CLOSED - THANKS To ALL! - Surfing Alien's July Birthday Release of the Honey Gold hoard of Vintage Paperbacks 2 2

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/11/2023 at 7:47 AM, crassus said:

I asked and truly, you delivered, many thanks

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[Surfing Alien]

The Dream Is Deadly by Carter Brown  Signet S1845  First Printing. October 1960    $20  SOLD to jimjum12

Incredible Good Girl with a skull cover art by Barye Phillips. The early Brown books are much tougher than the later ones.

Phillips, "The King", as dubbed by his fellow artists, was the first Carter Brown artist in the late 1950's and is probably the only artist more prolific than McGinnis.  It is estimated that he painted over 1000 covers but he passed away in 1969 so didn't have the longetivity of McGinnis. I consider him the Babe Ruth of GGA compared to McGinnis' Aaron, to use a baseball analogy. He didn't paint quite as many covers but they were compressed into a much shorter career.

Fine/Fine Plus. Bright and glossy. Spine is solid and tight, has slight slant. Nice page quality. Price penned out, light gum remnant on cover and a light crease on back cover keeps this from higher grades but is a nice example with the awesome cover image presenting nicely.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Land Of Terror by Edgar Rice Burroughs      Ace 46998    Date unknown per isfdb probably 1973         $15  SOLD to mstrange

Killer Croc cover art by Frank Frazetta.  Later print of the "Tall" Ace edition.

Fine Plus/Very Fine Minus. Unread with great color and gloss. Light rubbing to spine edge and some tiny color flecks. No creases

 

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[mstrange]

On 7/11/2023 at 7:13 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Land Of Terror by Edgar Rice Burroughs      Ace 46998    Date unknown per isfdb probably 1973         $15

Killer Croc cover art by Frank Frazetta.  Later print of the "Tall" Ace edition.

Fine Plus/Very Fine Minus. Unread with great color and gloss. Light rubbing to spine edge and some tiny color flecks. No creases

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[Surfing Alien]

Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-206  1st print of the 1st US PB and the only Ace edition. This title went to Ballantine right after so this is the only Frazetta edition.   June 1963     $25  SOLD to goldust40

Frank Frazetta ape attack cover. I love the colors and composition on this cover

Very Fine minus. Glossy and new looking/feeling. Definitely unread. Great color strike. Has a couple of tiny color flecks to the edges and upper corner, a light pressure line on the front cover that is hard to see and slight wave from improper storage in the past. Finger bend to back cover. A striking copy of a 60 year old pb.

 

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[goldust40]

On 7/11/2023 at 3:34 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-206  1st print of the 1st US PB and the only Ace edition. This title went to Ballantine right after so this is the only Frazetta edition.   June 1963     $25

Frank Frazetta ape attack cover. I love the colors and composition on this cover

Very Fine minus. Glossy and new looking/feeling. Definitely unread. Great color strike. Has a couple of tiny color flecks to the edges and upper corner, a light pressure line on the front cover that is hard to see and slight wave from improper storage in the past. Finger bend to back cover. A striking copy of a 60 year old pb.

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[Surfing Alien]

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-204  1st print of the 1st US PB and also an only Ace edition. The only Frazetta edition.   May 1963      $25  SOLD to mstrange

Frank Frazetta art with beautiful color scheme. The Lion is killer.

Very similar condition to the previously listed Ace. Very Fine minus. Glossy and new looking/feeling. Unread. Great color strike. Has a couple of tiny color flecks to the edges and corners and slight wave from improper storage in the past. Finger bend to back cover. Another striking copy.

 

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[mstrange]

On 7/11/2023 at 8:43 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-204  1st print of the 1st US PB and also an only Ace edition. The only Frazetta edition.   May 1963      $25

Frank Frazetta art with beautiful color scheme. The Lion is killer.

Very similar condition to the previously listed Ace. Very Fine minus. Glossy and new looking/feeling. Unread. Great color strike. Has a couple of tiny color flecks to the edges and corners and slight wave from improper storage in the past. Finger bend to back cover. Another striking copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace  54460   June 1974   &  Return of the Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace  71815   June 1974   $60 for the pair   SOLD to goldust40

First Frazetta cover editions. Action packed covers with great detail.

Both Very Fine/Near Mint, a grade I very rarely give out. Incredible copies that need to stay together. Blazing colors and gloss, super sharp and square with virtually no wear other than a light bump and micro flecking to bottom of "Return" that looks like a bindery defect from cutting the cover. Off white pages and the inside covers are off white too, which is very unusual.

Whoever buys these will never have to worry about upgrading them. I don't think you can. Well worth a premium.

 

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[goldust40]

On 7/11/2023 at 5:19 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace  54460   June 1974   &  Return of the Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace  71815   June 1974   $60 for the pair

First Frazetta cover editions. Action packed covers with great detail.

