Re-Cap on Page 1 UPDATED 6/26 - Vintage Paperbacks and More - summer sale - high grades - mid grades - lots of variety 2 2

[Surfing Alien]

Ok, let's get this started again properly, I got dinged for an announcement without listing books so here we go again, with some books...

It's been a couple months since my last sale and I've managed to buy a ton more paperbacks, including a collection of of over a hundred and twenty books last week so I'm going to have to let some cool pieces go as the closet has overflowed out into the surrounding areas again. I may even throw a hardback or a pulp or magazine in the mix as I go through this stuff. Hopefully everyone will find something to love.

 

I've been buying selling and trading Vintage pb's since the Hancer Price Guide came out back in the 80's. Been on Ebay since 1998 with 100% positive feedback.

I tend to grade paperbacks in the manner of current pulp grading:  Poor/Fair/Good/Very Good/Fine/Very Fine  

I'm a high grade collector so my books are almost all Very Good and better if they're available in those grades. Many pre-1960 books just aren't available in high grade often so I try to find solid Good-Very Good ones if I can.

The rules for this thread are:

-No HoS or Probation list buyers

-I will ship to Canada but will have to quote shipping options.

-Payment via Venmo or Paypal preferred. I also can do Zelle although it is a bit more of a pain to do.

-Shipping via USPS Media Mail for $4 or Priority Small Box for $11 for the continental United States.  More than one book I will ship at the least extra cost practicable. Shipping for Canada will be quoted.

-First  in the thread wins and prevails over pm offers
-Returns accepted for 14 days after delivery but please let me know asap if you are unhappy for any reason and I will make it right. I do miss things occasionally.

Feel free to pm with offer or questions.  I'm always open to reasonable package offers.

Edited yesterday at 02:45 PM by Surfing Alien

[Surfing Alien]

This page reserved for re-cap. I'll have to take some breaks to deal with a VERY large downed tree that will cost a small fortune to remove. The wife said sell some books or guitars to pay for it - I have way more books than guitars so....

 

RE-CAP

P. 1

Take A Step To Murder by Day Keene  Gold Medal No. 874  PBO 1st Print, April 1959   $25

Conan The Conqueror by Robert E. Howard/The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett  Ace D-36 1953  $35

 

P. 2

Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest No. 18 The New Teen Titans   Signed by George Perez  $30

Vampirella       Deathgame  by Ron Goulart   #5 in the series  Warner Books     0-446-86089-1  1st Printing May 1976      $35

The Big Gold Dream by Chester Himes  Avon T-384  PBO 1960      $50

For Love Of Imabelle by Chester Himes   Gold Medal No. 717  1st Print November 1957  PBO  $50

My Father's Wife by Jay Carr  Monarch Books No. 221  PBO    November 1961   $30

 

P. 3

Going To Meet The Man by James Baldwin  Dell Books No. 2931  1st PB edition, 1st Printing    October 1966    $30

Taxi Driver by Richard Elman     Bantam T2681  1st Printing January 1976    $65

Too Fast We Live by Richard Glendinning     Popular Library No. 607 1st Printing September 1954    $20

Fighting Blood by Gordon Young    Popular Library No. 134   1st PB    1947   $20

 

P. 5

Marvel's Star Wars Illustrated  1st Edition 1st Print, November 1977   $40

The Superman Story  Tor Books 49-093-3       $15

Ceylun by Margaret Rebecca Lay  Lion Books No. 32   May 1950   $35

The Intimate Stranger by William Lynch  Lion Books No. 25   February 1950    $30

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

Portrait Of A Man With Red Hair by Hugh Walpole   Avon No. 204   1949    $25

 

P. 6

Her Life To Live by Oriana Atkinson Popular Library 307   January 1951   $25

The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart   Dell Books 241  1948      1st PB Edition    $30

