Closed - Recap on P. 6 Surfing Alien's $25 (or 6 to 4) cheap paperbacks sale. Everything <$25 2 2

[Surfing Alien]

On 3/30/2024 at 4:43 PM, Microbia said:

On 3/30/2024 at 1:16 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Passionate Year by James Hilton  Avon No. 42  1st Printing  1944   $20

The first numbered Avon. True Golden Age goodness. Very tough to find these '40's Avons square with smooth covers

Fine plus plus.  Square tight and bright, light crease. Rarely see a white back cover like that.

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Good eye my friend. Finding 80 year old Avons look like this ain't easy

[Surfing Alien]

On 3/30/2024 at 4:49 PM, Microbia said:

Don’t think anyone took this… Take if available.

I think that's yours. Great take.

[Surfing Alien]

Eye of the Monster / Sea Siege     Andre Norton     Ace Books     F-147    1st Edition    1962   $10

Great copy of an early Ace F series with Ed Emshwiller , Ed Valigursky dinosaur covers. Classic!

VF. Square tight and bright. It's tough to find better

 

[goldust40]

On 3/30/2024 at 8:25 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Man Who Mastered Time / Overlords from Space   Ray Cummings, Joseph E. Kelleam     Ace Books (Ace Double #D-173)   1st PB       1956   $8

Pretty Ace  sci fi double with Ed Valigursky art

Fine. Square and tight, small split

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[Surfing Alien]

The Door Through Space / Rendezvous on a Lost World     Marion Zimmer Bradley, A. Bertram Chandler     Ace Books     F-117  1st Edition  1961  $15 SOLD to NerV

Gorgeous Ed Emshwiller covers. Love the coloring on the Bradley book. Lookout for that one.

VF. Pretty, unread copy. Deep colors, pages are tanning but overall a sweet glossy looking copy

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Ladder in the Sky / The Darkness Before Tomorrow     Robert Moore Williams, Keith Woodcott     Ace Books     F-141  1st Edition   1962    $10 SOLD to NerV

More super Ed Emshwiller , Ed Valigursky cover art and first edition golden age science fiction

VF minus/VF. A few light bends but square tight and glossy. A great copy.

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Seed of Earth / Next Stop the Stars     Robert Silverberg     Ace Books     F-145     1st Edition 1962    $8 SOLD to NerV

Grandmaster Silverberg 1st edition with Ed Valigursky  & Ed Emshwiller robot and rocket ship covers

Fine plus. Square, tight, bright and glossy. Looks VF, has a very light ink shadow or rub on the covers that is unobtrusive.

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Myopic Mermaid by Carter Brown   Signet S1924  1st Ed. 1st Print   April 1961     $8

Iconic 60's leg art cover. There were a couple of covers like this.

Fine/Fine plus. Tight and glossy. Light creasing, corner ding. Small marker on spine edge. Nice example of the cover art.

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[Darwination]

I was just about to make a crack about dumb robots and rocketships and ray guns and you posted some legs

Must be a slow weekend with Easter for the SF people to be asleep

[Surfing Alien]

So What Killed The Vampire by Carter Brown.  Signet D2859  1st Printing March 1966   $18 SOLD to crassus

Gorgeous McGinnis lingerie GGA cover. One of the top in the series imho.

Fine plus.  Square tight and bright. Light corner crease and a bit of rubbing. Still attractive overall

 

 

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[OtherEric]

On 3/30/2024 at 2:58 PM, Darwination said:

I was just about to make a crack about dumb robots and rocketships and ray guns and you posted some legs

Must be a slow weekend with Easter for the SF people to be asleep

I've already got most of them is the only issue, and even then I grabbed one upgrade

 

[Surfing Alien]

Bargain pair of Brett Halliday  Dells     Dell no. 617 & 743      1952/53    $10

Mike Shayne & Jerry Burke mysteries, great reading.  Bob Stanley and Bill George cover art. Cool 70 year old hard boiled books for $5

VG/F's square solid copies with edgewear.

