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[goldust40]

On 9/4/2023 at 9:58 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Hell's Angels by Hank Janson.  Gold Star IL7-16  1964        $45

An iconic Robert Maguire cover. Full length blonde Good Girl in yellow prison stripes with a classic blurb.  Of all his covers, this is the one Maguire's daughter used as the colophon for her website tribute to him.

Very Fine minus - Square, tight, unread feeling copy, only has some tiny color flecking, slight edgewear/blunting and toning to the interior covers. A beautiful copy of a top cover.

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[Surfing Alien]

Switching to some classic Popular Library's with Belarski & Barton covers

 

Macamba by Lilla Van Saher Popular Library 233    1950  $20  SOLD to mstrange @30% off

Fantastic copy of the Classic Bare Breasted GGA cover by Rudolph Belarski

Fine Plus Plus.  Solid, square and glossy. The book appears unread or very lightly read. Just some very light surface and edgewear. Ding with light non color breaking crease near back spine. A gorgeous copy of a 73 year old book.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Divorce by James Warner Bellah     Popular Library 404    February 1952     $12  SOLD to mstrange

That moment. Nice GGA cover art is uncredited but looks a lot like Harry Barton

Fine Plus.  Solid, square and glossy. Very lightly read. Has a light reader crease, some very light surface and edgewear. Pretty copy of a thin little volume.

 

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[mstrange]

On 9/4/2023 at 2:23 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Divorce by James Warner Bellah     Popular Library 404    February 1952     $12

That moment. Nice GGA cover art is uncredited but looks a lot like Harry Barton

Fine Plus.  Solid, square and glossy. Very lightly read. Has a light reader crease, some very light surface and edgewear. Pretty copy of a thin little volume.

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[Surfing Alien]

A Matter of Morals by Joseph Gies     Popular Library 421    May 1952     $12  SOLD to Comical Situations

This one there's no doubt, campy GGA cover art is signed by Harry Barton

Fine/Fine plus.  Solid, square and glossy. Spine is clean and appears unread, no reader crease. Has a light corner crease otherwise very bright and clean.

 

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On 9/4/2023 at 5:28 PM, Surfing Alien said:

A Matter of Morals by Joseph Gies     Popular Library 421    May 1952     $12

This one there's no doubt, campy GGA cover art is signed by Harry Barton

Fine/Fine plus.  Solid, square and glossy. Spine is clean and appears unread, no reader crease. Has a light corner crease otherwise very bright and clean.

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[Surfing Alien]

A Woman of Samaria by James Wesley Ingles      Popular Library 299    1950    $20  SOLD to goldust40

Famous nipple cover by Rudolph Belarski

Fine minus, would be much higher but has a spine tear with associated wrinkling. Still a great looker. Blazing colors. Solid square binding. The book appears lightly read with a  trace of a reader crease along spine. Nice page quality.

 

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[goldust40]

On 9/4/2023 at 10:34 PM, Surfing Alien said:

A Woman of Samaria by James Wesley Ingles      Popular Library 299    1950    $20

Famous nipple cover by Rudolph Belarski

Fine minus, would be much higher but has a spine tear with associated wrinkling. Still a great looker. Blazing colors. Solid square binding. The book appears lightly read with a  trace of a reader crease along spine. Nice page quality.

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[Surfing Alien]

It's 5:35 pm here on the east coast so I promised the fetching Mrs. Wilson I would grill her a steak for Labor Day, she's a teacher so one of the hardest working people that I know, I gotta honor her ethic I'll be back with another stack in an hour or so

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[Surfing Alien]

The Shadow, The Living Shadow, by Maxwell Grant, 2nd Printing of the Volume 1 No. 1 for the Pyramid Series. May 1975. Cover art by Jim Steranko  A ridiculous copy of one of his most famous images.   $40  SOLD to goldust40

I can't say enough about the finicky collector I bought some super high grade Art covers from recently. The very tough black cover 1st paperback in immaculate condition.

Near Mint  9.8.  Just ridiculous. Killer spine. Gorgeous glossy copy with no bends or creases, virtually no edgewear. WHITE pages, no writing inside.  You rarely see 50 year old books like this.

