CLOSED - 30% off - RECAP on Page 1 (updated MONDAY) - "Close my closet doors" - Golden Age paperback sale - featuring Noir and Good Girls 2 2

[Surfing Alien]

Well, I can't top that one tonight and I have some things to get ready for tomorrow so I need to clip that jay here and will resume tomorrow after work. Thanks  

[OuterboroGuy]

On 4/24/2024 at 7:48 PM, Surfing Alien said:

While Murder Waits by John Esteven  Popular Library No. 343   1951     $25

Real nice copy of a "Killer" Belarski cover

Square, tight and glossy with a faint reader crease and a little indent to back spine area.

 

On 4/24/2024 at 7:50 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Somewhere in this House  by Rufus King  Popular Library No. 276   1950     $25

Another nice "Killer" Belarski cover, switchblade this time.

Tight and glossy. Has slight slant, a very faint reader crease and very light wear. A gorgeous cover

 

Take these as well

[OuterboroGuy]

Just of interest:  HA just completed an auction of some original pulp illustration art.  I missed it (but probably wouldn't have pulled the trigger anyway).  These are the two I really wanted.

 

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/25/2024 at 10:30 AM, OuterboroGuy said:

Just of interest:  HA just completed an auction of some original pulp illustration art.  I missed it (but probably wouldn't have pulled the trigger anyway).  These are the two I really wanted.

 

 

Thanks for the "takes" I followed the auction closely because there was so much top notch material for the market to absorb, I hoped there might be a bargain or two among the lowly paperback cover art. There wasn't. Reefer Girl didn't surprise me, that is the most I've ever seen for a sleaze paperback cover OA. The study for it sold for 20K years ago so this was in the range where I expected it to be.  Quite a few of the pb covers went far beyond estimates, the Raders and a couple of lesbian themed doing particularly well.

Maybe it's time to sell my undercopy of "Reefer Girl"

[TheComicsPreacher]

On 4/25/2024 at 8:15 AM, Surfing Alien said:

 

Maybe it's time to sell my undercopy of "Reefer Girl"

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/25/2024 at 11:19 AM, TheComicsPreacher said:

That book has settled near 1k a few times recently but I don't know if I'm ready to sell one. If anyone PM's me I won't ignore it but don't know If I would post in a thread. Decisions, decisions...

[Surfing Alien]

I'm going to try to get through more books today than I did yesterday, so I'm going to take the tack I do on cheapie threads and just do 1 pic on anything $20 and under (except a Double cover)  and try to keep the descriptions down. I'll note any glaring defects on the back and of course will provide more pics if anyone asks.

 

[Surfing Alien]

French Alley by Matthew Clay  Zenith Books ZB-38   1960    $18  SOLD to Inaflash

Pretty prostitute cover art is uncredited

Glossy and tight. Slight slant, no creasing to speak of. Nice copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Diary Of A Geisha Girl  by  Kimiko Omura as told to William Vaneer  Avon T-313  PBO    1959    $18  SOLD to Goldust40

A  scarce Avon classic cover GGA book. Cover art uncredited but in the style of Darcy (Ernest Chiriaka)

Glossy and tight. Slight slant, page uneveness, mild reader crease. Back is clean

 

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[goldust40]

On 4/25/2024 at 10:52 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Diary Of A Geisha Girl  by  Kimiko Omura as told to William Vaneer  Avon T-313  PBO    1959    $18

A  scarce Avon classic cover GGA book. Cover art uncredited but in the style of Darcy (Ernest Chiriaka)

Glossy and tight. Slight slant, page uneveness, mild reader crease. Back is clean

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[Surfing Alien]

Yankee Pasha    Edison Marshall     Dell 353   Mapback  1949    $20  SOLD to Microbia

Bob Stanley topless GGA cover - one of the more daring Dells. The best copy I've listed, my former keeper.

VF minus  Glossy and bright, near perfect spine, light corner crease. Tough to find Dells this nice

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Fire Goddess by Sax Rohmer   Gold Medal 283.      PBO  First Print December 1952      $20  SOLD to Darwination

The second Sumuru novel.  Glorious Good Girl art remains uncredited however it is certainly in the style of, if not by, Barye Phillips.

Fine plus. Solid, square with glossy bold covers. Edgewear to the spine, no bad creases.

 

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[Darwination]

On 4/25/2024 at 5:03 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Fire Goddess by Sax Rohmer   Gold Medal 283.      PBO  First Print December 1952      $20

The second Sumuru novel.  Glorious Good Girl art remains uncredited however it is certainly in the style of, if not by, Barye Phillips.

Fine plus. Solid, square with glossy bold covers. Edgewear to the spine, no bad creases.

 

Take.

[Surfing Alien]

Fools Die on Friday by Erle Stanley Gardner writing as A.A. Fair   Dell 2670    New Dell Edition   Dec. 1961  $20

Sweet Robert McGinnis GGA cover on this edition

VF minus  Pretty copy, Square tight and bright with a light bend and minimal wear. A touch of foxing.  Back is clean. 

 

[Surfing Alien]

Hill Girl by Charles Williams  Gold Medal s1138  9th Printing  1961    $5  SOLD to Darwination

A perfect reader with a nice alternate GGA cover. For anyone who hasn't read Williams, he is one of the best noir writers out of Gold Medal. Buy this to try him out.

Tight and complete with a fair amount of wear but still presentable.

 

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[Darwination]

On 4/25/2024 at 5:14 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Hill Girl by Charles Williams  Gold Medal s1138  9th Printing  1961    $5

A perfect reader with a nice alternate GGA cover. For anyone who hasn't read Williams, he is one of the best noir writers out of Gold Medal. Buy this to try him out.

Tight and complete with a fair amount of wear but still presentable.

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[Surfing Alien]

Fistful of Death by Henry Kane   Avon T-276   PBO  1958    $25  SOLD to mstrange

Raymond Johnson redhead in a nice back shot.   A tough hard boiled original

Glossy and tight. Slight slant. Mild reader crease and a light crease on back.

 

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[jimjum12]

Raymond Johnson was NOT stingy with the heiney. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) 

[Surfing Alien]

The Captive Witch by Dale Van Every    Bantam A1090   1st Printing   Feb. 1953   $8  SOLD to Goldust40

Gorgeous Harry Schaare cover on this Bantam Giant, including a nice spanking panel on the back

Very nice copy with only spine wear to mention

 

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[mstrange]

On 4/25/2024 at 3:30 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Fistful of Death by Henry Kane   Avon T-276   PBO  1958    $25

Raymond Johnson redhead in a nice back shot.   A tough hard boiled original

Glossy and tight. Slight slant. Mild reader crease and a light crease on back.

 

Ok I've been staring at that Hieney long enough 

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