30% off until 8PM EST RECAP P. 1 Surfing Alien's Gasp! 2024 Golden Age paperbacks sale. Science Fiction, Horror, GGA and Mystery and maybe some things in between. 1 1

[N e r V]

“Early nipple cover”?

[Surfing Alien]

The Haunted Hotel and Twenty-Five Other Ghost Stories   by Wilkie Collins and others   Avon NN #6    1941  Later print with HRN 80 (about 1946)    $30  SOLD to N e r V

Ghost and horror collection with Poe, de Maupassant and others.   Tough to find any printing with a decent front cover

Fine/Fine plus. Square and tight, Light reader crease and a few other light creases.

 

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[N e r V]

On 1/27/2024 at 3:00 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Haunted Hotel and Twenty-Five Other Ghost Stories   by Wilkie Collins and others   Avon NN #6    1941  Later print with HRN 80 (about 1946)    $30

Ghost and horror collection with Poe, de Maupassant and others.   Tough to find any printing with a decent front cover

Fine/Fine plus. Square and tight, Light reader crease and a few other light creases.

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[Surfing Alien]

On 1/27/2024 at 5:52 PM, N e r V said:

“Early nipple cover”?

The second that I know of.  "Nana" by Emile Zola, Pocket Books #104 in 1941 was the first, and made an uproar with staid Pocket Book readers

 

[crassus]

On 1/27/2024 at 6:02 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The second that I know of.  "Nana" by Emile Zola, Pocket Books #104 in 1941 was the first, and made an uproar with staid Pocket Book readers

 

Leaving aside for a moment female anatomy, do you have any vintage paperbacks on UFOs or Atomic or Hydrogen Bombs.....?

 

[Surfing Alien]

Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis     Avon NN #1    1941  2nd print with 16 titles on the back (1942)    $25  SOLD to goldust40

The first Avon book. Historical book that is pretty tough to find without a lot of creases.

Fine/Fine plus. Square and tight,  a few light creases. Pages toning but still supple, and a small stain to cover edge and a couple of the page edges.

 

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[goldust40]

On 1/28/2024 at 12:09 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis     Avon NN #1    1941  2nd print with 16 titles on the back (1942)    $25

The first Avon book. Historical book that is pretty tough to find without a lot of creases.

Fine/Fine plus. Square and tight,  a few light creases. Pages toning but still supple, and a small stain to cover edge and a couple of the page edges.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

On 1/27/2024 at 6:08 PM, crassus said:

Leaving aside for a moment female anatomy, do you have any vintage paperbacks on UFOs or Atomic or Hydrogen Bombs.....?

 

  I do but I believe I've sold my doubles. There aren't too many that I can think of and they always sell fast whether I list here or in my ebay store. I'll look and see

[N e r V]

On 1/27/2024 at 3:12 PM, Surfing Alien said:

  I do but I believe I've sold my doubles. There aren't too many that I can think of and they always sell fast whether I list here or in my ebay store. I'll look and see

How about covers with alien nipples or nipples being blown off by atomic bombs?

[crassus]

On 1/27/2024 at 6:14 PM, N e r V said:

How about covers with alien nipples or nipples being blown off by atomic bombs?

You might be interested to know that similar questions come up regularly in Congressional hearings....although nipple talk is usually restricted to closed door classified briefings....

[Surfing Alien]

Casanova's Homecoming by Arthur Schnitzler  Avon 160   1948         $20  SOLD to davet75

GGA by J. Biernacki, one of the early Avon artists who not much is known about.

Fine/VF     Square, sharp, bright and glossy with light edgewear, a real nice copy of this one.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

12 Chinks and A Woman by James Hadley Chase   Avon 485      1952      $45  SOLD to mstrange

Violent GGA cover art, one of the toughest and most sought after late Avons. Tough to find in any condition.

This one is qualified. Looks Fine or better from the front, has the edge of the first couple of pages cut back a little (presumably to not peek out from the covers, which notoriously shrink back on Avons), some marker on front page. Has some staining and wrinkling on the back and a split at bottom spine. Despite the mentioned flaws, a pretty nice looking copy.

 

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[mstrange]

On 1/27/2024 at 3:29 PM, Surfing Alien said:

12 Chinks and A Woman by James Hadley Chase   Avon 485      1952      $45

Violent GGA cover art, one of the toughest and most sought after late Avons. Tough to find in any condition.

This one is qualified. Looks Fine or better from the front, has the edge of the first couple of pages cut back a little (presumably to not peek out from the covers, which notoriously shrink back on Avons), some marker on front page. Has some staining and wrinkling on the back and a split at bottom spine. Despite the mentioned flaws, a pretty nice looking copy.

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[Surfing Alien]

Case of the Billion Dollar Body by Joseph Shallit   Avon 538   1954      $20  SOLD to goldust40

Pistol whipping cover

Very Fine minus   Spine has slant but is uncreased.  Glossy and tight with great color, a few beds, light edgewear. A real nice copy.

 

 

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[goldust40]

On 1/28/2024 at 12:44 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Case of the Billion Dollar Body by Joseph Shallit   Avon 538   1954      $20

Pistol whipping cover

Very Fine minus   Spine has slant but is uncreased.  Glossy and tight with great color, a few beds, light edgewear. A real nice copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Naked Sin by Gordon Clark  Avon T-244  PBO 1st Edition  1958    $15  SOLD to goldust40

Great title.  Clark Hulings GGA

Fine Plus.  Solid and square. Glossy and tight with great color, a light crease on front cover, a few spine dimples. Nice.

 

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[goldust40]

On 1/28/2024 at 12:47 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Naked Sin by Gordon Clark  Avon T-244  PBO 1st Edition  1958    $15

Great title.  Clark Hulings GGA

Fine Plus.  Solid and square. Glossy and tight with great color, a light crease on front cover, a few spine dimples. Nice.

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[N e r V]

Is this round pretty much romance type books?

[Surfing Alien]

On 1/27/2024 at 6:50 PM, N e r V said:

Is this round pretty much romance type books?

Planning on a little bit of everything

[N e r V]

On 1/27/2024 at 3:55 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Planning on a little bit of everything

Ok. Seemed like love was in the air this time. I could smell the cheese dripping off those books.