CLOSED - THANKS TO ALL! 30% off anything unsold - Re-Cap On Page 1 Surfing Alien's September Scrooge McDuck-like Treasure Bin of Golden Age Paperbacks 5 5

[Surfing Alien]

Ok, Ok, I don't dive around in a ginormous bin of vintage paperbacks but, come to think of it, my warped mind thinks that might be fun

As I promised some of y'all in PMs, I've been busy buying, sorting, comparing and A/B' ing books since the last sale and have a ton of under-copies, equal-copies and "I can't make up my mind" copies to show, as well as some "I can't collect every vintage paperback" copies   Anyway, I have a LOT of vintage paperbacks!

As I noted last time, turning 60 brings on some realizations that I can't keep 'em all so having a lot of fun releasing cool books both old and newer. Lots of high grade and near high grade genre 60's-70's books with the best cover art and plenty of my favorite stuff, the classic publishers from the 1940's-60's Golden Age of vintage paperbacks.  There's gonna be plenty for everybody, including quite a few of the most classic covers

 

I've been buying selling and trading Vintage pb's since the Hancer Price Guide came out back in the 80's. Been on Ebay since 1998 with 100% positive feedback.

I tend to grade paperbacks in the manner of current pulp grading:  Poor/Fair/Good/Very Good/Fine/Very Fine  

I'm a high grade collector so my books are almost all Very Good and better if they're available in those grades. Many pre-1960 books just aren't available in high grade often so I try to find solid Good-Very Good ones if I can.

The rules for this thread are:

-No HoS or Probation list buyers

-I will ship to Canada but will have to quote shipping options.

-Payment via Venmo or Paypal preferred. I also can do Zelle although it is a bit more of a pain to do.

-Shipping via USPS Media Mail for $4 or Priority Small Box for $11 for the continental United States.  More than one book I will ship at the least extra cost practicable. Shipping for Canada will be quoted.

-First  in the thread wins and prevails over pm offers
-Returns accepted for 14 days after delivery but please let me know asap if you are unhappy for any reason and I will make it right. I do miss things occasionally.

Feel free to pm with offer or questions.  I'm always open to reasonable package offers.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Re-Cap September 5th:  30% of all

 
P 1

Conan The Usurper by Robert E. Howard. Edited by L. Sprague De Camp  Lancer Books 73-599   Volume 4 of the Complete Conan. 1st Printing of the 1st paperback collection of these stories.  1967      $18  SOLD

P 2

Mad In Orbit   Signet S2157  1st Print August 1962  $30

The Indigestible Mad   Signet P3477  1st Print March 1968  $30

P 3

The Organization Mad   Signet S1795     $35

Three Ring Mad   Signet S2439  1st edition 1st Print March 1964   $30

The Icepick in Ollie Birk by Eunice Sudak  Lancer Books 73-467  1st Printing 1966   $25   SOLD

G.I. Girls by John Jakes  Monarch Books 339    April 1963   $30  SOLD

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-204  1st print of the 1st US PB   May 1963    $10  SOLD

P 4

Tarzan at The Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace F-180  1st print of the 1st US PB.    January 1963  $10

P 7

The Green Hills of Earth by Robert Heinlein    Signet #943  First Printing       July 1952     $25

The Door Into Summer  by Robert Heinlein    Signet S1639  First Printing      March 1959     $25

Glory Road by Robert Heinlein    Avon V2202  7th printing of the 1st Paperback edition  September 1967     $12

The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov   Fawcett Crest 24110   1st PB, 4th Printing,  1979    $12

P 11

Macamba by Lilla Van Saher Popular Library 233    1950  $20

The Flying Saucers Are Real by Donald Keyhoe, Gold Medal 107  1950      $45

P 12

Dormitory Women by R. V. Cassill   Signet #1646      First Printing March 1959  $30

P 13

The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle    Pyramid Books G514   Second printing - Movie Tie In Edition   June 1960         $25

P 14

The Shadow, The Red Menace   #7 in the series by Maxwell Grant         Pyramid N3875  August 1975     $12

 

 

 

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[OtherEric]

[Surfing Alien]

The Best Of Creepy, Tempo Books 448-05368 1971        $35  SOLD to goldust40

Classic Frazetta Werewolf vs. Dracula Cover & Creepy mag stories

Fine/Fine Plus - hairline reader crease and some edgewear/nicks. Tough Black cover

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Having some issues transferring my phone photos here so it may be slow going but I'm gonna hang in there and keep trying!

[Surfing Alien]

The Vault Of Horror Ballantine U2107  1st Print August 1965  A classic Ballantine EC collection.    $40  SOLD to OtherEric

High grade copy of a tough Ballantine EC.

Fine Plus/Very Fine minus. Glossy copy with no bends or creases on the covers. Great colors. Light edgewear, mostly to the corners and page toning.

 

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[goldust40]

On 9/1/2023 at 9:58 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Best Of Creepy, Tempo Books 448-05368 1971        $35

Classic Frazetta Werewolf vs. Dracula Cover & Creepy mag stories

Fine/Fine Plus - hairline reader crease and some edgewear/nicks. Tough Black cover

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Tales From The Crypt Ballantine U2106  1st Print August 1965     $60  SOLD to goldust40

Very high grade copy of a tough Ballantine EC. Classic cover with "Frank Frazetta" chiseled on the grave stone

Very Fine minus/Very Fine. Super glossy and square copy with no bends or creases. Great colors. Almost no wear at all on an extremely tough black cover book. I really shouldn't sell this.