[crassus]

On 3/30/2024 at 5:59 PM, Surfing Alien said:

So What Killed The Vampire by Carter Brown.  Signet D2859  1st Printing March 1966   $18

Gorgeous McGinnis lingerie GGA cover. One of the top in the series imho.

Fine plus.  Square tight and bright. Light corner crease and a bit of rubbing. Still attractive overall

 

[jimjum12]

On 3/30/2024 at 4:44 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Atlantic Abomination / The Martian Missile     John Brunner, David Grinnell     Ace Books     D-465  1st Edition 1960     $10

Killer  Ed Emshwiller  cover on The Atlantic Abomination with the masses getting crushed. Great sci-fi!    Ed Valigursky's flip side missile is pretty cool too!

Fine Plus/VF minus.  Super square tight and nice. Some very light staining on cover edge and tanning pages. A pretty looker overall.

GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Surfing Alien]

The Passion Murders by Day Keene.    Avon No. 684   1956   $20

Classic Hard boiled noir. Ray Johnson GGA cover art.

Glossy great color. Solid spine, slight chip at bottom edge, Pages tight in binding, slightly tanning but supple. Minimal cover creasing and wear. Overall an attractive copy.

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

Tomorrow Is Murder by Carter Brown   Signet D3561   3rd printing with new art  1967?  $10 SOLD to crassus

First one I've had for sale. A real nice McGinnis good girl

Fine plus. Square, glossy and tight. Structurally VF. Has a marker price on cover.

 

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[crassus]

On 3/30/2024 at 7:29 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Tomorrow Is Murder by Carter Brown   Signet D3561   3rd printing with new art  1967?  $10

First one I've had for sale. A real nice McGinnis good girl

Fine plus. Square, glossy and tight. Structurally VF. Has a marker price on cover.

[Surfing Alien]

6 x H by Robert Heinlein... Pyramid G642  1st PB edition  Great book!   1961   $20 SOLD to NerV

1st PB of this classic Heinlein collection. Bob Engle surreal cover art.

Fine plus. Square tight and colorful. Has a spine stress near top but overall a superior copy of one of the Grandmaster's best collections.

 

 

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[N e r V]

On 3/30/2024 at 4:40 PM, Surfing Alien said:

6 x H by Robert Heinlein... Pyramid G642  1st PB edition  Great book!   1961   $20

1st PB of this classic Heinlein collection. Bob Engle surreal cover art.

Fine plus. Square tight and colorful. Has a spine stress near top but overall a superior copy of one of the Grandmaster's best collections.

 

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[N e r V]

On 3/30/2024 at 2:23 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Seed of Earth / Next Stop the Stars     Robert Silverberg     Ace Books     F-145     1st Edition 1962    $8

Grandmaster Silverberg 1st edition with Ed Valigursky  & Ed Emshwiller robot and rocket ship covers

Fine plus. Square, tight, bright and glossy. Looks VF, has a very light ink shadow or rub on the covers that is unobtrusive.

 

 

On 3/30/2024 at 2:13 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Door Through Space / Rendezvous on a Lost World     Marion Zimmer Bradley, A. Bertram Chandler     Ace Books     F-117  1st Edition  1961  $15

Gorgeous Ed Emshwiller covers. Love the coloring on the Bradley book. Lookout for that one.

VF. Pretty, unread copy. Deep colors, pages are tanning but overall a sweet glossy looking copy

 

 

 

On 3/30/2024 at 2:17 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Ladder in the Sky / The Darkness Before Tomorrow     Robert Moore Williams, Keith Woodcott     Ace Books     F-141  1st Edition   1962    $10

More super Ed Emshwiller , Ed Valigursky cover art and first edition golden age science fiction

VF minus/VF. A few light bends but square tight and glossy. A great copy.

 

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