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

[Surfing Alien]

Marked For Murder by Brett Halliday   Dell D291    New Dell Edition 1959     $8  SOLD to goldust40

Sweet Blonde McGinnis Girl

Fine. Square and solid. Has a fair amount of wear on back cover and light stain to bottom corner. Still nice looking.

 

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[goldust40]

On 3/31/2024 at 9:19 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Marked For Murder by Brett Halliday   Dell D291    New Dell Edition 1959     $8

Sweet Blonde McGinnis Girl

Fine. Square and solid. Has a fair amount of wear on back cover and light stain to bottom corner. Still nice looking.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Dateline Debbie Hank Janson   Compact Books (UK)  F223 1963   $20

The best later Hard Boiled Janson series after the Heade covers in the '50's imho.      Leggy Michel GGA

Square and tight, has some light creasing, staining and aging. A very presentable and collectible copy.

 

[Surfing Alien]

Counterfeit Wife by Brett Halliday Dell D358  1st New Edition Print 1960    $8  SOLD to goldust40

Redhead Alert!    Nice McGinnis GGA cover.

Fine    Square and tight, has light reader crease, corner crease on back and light wear.

 

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[goldust40]

On 3/31/2024 at 9:43 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Counterfeit Wife by Brett Halliday Dell D358  1st New Edition Print 1960    $8

Redhead Alert!    Nice McGinnis GGA cover.

Fine    Square and tight, has light reader crease, corner crease on back and light wear.

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[Surfing Alien]

Tough Town by Jack Karney    Pyramid Books No. 31   2nd print 1952     $25  SOLD to microbia

Gorgeous JD/Drug book with evocative Frederick Meyer Manhattan cover. Pretty copy. I shouldn't sell this.

VF      Square solid and glossy with wet colors. Very minor wear. I'm probably undergrading. It's very pretty.

 

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[Microbia]

On 3/31/2024 at 5:10 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Tough Town by Jack Karney    Pyramid Books No. 31   2nd print 1952     $25

Gorgeous JD/Drug book with evocative Frederick Meyer Manhattan cover. Pretty copy. I shouldn't sell this.

VF      Square solid and glossy with wet colors. Very minor wear. I'm probably undergrading. It's very pretty.

 

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

A Kiss Before Loving  by Mack Reynolds   Monarch Books No. 214  PBO  1961    $20

Gorgeous GGA with Paris backdrop by Ray Johnson. Everything that's cool about Monarch Books. 

Fine Plus. Tight and glossy with great color. Slight slant and a couple tiny stresses. Bookseller stamp on first page.

[Surfing Alien]

The Gorgeous Devil George H.Smith, Newstand Library 503   PBO 1959     $20  SOLD to NerV

Beautiful Pulp Sleaze with Robert Bonfils GGA

Fresh looking copy. Bold colors, glossy cover. Very light wear, virtually no cover creasing at all. Pages are off white and supple. Someone read it carefully once because a couple of pages had the corners folded back at one time but it appears very lightly read.

 

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[N e r V]

On 3/31/2024 at 2:27 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Gorgeous Devil George H.Smith, Newstand Library 503   PBO 1959     $20

Beautiful Pulp Sleaze with Robert Bonfils GGA

Fresh looking copy. Bold colors, glossy cover. Very light wear, virtually no cover creasing at all. Pages are off white and supple. Someone read it carefully once because a couple of pages had the corners folded back at one time but it appears very lightly read.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

She Had To Be Loved by Edward Culver       Newsstand Lib #U117   PBO   1959   $25   SOLD to crassus

More Vintage Pulp Sleaze with gorgeous GGA

Very High Grade.   A glossy unread copy. Square and tight. Colors are bright and glossy. Only light aging and edgewear. A gorgeous copy.

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

On 3/31/2024 at 5:28 PM, N e r V said:

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[crassus]

On 3/31/2024 at 5:32 PM, Surfing Alien said:

She Had To Be Loved by Edward Culver       Newsstand Lib #U117   PBO   1959   $25 

More Vintage Pulp Sleaze with gorgeous GGA

Very High Grade.   A glossy unread copy. Square and tight. Colors are bright and glossy. Only light aging and edgewear. A gorgeous copy.

 

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

The Joker's Joke Book    Tor Books  1st Edition  1st Print 1988       $10  SOLD to OtherEric

Cool cover.  Illustrated by Joe Cavalieri

Looks unread VF. Glossy and bright. Has slight wave. 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

 Spider-Man 2 with Thor, Havok and The Man-Thing    Marvel Illustrated Books  02858    1st Edition      1982    $18  SOLD to dover

Bob Larkin cover, John Byrne/Bob Wiacek interiors.

Very Fine minus.    Square, glossy and bright. Appears unread. Has a couple small stresses and a thumb bend at the top edge. Tiny neat stamp on page edge.

 

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[OtherEric]

On 3/31/2024 at 2:46 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Joker's Joke Book    Tor Books  1st Edition  1st Print 1988       $10

Cool cover.  Illustrated by Joe Cavalieri

Looks unread VF. Glossy and bright. Has slight wave. 

[Surfing Alien]

Red House on Green Street  by  Wanda Lane     Newsstand Library 514  PBO 1960    $20

Sweet Pulp Sleaze.  Robert Bonfils prostitute cover.  Nice copy.

Fine plus/VF minus     Bold colors, glossy cover. Light corner crease. Spine has slight slant but strong and tight. Pages are off white and supple. Someone read it carefully once because a bunch of pages had the corners folded back at one time but it appears lightly read.

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

The Old Goat by Tiffany Thayer        Avon 234   1st PB 1950     $12 SOLD to OtherEric

Classic vintage "round circle" Avon Paperback with a GGA cover of an Old Goat ogling the girls. JD Saga of a Teen Age Generation Going Wild

Fine plus.  Solid square binding. Carefully read - minimal creasing and some general wear. Nice copy.

 

 

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[dover]

On 3/31/2024 at 5:50 PM, Surfing Alien said:

 Spider-Man 2 with Thor, Havok and The Man-Thing    Marvel Illustrated Books  02858    1st Edition      1982    $18

Bob Larkin cover, John Byrne/Bob Wiacek interiors.

Very Fine minus.    Square, glossy and bright. Appears unread. Has a couple small stresses and a thumb bend at the top edge. Tiny neat stamp on page edge.

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