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[Surfing Alien]

Costigan's Needle by Jerry Sohl   Bantam A1278  1954  1st PB  SIGNED   $20  SOLD to BuscemasAvengers

Beautiful Don Crowley cover art. High grade copy signed by the author.

Very Fine. Square tight and bright, very light wear to the extremities. About as good as it gets.

 

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[BuscemasAvengers]

On 2/25/2024 at 9:51 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Costigan's Needle by Jerry Sohl   Bantam A1278  1954  1st PB  SIGNED   $20

Beautiful Don Crowley cover art. High grade copy signed by the author.

Very Fine. Square tight and bright, very light wear to the extremities. About as good as it gets.

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[Surfing Alien]

Forbidden Planet by W.J. Stuart Bantam A1443  1st Print March 1956   $25  SOLD to Buscemas Avengers

Movie tie-in. Classic Robby Robot cover

Fine minus/Fine.  Tight pages. Spine has slant , some dust soiling and light creasing to covers. Light marker erasure, done very well. Still a good looking copy of a classic.

 

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[BuscemasAvengers]

On 2/25/2024 at 9:58 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Forbidden Planet by W.J. Stuart Bantam A1443  1st Print March 1956   $25 

Movie tie-in. Classic Robby Robot cover

Fine minus/Fine.  Tight pages. Spine has slant , some dust soiling and light creasing to covers. Light marker erasure, done very well. Still a good looking copy of a classic.

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[TupennyConan]

On 2/25/2024 at 9:58 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Forbidden Planet by W.J. Stuart Bantam A1443  1st Print March 1956   $25 

Movie tie-in. Classic Robby Robot cover

Fine minus/Fine.  Tight pages. Spine has slant , some dust soiling and light creasing to covers. Light marker erasure, done very well. Still a good looking copy of a classic.

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[Surfing Alien]

On 2/25/2024 at 9:59 AM, TupennyConan said:

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Buscema by a hair

 

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[TupennyConan]

On 2/25/2024 at 10:00 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Buscema by a hair

 

He's a good Boardie & deserves the win.

[Surfing Alien]

Blood Runs Cold by Robert Bloch   Popular Library K18  1962  1st Edition    $25  SOLD to goldust40

1st Edition of this collection of 17 stories from the sci fi digests of the 1950's

Very Fine minus/Very Fine. Square tight and bright, neat pen name and date inside cover. Very little overall wear.

 

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[goldust40]

On 2/25/2024 at 3:04 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Blood Runs Cold by Robert Bloch   Popular Library K18  1962  1st Edition    $25

1st Edition of this collection of 17 stories from the sci fi digests of the 1950's

Very Fine minus/Very Fine. Square tight and bright, neat pen name and date inside cover. Very little overall wear.

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[jimjum12]

On 2/25/2024 at 3:27 AM, Darwination said:

I had no luck as far as low-hanging fruit in finding a pulp artist with those initials working in that period, though, so I'm crying uncle, and leave it to you paperback fiends

Could be a contract artist with another Publisher doing some under the table moonlighting with a pseudonym, or pseudoinitials, as the case may be. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 

I wanted that Black Opium BAD .... the book, not the substance 

[goldust40]

On 2/25/2024 at 2:59 PM, BuscemasAvengers said:

On 2/25/2024 at 2:58 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Forbidden Planet by W.J. Stuart Bantam A1443  1st Print March 1956   $25 

Movie tie-in. Classic Robby Robot cover

Fine minus/Fine.  Tight pages. Spine has slant , some dust soiling and light creasing to covers. Light marker erasure, done very well. Still a good looking copy of a classic.

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[Surfing Alien]

Utopia 14 (Player Piano) by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.  Bantam A1262  1st PB edition 1954 $25  SOLD to goldust40

1st PB of a scarce classic with a great Charles Binger cover

VG/F  Square tight and bright, has a chip and tearing at upper left corner, wear at right side and on spine, still attractive over all.

 

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[goldust40]

On 2/25/2024 at 3:13 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Utopia 14 (Player Piano) by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.  Bantam A1262  1st PB edition 1954 $25

1st PB of a scarce classic with a great Charles Binger cover

VG/F  Square tight and bright, has a chip and tearing at upper left corner, wear at right side and on spine, still attractive over all.

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[Surfing Alien]

Beyond the End of Time Edited by Frederik Pohl     Perma P145   1952    $10  SOLD to BuscemasAvengers

A true reader's dream. One of the best of the early anthologies. Has a Heinlein story (collaboration) that wasn't reprinted anywhere else for many years.  Bradbury, Asimov and others too. Great cover art too, uncredited, looks like Harry Barton to me.

Fine minus.  Solid and tight for such a thick book, has light wear and creasing, pages toning but still presents well.

 

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[BuscemasAvengers]

On 2/25/2024 at 10:24 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Beyond the End of Time Edited by Frederik Pohl     Perma P145   1952    $10

A true reader's dream. One of the best of the early anthologies. Has a Heinlein story (collaboration) that wasn't reprinted anywhere else for many years.  Bradbury, Asimov and others too. Great cover art too, uncredited, looks like Harry Barton to me.

Fine minus.  Solid and tight for such a thick book, has light wear and creasing, pages toning but still presents well.

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[BuscemasAvengers]

Love the 39 cent price tag for the Canadian edition. That's going to be it for me - I'm heading out on the road. Will check back in tonight. Enjoy snagging these wonderful editions.

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[Surfing Alien]

 Line to Tomorrow by Lewis Padgett (Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore)  Bantam 1251  1954   1st PB Collection   $15 SOLD to dover

A great collection, including "A Gnome There Was" by the Weird Tales & Astounding authors. Wild Mitchell Hooks cover

Fine Plus/VF Minus. Square spine, pages tight, bright colors, nice cover gloss. Light edge wear, bindery chip and wrinkle at top spine, light crease on back.  A very nice copy.

 

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[dover]

On 2/25/2024 at 10:29 AM, Surfing Alien said:

 Line to Tomorrow by Lewis Padgett (Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore)  Bantam 1251  1954   1st PB Collection   $15

A great collection, including "A Gnome There Was" by the Weird Tales & Astounding authors. Wild Mitchell Hooks cover

Fine Plus/VF Minus. Square spine, pages tight, bright colors, nice cover gloss. Light edge wear, bindery chip and wrinkle at top spine, light crease on back.  A very nice copy.

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