MONEY ORDER GREATLY PREFERRED, I despise paypal. If you just GOTTA pay with paypal PM me first and we'll work something out. Returns for any reason on your dime, and for any missed major flaw or bad description on my dime. My Kudos thread: https://boards.cgccomics.com/topic/196720-catrick339-nuff-said/#comments Here we go! I'm still figuring out the best way to approach getting good images for paperbacks, but at least at first I'm starting out with three scans, FC, BC, and spine. Feel free to give me feedback on whether this works for all you all. For this afternoon I'm posting the only dustjackted paperback I've run across in some years, and it's a stone gorgeous beauty. No Place To Hide, Bantam 421 The book itself is news stand fresh, see the first three scans. The jacket itself is durned near as nice, see the next three scans plus a couple pix. There's just not much wrong here. Photos will be added from my phone shortly after posting the rest. Asking $100 SOLD! Edited July 2, 2023 by catrick339 Surfing Alien 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 The white stuff in the last photo is glare, not damage. Enjoy! Back this evening with a batch of ten if the images work out well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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catrick339 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 3:11 PM, PopKulture said: Eeeasy, P K! I DID say "this evening", Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crassus Posted June 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2023 "No place to hide" is an important book, I use it sometimes as primary source material for the early Cold War. The author was part of the Operation Crossroads medical team, and it is a very compelling account of just how much even the scientists didn't yet know about the effects of radiation on both organic and inorganic materials. There are lots of video available on YouTube showing the second Baker underwater shot, which did the most dramatic damage and essentially radiated the target (test) fleet. This book would have been an effective crash course for the lay audience on the effects of an atomic explosion. Some of his conclusions were significant, first that radiation is hard to get rid of, and once there you are stuck with it, in the case of the underwater test it demonstrated that in any real combat situation even an underwater proximate blast would render a large fleet inoperable, as it would have to be evacuated. Then there was the impacts on the local ecology, and not the least on the sailors and crewmembers, which this books demonstrates pretty clearly (and obviously) had no clue what they were getting into....there is a great section where he tries to explain to skeptical sailors how "invisible bullets" (radiation) can still strike your vital organs and kill you just like a gun....the 3rd scheduled test was cancelled. My little plug for the book, a great and important read Somebody should buy this or I will have to... jimjum12, catrick339, KCOComics and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) Oh, all right. Just for PopKulture, I'll post another this afternoon. This time I took a photo of the spine, I'd appreciate any feedback from observers as to any preference, scan vs photo. Gang Girl, Beacon 135 Front cover is sharp, spine is slightly indented, back cover is almost as nice, but there's a faint dust shadow along the spine and a whiff of general wear. A friend told me I should be asking forty bucks for this one, but I think that might be a stretch. Spine photo to be added shortly. Asking $30 SOLD! Edited June 22, 2023 by catrick339 IngelsFan, aardvark88 and PopKulture 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 12:24 PM, crassus said: "No place to hide" is an important book, I use it sometimes as primary source material for the early Cold War. The author was part of the Operation Crossroads medical team, and it is a very compelling account of just how much even the scientists didn't yet know about the effects of radiation on both organic and inorganic materials. There are lots of video available on YouTube showing the second Baker underwater shot, which did the most dramatic damage and essentially radiated the target (test) fleet. This book would have been an effective crash course for the lay audience on the effects of an atomic explosion. Some of his conclusions were significant, first that radiation is hard to get rid of, and once there you are stuck with it, in the case of the underwater test it demonstrated that in any real combat situation even an underwater proximate blast would render a large fleet inoperable, as it would have to be evacuated. Then there was the impacts on the local ecology, and not the least on the sailors and crewmembers, which this books demonstrates pretty clearly (and obviously) had no clue what they were getting into....there is a great section where he tries to explain to skeptical sailors how "invisible bullets" (radiation) can still strike your vital organs and kill you just like a gun....the 3rd scheduled test was cancelled. My little plug for the book, a great and important read Somebody should buy this or I will have to... Plus, on the cover it has sweaty, bare-chested sailors in the boiler room! catrick339 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crassus Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 5:18 PM, lizards2 said: Plus, on the cover it has sweaty, bare-chested sailors in the boiler room! I'm guessing that is what explains the dust cover...think of those impressionable young people...it's atomic smut! catrick339 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngelsFan Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 12:38 PM, catrick339 said: Oh, all right. Just for PopKulture, I'll post another this afternoon. This time I took a photo of the spine, I'd appreciate any feedback from observers as to any preference, scan vs photo. Gang Girl, Beacon 135 Front cover is sharp, spine is slightly indented, back cover is almost as nice, but there's a faint dust shadow along the spine and a whiff of general wear. A friend told me I should be asking forty bucks for this one, but I think that might be a stretch. Spine photo to be added shortly. Asking $30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 Gang Girl, Beacon 135 is SOLD! Thanks ingelsFan! IngelsFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedcake Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 5:49 PM, crassus said: I'm guessing that is what explains the dust cover...think of those impressionable young people...it's atomic smut! ain't no dust gathering on that cover with lizards around catrick339 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 And that sets our theme for a while, it's Bad Girls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Gang Girl No, not THAT one, this is Nightstand NB 1504. Don Elliott was the pen name of Robert Silverberg, who wrote a bunch of smutty novels before gaining popularity as a science fiction author. I figure you can't go wrong with lust-cats of the gutters, What with this being a smut book and all, I will need an age statement from the buyer before I will ship. Minor general wear lies flat, tight, and square. Chip out lower BC Spine photo coming shortly. Asking $30 SOLD! Edited June 30, 2023 by catrick339 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Tiger In The Streets, Ace D-257 Small grease pen notation inside FC, chipping upper spine, touch of rubbing lower spine, chip and zmall wrinkle upper edge FC. Flat, tight, square. Spine photo coming shortly Asking $25 Edited June 23, 2023 by catrick339 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) So! What's more interesting than a Gang Girl? Why, Gang Girls, of course! The Gang Girls, Monarch 372 Pretty much news stand fresh, glossy tight, flat, square, a faint whiff along the spine, as if the book has been opened...ONCE. $40 FIRM, I don't mind shelving this one back up for a while. Edited June 23, 2023 by catrick339 jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Man-Handled, Century 105 Lies flat and square enough, but a couple light creases FC, touch of soiling BC Asking $10 Edited June 23, 2023 by catrick339 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Mazie - Any Man's Girl, Venus 103 Folded and stapled spine, but I took a pic anyhow, Flat and tight, good gloss, but a bumped corner lower RH FC, some minor general wear. Asking $25 SOLD! Edited June 30, 2023 by catrick339 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Guilty V7 #2, December 1962 Gotta confess, this is the only issue of this magazine I've ever seen. Digest size, 128 pages, looks just like all the oversize PB's from that era and before. Squarebound, flat, tight, white pages. Features the short novel from the front cover, plus another short story. My paperback buddy tried to convince me to tag this at $75, I'm ignoring him again. We'll see, Asking $15 SOLD! Edited June 30, 2023 by catrick339 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Short break, the dog wants out. Edited June 23, 2023 by catrick339 jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Passion's Program, Century 114 Lower edge BC looks just like "Marvel" chipping to me.Otherwise flat and square, tight, minor general wear. Asking $10 Edited June 23, 2023 by catrick339 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