 

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[goldust40]

On 9/5/2023 at 12:27 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Shadow, The Living Shadow, by Maxwell Grant, 2nd Printing of the Volume 1 No. 1 for the Pyramid Series. May 1975. Cover art by Jim Steranko  A ridiculous copy of one of his most famous images.   $40

I can't say enough about the finicky collector I bought some super high grade Art covers from recently. The very tough black cover 1st paperback in immaculate condition.

Near Mint  9.8.  Just ridiculous. Killer spine. Gorgeous glossy copy with no bends or creases, virtually no edgewear. WHITE pages, no writing inside.  You rarely see 50 year old books like this.

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The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace  54460   June 1974   $35  SOLD to goldust40

First Frazetta cover edition. Samurai cover with great details.

Similar to the Shadow, although granted, it's not a black cover. In the 9.+ range  An incredible copy with blazing colors and gloss, super sharp and square with virtually no wear. Small bindery tear at bottom corner is about all there is to mention. White pages.

 

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[goldust40]

On 9/5/2023 at 12:35 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs  Ace  54460   June 1974   $35

First Frazetta cover edition. Samurai cover with great details.

Similar to the Shadow, although granted, it's not a black cover. In the 9.+ range  An incredible copy with blazing colors and gloss, super sharp and square with virtually no wear. Small bindery tear at bottom corner is about all there is to mention. White pages.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Are they real???

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

Cult classic UFO book, early Gold Medal PBO with Frank Kinsley cover art. Scarce in any condition and rare like this.

Fine Plus.  A nice, square copy, smooth covers have bends but no creases. Great lamination has slight edge lifting. A beautiful vintage paperback. 

[Randall Dowling]

On 9/4/2023 at 4:34 PM, Surfing Alien said:

A Woman of Samaria by James Wesley Ingles      Popular Library 299    1950    $20

Famous nipple cover by Rudolph Belarski

 

That shower curtain she's wearing doesn't leave much to the imagination.

[Surfing Alien]

Batman - The Best of the Original Batman   Signet D2939 Book No. 1 in the 1966 Series   1st Printing March 1966              $35  SOLD to Comical Situations

Reprints the first origin story among others. This one is really bright and fresh.

Fine Plus. Appears unread, spine is square and tight. Has a long finger bend to the bottom of the front cover that barely breaks some color. Pages are off white, inside covers are toned. A great looking copy of a 55+ year old Silver Age Batman.

 

 

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On 9/4/2023 at 8:11 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Batman - The Best of the Original Batman   Signet D2939 Book No. 1 in the 1966 Series   1st Printing March 1966              $35

Reprints the first origin story among others. This one is really bright and fresh.

Fine Plus. Appears unread, spine is square and tight. Has a long finger bend to the bottom of the front cover that barely breaks some color. Pages are off white, inside covers are toned. A great looking copy of a 55+ year old Silver Age Batman.

 

 

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Batman vs. The Penguin   Signet D2970 Book No. 4 in the 1966 Series 1st Printing May 1966    $30  SOLD to goldust40

Classic Penguin cover - In my experience, this one is tougher to find nice than the Joker cover.

Fine. Spine is square and unbroken. Colors are bright. Has light reader crease, finger bends, some tiny color chipping to bottom cover. Light surface and edgewear. A nice looking copy.

 

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[goldust40]

On 9/5/2023 at 1:25 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Batman vs. The Penguin   Signet D2970 Book No. 4 in the 1966 Series 1st Printing May 1966    $30

Classic Penguin cover - In my experience, this one is tougher to find nice than the Joker cover.

Fine. Spine is square and unbroken. Colors are bright. Has light reader crease, finger bends, some tiny color chipping to bottom cover. Light surface and edgewear. A nice looking copy.

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Superman   Signet D2966       1st Printing May 1966      A killer copy.  I'll gladly keep this one.     $50  SOLD to goldust40

The Superman Signet one shot. Lightning striking Superman cover.repr It's as tough as the Batman Signets to find unread and the white cover is an extra challenge.

Very Fine. Unread, spine is square and perfect. Whites are bright with very light soiling. A touch of edgewear. Pages are creamy off white, inside covers are lightly toned, about the only mention-able detraction at all. The second best copy I've encountered ( the best is in the bowels of the Scrooge McDuck-like Treasure Bin ) It'll be tough to upgrade this one.

 

 

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