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

[OtherEric]

On 7/12/2023 at 10:49 AM, PopKulture said:

That’s a solid “take” on the D-41!

The longer it sat there unclaimed, the greater the temptation would’ve been… 

The price was such that I wanted to do a little checking on it first.  But happy to have saved you from temptation in this case!

[goldust40]

On 7/12/2023 at 6:21 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Been a real busy morning but I'm going to try to get this thread fired back up with some promised Aces and others....

Ace D-41 DAY KEENE Death House Doll (cover by Harry Barton; 1953; listed as "ACE Original") and D-41b THOMAS B. DEWEY Mourning After (cover by Victor Olson; 1953; listed as "complete and unabridged")     $45

A stunning copy from the High Grade collection. A condition rarity. You just don't run across these looking like this and it's a Key book with great cover art to boot.

Very Fine minus. Just some hairline creasing and light edgewear. Definitely wasn't read. Killer colors and gloss like so many books from this collection. It has a musty smell from storage in it's former owners basement but it was certainly out of the light for many years.

 

Take 

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/12/2023 at 2:03 PM, goldust40 said:

Take 

OtherEric beat you to it Andy , but I have some very nice early Ace singles I'll be listing in a little bit

[goldust40]

On 7/12/2023 at 7:16 PM, Surfing Alien said:

OtherEric beat you to it Andy , but I have some very nice early Ace singles I'll be listing in a little bit

Coulda sworn no one had taken it, and then I checked the post above! 

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[Surfing Alien]

S-97 NORMAN HERRIES (aka NORMAN HERSHMAN) Death Has 2 Faces (cover by Harry Barton; 1955; listed as "Complete and Unabridged")     $20 SOLD to OtherEric

This was a pretty sick read about a nasty crooked cop. Great Barton cover as well. Early singles are very tough to find in this shape

Very Fine minus. Spine has a slant but this copy looks unread, fresh and glossy with barely a trace of wear. Must have been manufactured that way. 

 

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[OtherEric]

On 7/12/2023 at 12:06 PM, Surfing Alien said:

S-97 NORMAN HERRIES (aka NORMAN HERSHMAN) Death Has 2 Faces (cover by Harry Barton; 1955; listed as "Complete and Unabridged")     $20

This was a pretty sick read about a nasty crooked cop. Great Barton cover as well. Early singles are very tough to find in this shape

Very Fine minus. Spine has a slant but this copy looks unread, fresh and glossy with barely a trace of wear. Must have been manufactured that way. 

 

[Surfing Alien]

S-107 PETER TWIST (aka C. P. HEWITT) The Gilded Hideaway (1955; 1st ACE printing and PBO; listed as "Complete Novel")  Artist uncredited but almost certainly Lou Marchetti   $20 SOLD to mstrange

Awesome Marchetti good girls. I like how they broke the dude out of the plane of the red sidebar on this one. Like most of these, from the High Grade collection and in top notch condition

Very Fine minus. Spine has rubbing/light wear at the bottom spine but this suckah is square, bright glossy and unread.  

 

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[mstrange]

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

S-107 PETER TWIST (aka C. P. HEWITT) The Gilded Hideaway (1955; 1st ACE printing and PBO; listed as "Complete Novel")  Artist uncredited but almost certainly Lou Marchetti   $20

Awesome Marchetti good girls. I like how they broke the dude out of the plane of the red sidebar on this one. Like most of these, from the High Grade collection and in top notch condition

Very Fine minus. Spine has rubbing/light wear at the bottom spine but this suckah is square, bright glossy and unread.  

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[Surfing Alien]

S-153 HALLAM WHITNEY (aka HARRY WHITTINGTON) The Wild Seed (1956; 1st ACE printing and PBO; listed as "Complete Novel")  Artist uncredited but credited (quite credibly!) to George Ziel on Lynn Munroe's Ziel checklist.    $25 SOLD to OtherEric

One of the great Harry Whittington's many hillbilly intrigue PBO's. This one featuring George Ziel's distinctive Good Girl cover art. This one is from the High Grade collection but, like most Whittington novels, got read, albeit gently.

Fine/Fine Plus. Square, solid, glossy and fresh, has some spine dimpling but the covers are smooth and uncreased other than a couple light finger bends.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

S-83 ARNOLD DRAKE The Steel Noose (1954; 1st ACE printing and PBO; listed as "A Complete Novel") Artist uncredited but probably Harry Barton   $12 SOLD to popkulture

This was a pretty good read as well - of the "Newspaperman as suspect/detective" genre. Another pretty copy from the High Grade collection.