Both Very Fine/Near Mint, a grade I very rarely give out. Incredible copies that need to stay together. Blazing colors and gloss, super sharp and square with virtually no wear other than a light bump and micro flecking to bottom of "Return" that looks like a bindery defect from cutting the cover. Off white pages and the inside covers are off white too, which is very unusual.

Whoever buys these will never have to worry about upgrading them. I don't think you can. Well worth a premium.

 

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Brak Versus the Sorceress by John Jakes               Paperback Library 63-089   April 1969      $15  SOLD to goldust40

Gorgeous cover art by Frank Frazetta. Expanded into a a full novel for this edition. 

Fine Plus      Glossy and new looking. Appears unread. Would be Very Fine but for the little corner crease.

 

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[goldust40]

On 7/11/2023 at 6:45 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Brak Versus the Sorceress by John Jakes               Paperback Library 63-089   April 1969      $15

Gorgeous cover art by Frank Frazetta. Expanded into a a full novel for this edition. 

Fine Plus      Glossy and new looking. Appears unread. Would be Very Fine but for the little corner crease.

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Troubled Star by George O. Smith    Beacon Books #256  "A Galaxy Prize Selection"    1st PB Edition      $30

Gorgeous GGA cover art by Ed Emshwiller.

One of Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine's short lived attempts at slapping great GGA art on Beacon Books sleaze fiction line covers. I'm sure Beacon's readers were surprised to find Sci-Fi inside rather than sleaze lol. Probably why they only put a couple of them out like this. Shows Emsh could paint nice wimmen though

Fine Plus/Very Fine Minus. Solid spine has very slight wear, pages tight, covers smooth. Only some minor creasing at the middle spine that you can barely see in photos keep it from the top grade. A nice higher grade copy of a classic.

 

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

The Long Wait by Mickey Spillane   Signet 932    1st PB, 1st Printing   May 1952    $20  SOLD to Norrin's Lawyer

Tough gangster fiction with a great Lu Kimmell GGA bondage cover.  I have several nice Spillane Signets to list this week.

Fine Plus. Super glossy and new looking. Appears unread, other than a bit of rubbing on the spine edges and finger bend on back, only has some factory defects. A bit of the page edge dye on the cover and spine and a bindery tear at the top and bottom spine.  Pages and inner covers are really nice for a Signet.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

One Lonely Night by Mickey Spillane   Signet 888    1st PB, 1st Printing   August 1951    $25  SOLD to mstrange

Famous "Hanging by the Wrists" Lu Kimmell GGA bondage cover. Usually found in later printings and/or falling apart.

Fine/Fine Plus. Super glossy and appears unread but has storage wear. Edgewear to the edges and corners, more so on the back and spine tips, a bump to the bottom spine and edge.  Pages toned but inner covers are bright. A nice copy.

 

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[mstrange]

On 7/11/2023 at 12:51 PM, Surfing Alien said:

One Lonely Night by Mickey Spillane   Signet 888    1st PB, 1st Printing   August 1951    $25

Famous "Hanging by the Wrists" Lu Kimmell GGA bondage cover. Usually found in later printings and/or falling apart.

Fine/Fine Plus. Super glossy and appears unread but has storage wear. Edgewear to the edges and corners, more so on the back and spine tips, a bump to the bottom spine and edge.  Pages toned but inner covers are bright. A nice copy.

 

[Surfing Alien]

The Mistress by H.C. Branner   Signet 1056    1st PB, 1st Printing   October 1953    $20 SOLD to mstrange@ 30% off

Early Signet Robert Maguire GGA cover in exceptionally nice shape. A beautiful combination of colors and composition.

Fine Plus/Very Fine Minus. Glossy and unread. Has only traces of wear, including a small, light crease on the back cover and a small dot of paper on cover from another book that can probably be expertly  removed. Pages are off white and inner covers are bright. Tough to find Signets looking like this.

 

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[PopKulture]

On 7/10/2023 at 10:54 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Death In Five Boxes by Carter Dickson (John Dickson Carr)     Mapback     Dell #108    1946    $12  

A very nice copy of a tough early Dell by one of the foremost mystery writers. Great cover art.

Fine Minus. An above average copy with one long crease down cover that doesn't break color but does bend the cardboard cover. A couple of white stains inside front cover. Looks fresh and new. Bold colors and super glossy lamination. Solid binding has slight slant, pages tight and supple. Lamination is completely intact with only minor flaws.  

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[PopKulture]

And happy belated birthday!!  

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/11/2023 at 6:59 PM, PopKulture said:

And happy belated birthday!!  

Thanks! I figured you'd come sniffing around those Dells eventually