Call It Marriage by Gail Jordan  Venus Books No. 146    PBO 1952     $45

Young Nurse by Sylvia Erskine     Cameo Books No. 358  3rd Edition  Scarce edition, not listed in the old guides  $30

Deadly Night Call by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich)  Graphic Books No. 81  1st PB Edition 1954   $20

 

P. 7

The Pawns of Null-A   by A. E. van Vogt     Ace Books     D-187     1st Edition   1956     $35

H is For Heroin by David Hulburd     Popular Library No. 1495   2nd numbering  September 1954       $70

A Taste For Honey  by H.F. Heard   Avon No. 108    1946    $20

Seven Footprints To Satan by Abraham Merritt.   Avon (no number) 26  - HRN No. 40 on the back order form I believe makes this the 1st printing.  1943    $30

Seduction By Appointment  by Rick Richards  Midwood F174   PBO 1962    $30

Tough Town by Jack Karney    Pyramid Books No. 31   3rd print 1953   $18

Squeeze Play by Jon Balmer  Beacon No. B441Y   PBO 1961    $25

 

P. 8

Beyond Infinity by Robert Spencer Carr      Dell 781  1st PB edition  1954      $15

Outpost Mars  by Cyril Judd  (Cyril Kornbluth and Judith Merrill)   Dell  760    1st PB edition    1954      $15

As They Reveled by Philip Wylie   Avon No. 260   1st PB   1953   $20

The Hound Of The Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle   Bantam  No. 366     1st Print March 1949   $25

 

P. 9

The Mark Of Zorro by Johnston McCulley    Dell No. 553  1st PB edition  1951   $25

Angels Camp by Ray Morrison   Bantam No. 794 2nd Printing August 1950    $15

 The Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett       Dell 129   1946     $30

 

P. 10

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Surfing Alien]

I, The Jury by Mickey Spillane   Signet 699    1st PB, 1st Printing   December 1948    $40 SOLD to Goldust40

The one that exploded tough gangster fiction, with the classic Tony Varady GGA  cover.  One of the most famous pb covers. Used in "Parade of Pleasure"

Tough to find in the 1st printing, there were dozens with multiple cover images.

Square, tight and bright with super gloss and lamination 98% intact. Has some spine bends and wear to the back. A very presentable copy.

 

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[goldust40]

On 6/21/2024 at 8:19 PM, Surfing Alien said:

I, The Jury by Mickey Spillane   Signet 699    1st PB, 1st Printing   December 1948    $40

The one that exploded tough gangster fiction, with the classic Tony Varady GGA  cover.  One of the most famous pb covers. Used in "Parade of Pleasure"

Tough to find in the 1st printing, there were dozens with multiple cover images.

Square, tight and bright with super gloss and lamination 98% intact. Has some spine bends and wear to the back. A very presentable copy.

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[Surfing Alien]

Kiss Me Deadly by Mickey Spillane   Signet 1000  The New Mike Hammer Thriller   1st PB, 1st Printing   April 1953   $45 SOLD to Goldust40

Great James Meese Gun Moll cover art. Usually found in later printings and/or falling apart.

Super glossy and appears unread. Very light wear to the edges,nice paper and white inner covers. A superior copy and very tough looking like this.

 

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[goldust40]

On 6/21/2024 at 8:25 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Kiss Me Deadly by Mickey Spillane   Signet 1000  The New Mike Hammer Thriller   1st PB, 1st Printing   April 1953   $45

Great James Meese Gun Moll cover art. Usually found in later printings and/or falling apart.

Super glossy and appears unread. Very light wear to the edges,nice paper and white inner covers. A superior copy and very tough looking like this.

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[Surfing Alien]

My Name Is Violence by John D. Matthews as told to Jeffrey Roche   Avon No. 847  PBO 1959   $30  SOLD to Goldust40

Gorgeous Raymond Johnson Good Girl on this one, one of my favorites of the late Avon period.

Square and tight with brilliant color. Has a hint of spine lean and reader crease that doesn't break color. A few very light creases. A real pretty thing to look at.

