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

[mstrange]

[Surfing Alien]

On 9/3/2023 at 9:35 PM, N e r V said:

Wow. 3 for 3. Thanks and good night gents…

Need to get some shut eye soon so hope you all have a great holiday weekend.

As Charlie Daniels said in "Devil Went Down To Georgia"  ... "Yer pretty good old friend" !

[Surfing Alien]

The Werewolf Of Paris by Guy Endore        Avon 354   1951    $75 SOLD to mstrange

Iconic GGA Horror cover art by Bill Randall. A cornerstone book for any vintage pb collection.

Very Fine Minus. Bright, glossy new looking book. Super tight, great pages. Has a slight spine slant and a finger bend to the front cover that lifts the lamination slightly. Nit picking here as this is a condition slayer of a copy of one of the classic Avons from the early 1950's.

 

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[mstrange]

On 9/3/2023 at 6:52 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Werewolf Of Paris by Guy Endore        Avon 354   1951    $75

Iconic GGA Horror cover art by Bill Randall. A cornerstone book for any vintage pb collection.

Very Fine Minus. Bright, glossy new looking book. Super tight, great pages. Has a slight spine slant and a finger bend to the front cover that lifts the lamination slightly. Nit picking here as this is a condition slayer of a copy of one of the classic Avons from the early 1950's.

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[Surfing Alien]

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley  Lion Books No. 146  1953     $50  SOLD to Comical Situations

The first mass market pb of the classic horror novel has become rare in any condition. Art not credited but I believe strongly that it is Lou Marchetti.

VG/Fine. Solid and square, pages tight, has creasing around the spine edges and on the back cover but overall a very presentable, collectible copy. These are getting put away in permanent collections.

 

 

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[Comical Situations]

On 9/3/2023 at 10:02 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley  Lion Books No. 146  1953     $50

The first mass market pb of the classic horror novel has become rare in any condition. Art not credited but I believe strongly that it is Lou Marchetti.

VG/Fine. Solid and square, pages tight, has creasing around the spine edges and on the back cover but overall a very presentable, collectible copy. These are getting put away in permanent collections.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

On 9/3/2023 at 10:09 PM, Comical Situations said:

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Great book, classic cover

[Surfing Alien]

Ok, that was a fun run of classic Science Fiction, I'm so glad they are appreciated. Gonna have to close it for tonight but our daughter is heading back to UF tomorrow morning and I will, once again, have time to do nothing but list vintage paperbacks   I have a great pile of GGA to list

[piper]

On 9/3/2023 at 2:38 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Currents of Space  by Isaac Asimov   Signet 1082   1st PB, 1st Printing   December 1953     $20

Great Stanley Meltzoff cover art.   Another nice Signet, they are very tough to find without a lot of creases.

Fine Plus.  Square and glossy. Spine is tight, has slight slant, some wear to the edges. Covers are bright and glossy. Has light reader crease and some finger bending, mostly on the back and some surface wear.  Light toning to interior.  Has a factory "Signet" price sticker on front and back. Rare and cool!

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[piper]

On 9/3/2023 at 3:02 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov   Signet S1493   1st PB, 1st Printing   February 1958     $12

Richard Powers cover art on another glossy Signet.

Fine.  Square and glossy. Spine is tight, has some stresses and wear to the tips. Covers are bright and glossy. Has light reader crease and some finger bending. One hard crease on back cover and some non color breaking ones as well.  Pages are near white, pretty amazing.

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[OtherEric]

On 9/3/2023 at 9:24 PM, piper said:

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I already claimed The End of Eternity, I believe.  But with the way the boards have been acting for me today, I could just about believe that I'm the only one who can see that post.

[jimjum12]

On 9/2/2023 at 10:46 AM, Surfing Alien said:

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

If you like 'em crazy, she's for you. I love Leona and everything about this insane GGA cover except for the fact that I can't find a credit or figure out who painted it. Looks a lot like Fred Fixler's paint technique to me.

Fine Plus. Glossy and tight. Has a bit of spine slant. Very light reader crease but no unsightly corner creasing at all. Light dust soiling. Great overall considering it's a Lancer Book.

 

...back that thing up!

GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Surfing Alien]

On 9/4/2023 at 12:48 AM, jimjum12 said:

...back that thing up!

GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

I knew there had to be another lunatic, like myself, who loves their wimmen a little cray cray You, sir, are that man! I appreciate ya!

