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

[OuterboroGuy]

On 4/25/2024 at 7:01 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The 31st Of February by Julian Symons   Bantam 1059   1953    $10

Beautiful uncredited cover art on this mystery

Super glossy, unread copy with a few light bends, tiny edgewear

Take, add to my pile

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/26/2024 at 8:17 AM, goldust40 said:

On 4/25/2024 at 6:03 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.

 

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Thanks for the takes. "Nora" was available but Darwination already got this one. He'll probably be over the moon that he beat you to something

I did clean up the rest of the thread and updated the Recap so will have a clean start this evening

[Darwination]

On 4/26/2024 at 9:12 AM, Surfing Alien said:

 

Thanks for the takes. "Nora" was available but Darwination already got this one. He'll probably be over the moon that he beat you to something

 

 

 

Goldie's got the fast gun AND the good taste

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[Surfing Alien]

The Rebellious Stars by Isaac Asimov An Earth Gone Mad by Roger Dee  Ace D-84   1954       $18  SOLD to piper

Nice early Ace with a Harry Barton cover on the Asimov side, Valigursky on the other

Fine plus. A real nice copy, real smooth on The Rebellious Stars and a couple smallcreases on the flip side, light edgewear

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Adventures on Other Planets    ed. Donald A. Wollheim     Ace Books   S-133   1st Edition   1955  $8

1st edition anthology with Ed Valigursky cover art.

Tight and glossy. Fine plus. Light crease and overall wear.

[Surfing Alien]

First to the Stars   by Rex Gordon     Ace Books     D-405     1959        $5

First edition with Ed Emshwiller cover art

Nice - looks VF unread but has pencil note on first page indicating when it was read (1959 lol)   Pages tanning, some light residue on cover

[Surfing Alien]

 The Man Who Upset The Universe (Foundation and Empire) by Isaac Asimov  Ace D-125    1st PB, 1st Printing  1955    $12

Awesome cover art by Robert Schulz. The second book of the  Foundation Trilogy.

Fine.  Solid and glossy, hairline reader crease and thumb bends/wear to corners, book has slight wave and pages tanning.

[Surfing Alien]

Vampirella, Bloodstalk by Ron Goulart.  Warner Books 76-928  1st Printing  November 1975   $55  SOLD to mstrange

A stunner of a copy with the classic Jose Gonzalez Vampirella cover. The best I've sold.

VF   Structurally near perfect, square, glossy and smooth with almost no wear, just a touch at the upper left spine and a few tiny dents in cover. Some light surface dirt. Nice off white pages. Back is perfect.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Behind The Flying Saucers by Frank Scully   Popular Library No. 326   March 1951     $45  SOLD to Goldust40

Not much to say about this Bergey cover other than "Stone Cold Classic"    Tough to find in this nice shape.

Fine Plus/VF minus   Square, tight and glossy. Minimal edgewear, a couple light bends. Small writing on top of first page.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

 Space On My Hands by Fredric Brown   Bantam 1077  1st Print 1952    $18

Higher grade copy of this  collection of Brown's science fiction. Classic Charles Binger cover art

FIne plus/VF minus. Square, glossy and bright with touches of edgewear, tiny scratch

 

[goldust40]

On 4/26/2024 at 11:43 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Behind The Flying Saucers by Frank Scully   Popular Library No. 326   March 1951     $45

Not much to say about this Bergey cover other than "Stone Cold Classic"    Tough to find in this nice shape.

Fine Plus/VF minus   Square, tight and glossy. Minimal edgewear, a couple light bends. Small writing on top of first page.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Revolt In 2100 by Robert Heinlein   Signet No. 1194   1954     $18  SOLD to Goldust40

First PB edition with that great Stanley Meltzoff cover.   The first one I've sold.

Fine Plus/VF minus. Square tight and bright with a hint of reader crease and a small corner crease on the back. Real nice.

 

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[goldust40]

On 4/27/2024 at 12:09 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Revolt In 2100 by Robert Heinlein   Signet No. 1194   1954     $18

First PB edition with that great Stanley Meltzoff cover.   The first one I've sold.

Fine Plus/VF minus. Square tight and bright with a hint of reader crease and a small corner crease on the back. Real nice.

 

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[OtherEric]

On 4/26/2024 at 4:09 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Revolt In 2100 by Robert Heinlein   Signet No. 1194   1954     $18

First PB edition with that great Stanley Meltzoff cover.   The first one I've sold.

Fine Plus/VF minus. Square tight and bright with a hint of reader crease and a small corner crease on the back. Real nice.

 

If I hadn't bought a nicer copy at my local store earlier today for $4.99 I would have been annoyed Goldust beat me to this one...

 

[Surfing Alien]

Madball by Fredric Brown   Dell First Edition No. 2E   1953     $40  SOLD to OtherEric

Awesome Griffith Foxley cover art on the true first edition of Brown's zany tale of Carny life ( and the Pickled Punks )

Fine plus. Bright and glossy with minimal creasing. Has slight slant, a few tiny chips at the top and old book smell

 

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[OtherEric]

On 4/26/2024 at 4:15 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Madball by Fredric Brown   Dell First Edition No. 2E   1953     $40

Awesome Griffith Foxley cover art on the true first edition of Brown's zany tale of Carny life ( and the Pickled Punks )

Fine plus. Bright and glossy with minimal creasing. Has slight slant, a few tiny chips at the top and old book smell

 

[mstrange]

On 4/26/2024 at 3:36 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Vampirella, Bloodstalk by Ron Goulart.  Warner Books 76-928  1st Printing  November 1975   $55

A stunner of a copy with the classic Jose Gonzalez Vampirella cover. The best I've sold.

VF   Structurally near perfect, square, glossy and smooth with almost no wear, just a touch at the upper left spine and a few tiny dents in cover. Some light surface dirt. Nice off white pages. Back is perfect.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Colour Out of Space and Others by   H. P. Lovecraft     Lancer Books     74-501   1969     $22

A nice copy of the 2nd Lancer Edition with the burning skull cover

Fine Plus/VF minus  Square, glossy with light wear around the edges. Pages tanning

[Surfing Alien]

 Tales Of The Cthulhu Mythos Vol. 1     H.P. Lovecraft   Ballantine 03226  2nd Printing 1973    $25

High grade copy with the sick Skull cover art by John Holmes. Tough black cover series is impossible to find this nice due to the coloring

VF minus/VF        Square tight and glossy with no reader crease, only light edge/storage wear, tiny impact at top right. A small bit of color wear from old sticker on back.

[Surfing Alien]

The Lurking Fear     H.P. Lovecraft   Ballantine 03230  3rd Printing 1973    $25

Another high grade copy with the sick cover art by John Holmes. Black cover is real nice

VF minus/VF    Appears unread.   Square tight and glossy with no reader crease, only light edge/storage wear, tiny impact at top right. A small bit of color wear from old sticker on back.