 

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[goldust40]

On 6/21/2024 at 8:30 PM, Surfing Alien said:

My Name Is Violence by John D. Matthews as told to Jeffrey Roche   Avon No. 847  PBO 1959   $30

Gorgeous Raymond Johnson Good Girl on this one, one of my favorites of the late Avon period.

Square and tight with brilliant color. Has a hint of spine lean and reader crease that doesn't break color. A few very light creases. A real pretty thing to look at.

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[Surfing Alien]

The Fortune Hunter by Steve Ryan  Playtime Books NO. 651    PBO, 1st printing  June 1963   $35 Sold to Goldust40

Near perfect copy of a cool sleaze title with a real nice GGA cover

NM/Mint - Sharp as a razor, super glossy and square. Unimprovable

 

 

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[goldust40]

On 6/21/2024 at 8:40 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Fortune Hunter by Steve Ryan  Playtime Books NO. 651    PBO, 1st printing  June 1963   $35

Near perfect copy of a cool sleaze title with a real nice GGA cover

NM/Mint - Sharp as a razor, super glossy and square. Unimprovable

 

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[goldust40]

Lowell once again with some cool stuff. 

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/21/2024 at 3:42 PM, goldust40 said:

Lowell once again with some cool stuff. 

Thanks Goldie - I got a lot to go

 

[Darwination]

Just another leisurely Friday afternoon sale with no action

[Surfing Alien]

Take A Step To Murder by Day Keene  Gold Medal No. 874  PBO 1st Print, April 1959   $25

A great read as well as a swell cover by Robert Abbett

Fresh glossy and new feeling, has one spine bend in the middle, white inside covers and pages are off white and super supple.

 

[Surfing Alien]

Off On A Comet by Jules Verne   Ace D-245   1957   1st PB Edition       $20 Sold to Goldust40

Cool Ed Emshwiller cover art on this 1st Paperback edition, I was surprised there weren't more earlier editions

Tight and bright with a hint of spine lean and reader crease. Very smooth covers with only minute wear. Inside covers white, pages toning.

 

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[goldust40]

On 6/21/2024 at 9:05 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Off On A Comet by Jules Verne   Ace D-245   1957   1st PB Edition       $20

Cool Ed Emshwiller cover art on this 1st Paperback edition, I was surprised there weren't more earlier editions

Tight and bright with a hint of spine lean and reader crease. Very smooth covers with only minute wear. Inside covers white, pages toning.

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[Surfing Alien]

Conan The Conqueror by Robert E. Howard/The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett  Ace D-36 1953  $35

The first Conan paperback, 1st Edition of Sword of Rhiannon.     Norman Saunders & Robert Schulz covers.

A nice upper mid-grade copy. Tight with good color and gloss. A bit of surface wear and very light creasing, slight wave. Nice spine with a tiny tear at the top. Inner cover are bright, pages toned. Much better than usual.

 

[Surfing Alien]

Green Lantern/Green Arrow #1  Paperback Library 64-729   1st Print January 1972    $65  SOLD to mstrange

Neal Adams cover. MLK & RFK back cover.  Adams & Kane interior stories.   A near perfect copy and pretty rare thus.

NM+ - tiny wear to lower left corner. Sizzling hot copy.

 

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[Surfing Alien]

Green Lantern/Green Arrow #2  Paperback Library 64-755   1st Print June 1972    $25  SOLD to Goldust40

Neal Adams cover.  Adams interior stories.  

An unread copy that has small bits of residue from another book on the upper right corner. Still very bright and attractive compared to most.

 

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[goldust40]

On 6/21/2024 at 9:39 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Green Lantern/Green Arrow #2  Paperback Library 64-755   1st Print June 1972    $25

Neal Adams cover.  Adams interior stories.  

An unread copy that has small bits of residue from another book on the upper right corner. Still very bright and attractive compared to most.

 

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