Fine Plus. Square, tight and glossy. Appears unread (no reader crease) but has rubbing to the spine edges. Covers are smooth and uncreased.

 

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[PopKulture]

On 7/12/2023 at 2:29 PM, Surfing Alien said:

S-83 ARNOLD DRAKE The Steel Noose (1954; 1st ACE printing and PBO; listed as "A Complete Novel") Artist uncredited but probably Harry Barton   $12

This was a pretty good read as well - of the "Newspaperman as suspect/detective" genre. Another pretty copy from the High Grade collection.

Fine Plus. Square, tight and glossy. Appears unread (no reader crease) but has rubbing to the spine edges. Covers are smooth and uncreased.

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[OtherEric]

On 7/12/2023 at 12:22 PM, Surfing Alien said:

S-153 HALLAM WHITNEY (aka HARRY WHITTINGTON) The Wild Seed (1956; 1st ACE printing and PBO; listed as "Complete Novel")  Artist uncredited but credited (quite credibly!) to George Ziel on Lynn Munroe's Ziel checklist.    $25

One of the great Harry Whittington's many hillbilly intrigue PBO's. This one featuring George Ziel's distinctive Good Girl cover art. This one is from the High Grade collection but, like most Whittington novels, got read, albeit gently.

Fine/Fine Plus. Square, solid, glossy and fresh, has some spine dimpling but the covers are smooth and uncreased other than a couple light finger bends.

 

[Surfing Alien]

S-117 KIM DARIEN Dark Rapture (1955; 1st ACE printing and PBO; listed as "Complete and Unabridged") - Artist uncredited but almost certainly Rudy Nappi.   $18 SOLD to OtherEric

A nice example of Nappi's signature moody, sleazy wimmen . Also from the High Grade collection

Fine plus/Very Fine minus. Spine has very slight slant but overall the book is bright glossy and unread looking. Has a water line (on cover only, not pages) at rear corner and couple small finger bends on covers.

 

 

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[OtherEric]

On 7/12/2023 at 12:35 PM, Surfing Alien said:

S-117 KIM DARIEN Dark Rapture (1955; 1st ACE printing and PBO; listed as "Complete and Unabridged") - Artist uncredited but almost certainly Rudy Nappi.   $18

A nice example of Nappi's signature moody, sleazy wimmen . Also from the High Grade collection

Fine plus/Very Fine minus. Spine has very slight slant but overall the book is bright glossy and unread looking. Has a water line (on cover only, not pages) at rear corner and couple small finger bends on covers.

 

 

[PopKulture]

On 7/12/2023 at 2:35 PM, Surfing Alien said:

S-117 KIM DARIEN Dark Rapture (1955; 1st ACE printing and PBO; listed as "Complete and Unabridged") - Artist uncredited but almost certainly Rudy Nappi.   $18

A nice example of Nappi's signature moody, sleazy wimmen . Also from the High Grade collection

Fine plus/Very Fine minus. Spine has very slight slant but overall the book is bright glossy and unread looking. Has a water line (on cover only, not pages) at rear corner and couple small finger bends on covers.

 

 

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[OtherEric]

On 7/12/2023 at 12:36 PM, PopKulture said:

Take

I really don’t think either of us could have responded on that one any quicker!  But I’m running errands now so won’t be able to jump on the next few so quickly.

[PopKulture]

On 7/12/2023 at 2:44 PM, OtherEric said:

I really don’t think either of us could have responded on that one any quicker!  But I’m running errands now so won’t be able to jump on the next few so quickly.

I looked at it twice, soaking in the cover art - that was just enough! 

I don’t really mind losing it, as I know it would have a good home with any of us. 

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/12/2023 at 3:47 PM, PopKulture said:

I looked at it twice, soaking in the cover art - that was just enough! 

I don’t really mind losing it, as I know it would have a good home with any of us. 

A true Battle Royale over the Ace's Love to see the appreciation    That was actually the last of that stack of Ace's I had for today. I need to take a break for a while but I have some other goodies to list later.

[PopKulture]

On 7/12/2023 at 2:51 PM, Surfing Alien said:

A true Battle Royale over the Ace's Love to see the appreciation    That was actually the last of that stack of Ace's I had for today. I need to take a break for a while but I have some other goodies to list later.

You know there’s widespread appreciation for Ace’s and just about anything else, from Avon to Zenith. Either we’re just not that discriminating or paperbacks are just that cool. 

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/12/2023 at 3:54 PM, PopKulture said:

we’re just not that discriminating

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