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[N e r V]

On 4/21/2024 at 2:42 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow Ed. by Ray Bradbury    Bantam A944    PBO   1952    $20

Great collection selected by Bradbury, includes Bradbury, Jackson, Kuttner & more

The amazing wraparound cover art is uncredited but looks like Charles Binger to me

VF minus. No crease at all on the spine so it's an unread copy that has a few color flecks off the edges and a tiny crease on lower back left. It's a fat little violume.

 

 

 

On 4/21/2024 at 1:24 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Bar The Doors Selected by Alfred Hitchcock       Dell #143    1946    $20

Classic Gerald Gregg Horror cover. One of the best Dell Hitchcock Horror books. Stories by Wells, Crawford and Derleth, among others.

A square, tight fresh copy with great gloss. Some light lamination creasing that doesn't break color keeps it out of high grades but man, it feels and mostly looks like  one. Great pages.

 

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

World Without Men Charles Eric Maine     Ace Books  D-274     1st Edition    $30  SOLD to Goldust40

Fridge magnet GGA cover art by  Ed Emshwiller 

Pretty VF minus copy. Square, tight and glossy with hairline creases and minimal wear. Name written in pen on first page.

 

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Edited April 22 by Surfing Alien
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[Darwination]

On 4/21/2024 at 1:14 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Cropper's Cabin by Jim Thompson    Lion Books No. 108  November 1952    $35

A truly sick and twisted Thompson tale.  Offering up my reader copy at a bargain price. One of those super-tough Jim Thompson Lion Books originals that goes for hundreds of bux in high grade.

Spine slanted, pages loosening but all there, including the covers. So great to read these in their original format

 

Take!

[goldust40]

On 4/22/2024 at 12:15 AM, Surfing Alien said:

World Without Men Charles Eric Maine     Ace Books  D-274     1st Edition    $30

Fridge magnet GGA cover art by  Ed Emshwiller 

Pretty VF minus copy. Square, tight and glossy with hairline creases and minimal wear. Name written in pen on first page.

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[Surfing Alien]

Dune by Frank Herbert   Ace N-3  True 1st print 1967   $110  SOLD to TheComicsPreacher

This book has exploded in recent years, at least partially because of the movies. Many bad printing identifications out there. Only N-3 on the cover is a 1st print.

John Schoenherr cover art. Hugo and Nebula winner.

Tough to find these still square at 544 pages. This one is, and glossy and tight. Lightly read. Has a few minor edge chips, light bends, etc. but a very attractive copy of a monster of a classic PB.

 

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[ThePreacher]

On 4/21/2024 at 4:39 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Dune by Frank Herbert   Ace N-3  True 1st print 1967   $110

This book has exploded in recent years, at least partially because of the movies. Many bad printing identifications out there. Only N-3 on the cover is a 1st print.

John Schoenherr cover art. Hugo and Nebula winner.

Tough to find these still square at 544 pages. This one is, and glossy and tight. Lightly read. Has a few minor edge chips, light bends, etc. but a very attractive copy of a monster of a classic PB.

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Crack In Space by Philip K. Dirk      Ace F-377  1st Ed.  Paperback Original  February 1966   $35  SOLD to NerV

Cover art by Jerome Podwil. 

Very Fine       Unread, Square and glossy, perfect spine, pages tight, creamy and supple. A slight bend to cover at lower right.  Off white pages. Looks like a new book

 

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[N e r V]

On 4/21/2024 at 4:53 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Crack In Space by Philip K. Dirk      Ace F-377  1st Ed.  Paperback Original  February 1966   $35

Cover art by Jerome Podwil. 

Very Fine       Unread, Square and glossy, perfect spine, pages tight, creamy and supple. A slight bend to cover at lower right.  Off white pages. Looks like a new book

 

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[Surfing Alien]

On 4/21/2024 at 7:48 PM, TheComicsPreacher said:

Take!!!

Great take   A monument of a book. Takes a digest bag to contain it!

 

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/21/2024 at 7:54 PM, N e r V said:

Take

Killer copy

[Surfing Alien]

So Dead My Lovely  by Day Keene   Pyramid Books G395   1959   $15  SOLD to OuterBoroGuy

Great read. A twisted mix of Noir and JD by Master Keene, with a cool Maguire cover to top it all off.  

Looks Fine, Bright and glossy, has old moisture damage that gives the book a bit of ripple to it.

 

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[ThePreacher]

On 4/21/2024 at 4:57 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Great take   A monument of a book. Takes a digest bag to contain it!

 

This will go to my buddy who has been obsessed with Dune for the past 25 years… or…I might give it to him a few months from now in case I want to read it…ya the latter I think 

[Surfing Alien]

I'm going to cut a break here. Have a few things to get ready for work tomorrow . Thanks for all the takes, likes and comments

I'll turn more seriously to the Science Fiction portion of our little get together when I return, hopefully tomorrow.

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/21/2024 at 8:06 PM, TheComicsPreacher said:

This will go to my buddy who has been obsessed with Dune for the past 25 years… or…I might give it to him a few months from now in case I want to read it…ya the latter I think 

Great gift. But don't read this copy   Worth preserving

 

[ThePreacher]

On 4/21/2024 at 5:13 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Great gift. But don't read this copy   Worth preserving

 

Well now I’m REALLY torn…

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/21/2024 at 8:14 PM, TheComicsPreacher said:

Well now I’m REALLY torn…

 

[Darwination]

On 4/21/2024 at 7:57 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Great take   A monument of a book. Takes a digest bag to contain it!

 

A big rock!  Love the way it wraps around the spine.  I was just looking at the sold HCs at HA as well as the Analogs people have prices crazy on at eBay - very cool to see the pb, too.

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[Susanville]

On 4/21/2024 at 3:33 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Swamp Thing by David Houston and Len Wein        Tor Books   48-039-3  First Printing    April, 1982     $40

Awesome Swamp Thing/Adrienne Barbeau painted cover and movie tie-in

Killer unread copy with light wear to the extremities. 

 

 

You had me at Adrienne Barbeau. Take, thanks. 

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/21/2024 at 11:23 PM, Susanville said:

You had me at Adrienne Barbeau. Take, thanks. 

Thanks  It's a thing for fellas of a certain age 

Really surprised this copy lasted that long, it's a beauty.

[OuterboroGuy]

On 4/21/2024 at 2:04 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Shakedown by Ben Kerr (pseudonym of William Ard)  Popular Library No. 467  1952  $25

Nice GGA cover art.  Ard was a real slick hardboiled writer in his too-short life.

Fine Plus Plus. Slight slant, a few stresses and light bends

 

On 4/21/2024 at 8:06 PM, Surfing Alien said:

So Dead My Lovely  by Day Keene   Pyramid Books G395   1959   $15

Great read. A twisted mix of Noir and JD by Master Keene, with a cool Maguire cover to top it all off.  

Looks Fine, Bright and glossy, has old moisture damage that gives the book a bit of ripple to it.

 

Add to my pile, please.