 

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[goldust40]

On 9/1/2023 at 10:10 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Tales From The Crypt Ballantine U2106  1st Print August 1965     $60

Very high grade copy of a tough Ballantine EC. Classic cover with "Frank Frazetta" chiseled on the grave stone

Very Fine minus/Very Fine. Super glossy and square copy with no bends or creases. Great colors. Almost no wear at all on an extremely tough black cover book. I really shouldn't sell this.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Moon Maid by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace  53704   Undated, probably 1974 or 1975     $12  SOLD to goldust40

One of Frazetta's most classic images. The full page back cover is incredible.

Fine. Glossy and tight with finger bend, spine edgewear and spine stresses. Light edgewear and surface wear. Still an attractive copy.

 

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[goldust40]

On 9/1/2023 at 10:22 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Moon Maid by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace  53704   Undated, probably 1974 or 1975     $12

One of Frazetta's most classic images. The full page back cover is incredible.

Fine. Glossy and tight with finger bend, spine edgewear and spine stresses. Light edgewear and surface wear. Still an attractive copy.

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Conan The Usurper by Robert E. Howard. Edited by L. Sprague De Camp  Lancer Books 73-599   Volume 4 of the Complete Conan. 1st Printing of the 1st paperback collection of these stories.  1967      $18  SOLD @30% off to mstrange

Classic Frazetta cover. Contains The Treasures of Tranicos, Wolves Beyond The Border, The Phoenix On The Sword, The Scarlet Citadel. 1st Print with "A Lancer Book 1967" on copyright page.  

Fine. Glossy and tight. Has spine slant, hairline reader crease, nick to the top edge, light edgewear. Usual amount of toning to the covers and pages (bright copies of Lancers are quite scarce and at a premium). 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

On 9/1/2023 at 5:12 PM, goldust40 said:

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[Surfing Alien]

The Spider #1 Death Reign of the Vampire King by Grant Stockbridge     Pocket Books 77952     1975   $22 SOLD to N e r V

Great Robert Maguire GGA cover art. Unusual for a GGA artist to do a Pulp PB series like this. Not tough in lower grades but not common in very high grades like these.

Very Fine. Glossy unread copy with deep colors, bright and white. Spine is square and tight. Virtually no creasing or edgewear. Great page and inside cover quality.  An excellent copy.

 

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The Spider #3  The City Destroyer by Grant Stockbridge     Pocket Books 77943     1975   $22 SOLD to N e r V

More great Robert Maguire GGA cover art. Tough in high grade.

Very Fine. Glossy  copy with deep colors. Spine is square and tight. Virtually no creasing or edgewear. Great page and inside cover quality.  A stellar copy.

 

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The Spider #4 Death and the Spider by Grant Stockbridge     Pocket Books 77953     1975   $22 SOLD to N e r V

Even more great Robert Maguire GGA cover art. Another toughie in high grade.

Very Fine. Glossy  copy with deep colors. Spine is square and tight. Virtually no creasing or edgewear. Great page and inside cover quality.  A killer.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

1984 by George Orwell   Signet Giant S798    1st Paperback Edition with the famous Alan Harmon GGA cover art.   11th Printing with the gold border and labeled a Signet "Giant" (It's fatter than the earlier versions but the same page length (so maybe thicker paper?))      $40  SOLD to dover

As with the last copy I offered, not much to say except it's one of the most famous paperback covers in vintage Science Fiction and one of the most significant anti-totalitarian writings of the 20th century. This is a great looking bargain copy.

Very Good/Very Good plus.  Square and tight. Covers glossy. A bit of spine edge wear to the front edge along with back cover corner creasing. First page is loose, some unevenness to the pages, which are fairly heavily toned but mostly solid in the binding, which is notorious for splitting and falling apart (See page edge pic, looks much better than described)

 

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The Moon Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs.  Ace 53755-3    September 1978    $22  SOLD to Comical Situations

Later edition of this incredibly striking Frazetta cover that gets rid of the giant font and white space at the top and lets the image take the whole cover. I love these editions and this is a sweet copy.

Very Fine minus. Beautiful glossy copy with a smooth cover. Colors are deep. Off white pages, minimal toning to interiors. Hint of a hair of a crease at the spine and tiny fold at lower right cover. Tiny color fleck at spine. A beauty.

 

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"I'll Get Mine" by Thurston Scott Popular Library #452 1952     $100  SOLD to Susanville

One of the most classic "pop culture" drug vintage paperbacks that appears on fridge magnets, coffee mugs, posters and t-shirts.  Great A. Leslie Ross GGA cover of a drug ho leaning on a street corner lamppost. This has become a very difficult book, especially in the first printing.  Another one I probably should keep, it's pretty much equal to my keeper.

Fine Plus. Solid, square and glossy. No major creases, only light general wear, a couple light stain marks on back cover that don't photograph.. A haunting book.

 

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[OtherEric]

On 9/1/2023 at 2:03 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Vault Of Horror Ballantine U2107  1st Print August 1965  A classic Ballantine EC collection.    $40

High grade copy of a tough Ballantine EC.

Fine Plus/Very Fine minus. Glossy copy with no bends or creases on the covers. Great colors. Light edgewear, mostly to the corners and page toning.

Take as per PM.