CLOSED - Thanks to all! ReCap P. 7 - Surfing Alien's Everything <$20 Black Parade of the broken, the beaten and the damned Golden Age paperbacks sale 0

[Surfing Alien]

Fast One by Paul Cain   Avon 178    1948      Cool early GGA cover art,  classic Black Mask pulp author.         VG+  Square, tight and bright, cover creases, piece out of last page (ad page, doesn't affect story)    $12  SOLD to goldust40

 

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[goldust40]

On 11/14/2023 at 11:51 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Fast One by Paul Cain   Avon 178    1948      Cool early GGA cover art,  classic Black Mask pulp author.         VG+  Square, tight and bright, cover creases, piece out of last page (ad page, doesn't affect story)    $12

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[Surfing Alien]

2 Vintage Beatles Biographies, The Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies Dell 0474   1969    VG+ , lightly read, has a bunch of dimples on the cover, and The Beatles by Rochelle Larkin  Scholastic Book Service   1981  VF minus, unread      Both full of stories and photos.     $10 for both  SOLD to OtherEric

 

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[OtherEric]

On 11/14/2023 at 3:59 PM, Surfing Alien said:

2 Vintage Beatles Biographies, The Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies Dell 0474   1969    VG+ , lightly read, has a bunch of dimples on the cover, and The Beatles by Rochelle Larkin  Scholastic Book Service   1981  VF minus, unread      Both full of stories and photos.     $10 for both

[Surfing Alien]

Great Science Fiction From The Movies  Edward Edelson   Pocket/Arch 29749    1979    History of Sci Fi in the movies from 1902 through The Planet of the Apes with photos.              Fine minus  - Has been read with spine wear but still tight and bright    $5   SOLD to crassus

 

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[crassus]

On 11/14/2023 at 7:12 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Great Science Fiction From The Movies  Edward Edelson   Pocket/Arch 29749    1979    History of Sci Fi in the movies from 1902 through The Planet of the Apes with photos.              Fine minus  - Has been read with spine wear but still tight and bright    $5

 

[Surfing Alien]

Yankee Pasha    Edison Marshall     Dell 353   Mapback  1949  Bob Stanley topless GGA cover - one of the more daring Dells     Fine  Glossy and bright, light corner crease, edgewear     $10  SOLD to goldust40

 

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[goldust40]

On 11/15/2023 at 12:20 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Yankee Pasha    Edison Marshall     Dell 353   Mapback  1949  Bob Stanley topless GGA cover - one of the more daring Dells     Fine  Glossy and bright, light corner crease, edgewear     $10

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[Surfing Alien]

Back of Town    Herbert Pruett  Beacon B161  1958  PBO        Beacon backwoods sleaze with GGA cover art       VG   cover creases, slight cover pull back, light grease pencil   $5

 

[Surfing Alien]

The Raper  Jack McCready  Monarch 229  1961   PBO      Sick Rafael DeSoto GGA cover     Looks Fine but has some moisture damage.  A rare Monarch in any condition.     $15  SOLD to goldust40

 

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[goldust40]

On 11/15/2023 at 12:32 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Raper  Jack McCready  Monarch 229  1961   PBO      Sick Rafael DeSoto GGA cover     Looks Fine but has some moisture damage.  A rare Monarch in any condition.     $15

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[Surfing Alien]

4 Signets with better covers,  761 Country Place by Ann Petry 6th Print 1951   James Avati cover, VG/F, covers nice but coming off the book a bit,  941, There's One In Every Town by James Aswell, nice Avati-like GGA  VG, spine slant, page uneveness, 997 Leopard in the Grass by Desmond Stewart  GGA cover by Cardiff  Fine, 1064  The Descent by Fritz Peters  Avati-like GGA   Fine.       $20 for the 4.  SOLD to goldust40

 

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[goldust40]

On 11/15/2023 at 12:49 AM, Surfing Alien said:

4 Signets with better covers,  761 Country Place by Ann Petry 6th Print 1951   James Avati cover, VG/F, covers nice but coming off the book a bit,  941, There's One In Every Town by James Aswell, nice Avati-like GGA  VG, spine slant, page uneveness, 997 Leopard in the Grass by Desmond Stewart  GGA cover by Cardiff  Fine, 1064  The Descent by Fritz Peters  Avati-like GGA   Fine.       $20 for the 4.

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[Surfing Alien]

The Dark Urge  Robert W. Taylor    Pyramid Books G72  1953   Julian Paul GGA cover   Scarce Pyramid title.     Fine, light corner creases, pages toned.  $12

 

[Surfing Alien]

The Embezzler by James M. Cain   Avon 99   1946        Nice copy of an early picture frame Avon by the hard boiled master.  Fine/Fine Plus. Great colors and page quality, Spine and covers are smooth with minor wear and creasing   $15

[Surfing Alien]

The Gorgeous Ghoul Murder Case  Dwight V. Babcock   Avon NN (#30)   1943    Scarce 1st print with HRN of 31  Cool early GGA with mummy mask cover art.    VG/F Square and tight, great color. Light creasing, small split at back spine  $15

[Surfing Alien]

The Mysterious Affair at Styles  Agatha Christie    Avon 312   1951   Barye Phillips GGA cover     Fine minus - looks VF, glossy and bright with no creasing, pages are uneven although all tight in the spine   $12  SOLD to goldust40

 

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[goldust40]

On 11/15/2023 at 1:28 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Mysterious Affair at Styles  Agatha Christie    Avon 312   1951   Barye Phillips GGA cover     Fine minus - looks VF, glossy and bright with no creasing, pages are uneven although all tight in the spine   $12

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[Surfing Alien]

Nothing So Strange  James Hilton  Avon 381 1951  Owen Kampen GGA cover.    Fine -  Looks VF.  Square and glossy, front is smooth, back has a couple of creases and there is light moisture stain to the lower left corner   $12  SOLD to OtherEric

 

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[Surfing Alien]

That's gonna do it for tonight, and likely for the thread as I've gone through everything in the couple boxes I pulled for this sale. I'll leave this up for tonight and tomorrow  and see if I have anything else to add. As for now, thanks for the takes, likes, looks and comments