[Surfing Alien]

On 9/4/2023 at 12:24 AM, piper said:

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OtherEric did get that one already but we'll find something else for you I'm sure

[Surfing Alien]

Ok, I have some time to get things going again. This will be a mixture of classics with GGA as well as trash with GGA   See a theme there? Just saying because so many Golden Age pbs have GGA on great books as well on titles published as sleaze or sleazy romance.

 

Ace D-23 Passing Strange by pulp vet  Richard Q. Sale  backed with Bring Back Her Body by Stuart Brock aka Louis Trimble.  1953   $30  SOLD to goldust40

A very nice early Ace. Great cover art not credited on either side. Passing Strange looks like a DeSoto pulp menace cover to me and the dame with the gun on "Body" looks a lot like Harry Barton.

Fine plus.Square and solid binding. Light color skips on "Body" and edgewear keep this from the highest grades. Great colors and gloss. Very nice copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Ace D-40 Waltz Into Darkness by William Irish (aka Cornell Woolrich) and Scylla by Malden Grange Bishop  1954    $40  SOLD to Comical Situations

One of Woolrich's wildest fantasies of noir fate. I loved this book.

A great copy of a tough early Ace Key book.  Gorgeous, evocative cover art by Victor Olson on "Waltz" (the original survives, you can look it up on Heritage - I'd love to own that piece!) and Lou Marchetti on "Scylla". Very hard to find in this condition due to all the Woolrich fans going after them.

Fine Plus/ Very Fine minus. Beautiful glossy copy with smooth covers. Colors are deep. Off white pages, minimal toning to interiors. Hairline reader crease on "Scylla" side. Light edgewear.  A beauty.

 

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[Comical Situations]

On 9/4/2023 at 3:14 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Ace D-40 Waltz Into Darkness by William Irish (aka Cornell Woolrich) and Scylla by Malden Grange Bishop  1954    $40

One of Woolrich's wildest fantasies of noir fate. I loved this book.

A great copy of a tough early Ace Key book.  Gorgeous, evocative cover art by Victor Olson on "Waltz" (the original survives, you can look it up on Heritage - I'd love to own that piece!) and Lou Marchetti on "Scylla". Very hard to find in this condition due to all the Woolrich fans going after them.

Fine Plus/ Very Fine minus. Beautiful glossy copy with smooth covers. Colors are deep. Off white pages, minimal toning to interiors. Hairline reader crease on "Scylla" side. Light edgewear.  A beauty.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Ace D-41 DAY KEENE Death House Doll (cover by Harry Barton; 1953; listed as "ACE Original")  THOMAS B. DEWEY Mourning After (cover by Victor Olson; 1953; listed as "complete and unabridged")     $35  SOLD to mstrange

A key book due to the Day Keene Noir original with great Femme Fatale cover art on "Death House" and a great Olson floozy on "Mourning" to boot! 

 Fine/Fine plus.Square and solid binding. Light creasing and edgewear keep this from the highest grades. Great colors and gloss. Very nice copy.

 

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[mstrange]

On 9/4/2023 at 12:21 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Ace D-41 DAY KEENE Death House Doll (cover by Harry Barton; 1953; listed as "ACE Original")  THOMAS B. DEWEY Mourning After (cover by Victor Olson; 1953; listed as "complete and unabridged")     $35

A key book due to the Day Keene Noir original with great Femme Fatale cover art on "Death House" and a great Olson floozy on "Mourning" to boot! 

 Fine/Fine plus.Square and solid binding. Light creasing and edgewear keep this from the highest grades. Great colors and gloss. Very nice copy.

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[goldust40]

On 9/4/2023 at 7:59 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Ok, I have some time to get things going again. This will be a mixture of classics with GGA as well as trash with GGA   See a theme there? Just saying because so many Golden Age pbs have GGA on great books as well on titles published as sleaze or sleazy romance.

 

Ace D-23 Passing Strange by pulp vet  Richard Q. Sale  backed with Bring Back Her Body by Stuart Brock aka Louis Trimble.  1953   $30

A very nice early Ace. Great cover art not credited on either side. Passing Strange looks like a DeSoto pulp menace cover to me and the dame with the gun on "Body" looks a lot like Harry Barton.

Fine plus.Square and solid binding. Light color skips on "Body" and edgewear keep this from the highest grades. Great colors and gloss. Very nice copy.

 

 

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