Re-Cap on Page 1 UPDATED 6/29 - Vintage Paperbacks and More - summer sale - high grades - mid grades - lots of variety 3 3

[goldust40]

On 6/25/2024 at 10:23 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Blonde Bait by Stephen Marlowe    Avon T330   PBO 1959    $12

Bargain copy of this noir original with sweet Ernest Chiriaka cover art. Great looking cover copy at a reader price

Square tight and bright, has waviness to the back of the book and an impact to lower spine

 

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[Surfing Alien]

The Thin Line by Edward Atiyah    Avon No. 510    1955  1st PB edition     $20

Scarce Avon hard boiled crime novel with nice cover art, uncredited - looks a lot like Willard Downs

Square and tight with great color, light reader crease and edgewear, small inclusion.  Presents well

 

[Surfing Alien]

One Foot In Hell by Wilene Shaw    Ace D-520   1st Edition 1961    $25  SOLD to johnenock

Great Title, composition and art by the magical George Ziel. Shaw is a compelling, gritty writer.

Square and glossy with no reader crease and very little wear. Wisp of a crease to upper right. Pages toned.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Awake To Darkness by Richard McMullen   Popular Library 212   1st PB     1949       $15

Unsigned GGA cover credited to Belarski in the old guides but doesn't look like his at all. I would swear it's Barye Phillips, not Belarski

Square and tight with bright colors and near white pages. Has some very light NCB creases on cover, maybe read once.

 

 

 

[johnenock]

On 6/25/2024 at 3:47 PM, Surfing Alien said:

One Foot In Hell by Wilene Shaw    Ace D-520   1st Edition 1961    $25

Great Title, composition and art by the magical George Ziel. Shaw is a compelling, gritty writer.

Square and glossy with no reader crease and very little wear. Wisp of a crease to upper right. Pages toned.

[johnenock]

On 6/22/2024 at 4:28 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Blind Barber by John Dickson Carr  Berkley G-80   1957     $30

Lu Kimmel dead Good Girl cover (doing his best imitation of a Maguire painting)

Square tight and glossy. Has a hint of creasing and a bit of edgewear, a very nice copy.

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/25/2024 at 6:11 PM, johnenock said:

  Such a great cover - surprised it lasted this long!

[Darwination]

On 6/25/2024 at 5:03 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Awake To Darkness by Richard McMullen   Popular Library 212   1st PB     1949       $15

Unsigned GGA cover credited to Belarski in the old guides but doesn't look like his at all. I would swear it's Barye Phillips, not Belarski

Square and tight with bright colors and near white pages. Has some very light NCB creases on cover, maybe read once.

 

 

 

Looks like Belarski and not all at the same time.  Nice copy!

[Surfing Alien]

Dangerous Dames - Selected by Mike Shayne - Foreword by Brett Halliday      Dell First Edition 77  PBO 1955     $22

Great copy of this anthology featuring Day Keene, Anthony Boucher, Brett Halliday & more.

Very cool Bob Stanley cover art

Square tight and glossy with no creasing, just a touch of edgewear, mostly to spine edges

[Surfing Alien]

The Sex Peddler  by Wade Hunter   Playtime 631   1st Print  February 1963      $45  SOLD to comicnoir

Stunning copy with Robert Bonfils cover art on this classic sleaze title. It's funny, these Playtimes are all way tamer than "Shades of Grey"

NM stunning unread copy with blazing whites. I hate to let some of these go but I have a lot of books and I gotta pay for that damn tree removal

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Ok, going to drop this sweet Maguire book for the last one here for this evening as the wife is wanting to take me out for a walk

 

The Devil's Punchbowl by Duane Decker / Run If You Can by Owen Dudley aka Dudley Dean MacGaughey   Ace D-439  1st Edition 1960      $50   SOLD to johnenock

Incredible condition.  Robert Maguire cover art on the "Devil's Punchbowl".    "Run If You Can" looks like Harry Barton but it remains uncredited.

Newsstand fresh looking copy with sharp corners, no creases, barely a mark anywhere. Light toning to pages.  A premium copy that you won't be upgrading.

 

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[johnenock]

On 6/25/2024 at 5:07 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Ok, going to drop this sweet Maguire book for the last one here for this evening as the wife is wanting to take me out for a walk

 

The Devil's Punchbowl by Duane Decker / Run If You Can by Owen Dudley aka Dudley Dean MacGaughey   Ace D-439  1st Edition 1960      $50

Incredible condition.  Robert Maguire cover art on the "Devil's Punchbowl".    "Run If You Can" looks like Harry Barton but it remains uncredited.

Newsstand fresh looking copy with sharp corners, no creases, barely a mark anywhere. Light toning to pages.  A premium copy that you won't be upgrading.

 

 

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/25/2024 at 7:11 PM, johnenock said:

It's purty

[Surfing Alien]

OK, Thanks for the grabs and gab - I'll be back tomorrow around the same time with another stack of fun

[Surfing Alien]

Stole a few break minutes to update the re-cap. I hope to start listing around 4PM EST today

[Darwination]

My mind wandered at the gym for a couple hours yesterday, and a couple of varmints took my books.

Today, I'll pay close attention, and a couple of other varmints will take my books.

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/26/2024 at 2:04 PM, Darwination said:

My mind wandered at the gym for a couple hours yesterday

What was it looking at?

[Surfing Alien]

The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney   Dell First Edition 42      1st Edition 1955     $55  SOLD to Goldust40

John McDermott cover art on this, the true first edition of the famous novel that was later adapted into the movie featuring Donald Sutherland RIP

Square, tight copy with strong colors, light wear to the spine. Inside covers white, pages toned.  Very nice for this one.

 

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[goldust40]

On 6/26/2024 at 8:29 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney   Dell First Edition 42      1st Edition 1955     $55

John McDermott cover art on this, the true first edition of the famous novel that was later adapted into the movie featuring Donald Sutherland RIP

Square, tight copy with strong colors, light wear to the spine. Inside covers white, pages toned.  Very nice for this one.

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[Surfing Alien]

Dr. Bloodmoney Or How We Got Along After The Bomb by Philip K. D*i*c*k   Ace F-337  First Book Edition      1965       $45 SOLD to ThePreacher

Cover art by Jack Gaughan      A true first edition PKD pb that is getting pretty scarce.

A very square and new looking copy. Cover glossy with only a few traces of wear, pages tight and supple with light toning.

 

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