Scientifiction - Robots, Death Rays, Aliens, Good Girls and Bad Girls - Golden Age Paperbacks *RE-CAP Page 1* 4 4

[Surfing Alien]

On 9/28/2024 at 5:58 PM, OtherEric said:

Goldust beat me to it, and I have a copy already anyway, but I'm curious:  did you deliberately omit the bit where you said the claimer had to buy or have bought something in the thread?

Yes, it was deliberate.

If I say Free to whoever claims it - then it's no purchase needed.

If I say it's free to the next buyer, then it goes to whoever does the next "take"

I'm hoping it keeps the sale fun and interesting.

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

On 9/28/2024 at 5:59 PM, Darwination said:

Wild mix of authors there.

These choices are Donald Wollheim editing before he left for Ace Books and he dug deep into the well of Weird Tales authors for the series.

[Surfing Alien]

The Swordsman of Mars by Otis Adelbert Kline  Ace Books  G-692  2nd Ace Numbering      $10

 Ed Emshwiller cover art

High grade copy from this Ace collection with only a hairline at the spine and interior toning. Super bright and glossy.

[Surfing Alien]

Hawk of the Wilderness by William L. Chester  Ace Books   G-586   1967     $10

1st and only paperback edition of this fantasy adventure originally in Blue Book pulp in 1935

Jerome Podwil cover art.

Another that "Looks like it was printed yesterday"  Has a tiny ding at top and interior toning, otherwise unread and minty.

 

[Surfing Alien]

 Fahrenheit 451 by  Ray Bradbury     Ballantine Books  No. 41   True 1st Edition, published before the hardcover.   1953     $175

Classic dystopian novel, Bradbury's most famous with the iconic Joe Mugnaini cover art. 

Tight and bright. Appears lightly read. Spine is tight with very slight slant, covers are clean with great color. Usual reader crease is absent.  Bits of wear to spine edges and tips. Supple pages with even toning, slight uneveness. Touch of foxing to interior covers.  A very attractive copy of a fragile book that is usually falling apart.

[ThePreacher]

On 9/28/2024 at 3:45 PM, Surfing Alien said:

 Fahrenheit 451 by  Ray Bradbury     Ballantine Books  No. 41   True 1st Edition, published before the hardcover.   1953     $175

Classic dystopian novel, Bradbury's most famous with the iconic Joe Mugnaini cover art. 

Tight and bright. Appears lightly read. Spine is tight with very slight slant, covers are clean with great color. Usual reader crease is absent.  Bits of wear to spine edges and tips. Supple pages with even toning, slight uneveness. Touch of foxing to interior covers.  A very attractive copy of a fragile book that is usually falling apart.

Take

[Surfing Alien]

On 9/28/2024 at 6:48 PM, ThePreacher said:

Take

Welcome to "The Club"

[Surfing Alien]

Ok, going to segue and take a turn to the girls, GGA and mystery type stuff going forward -

 

The Private Life Of Helen Of Troy by John Erskine   Popular Library 147  2nd Print   1948       $40

Classic Rudolph Belarski Nipple cover. A cornerstone book, one of the most famous and reprinted covers in the hobby.

Square and tight, covers are smooth, colors are bright. There's a crease on lower back, and light edgewear but overall a very nice looking copy of a classic.

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

Four nice mid-grade Dell mysteries with great cover art.    2 Mapbacks, two later 1st series.      Super bargain lot     $25

Bob Stanley Carl Bobertz, Bill George covers

 

[Surfing Alien]

The Phantom Lady William Irish      Graphic Mystery 108   Classic from 1955 1st print

This great reader is FREE to the next purchaser

[Surfing Alien]

I'm going to take a meal/refreshment break and be back in a half hour or so

[Surfing Alien]

Flesh For Hire by Fletcher Bennett  Neva/Playtime No. 628   PBO 1st Printing 1963       $40

Sweet Robert Bonfils Blonde Good Girl cover art, lesbian interest, sleaze, etc. etc.

Fine +, VF minus - square, tight and blazing white, looks new but has a crease on back cover. Gorgeous book.

[Surfing Alien]

Don't Come Crying To Me by William Ard   Popular Library 639 1st Printing 1955    $15

Classic title and great Owen Kampen cover art front and back.    Ard was talented at the hard boiled...

Fine minus range - Tight and bright. Has spine slant, edge creasing and wear but the killer cover art displays well.

 

[Surfing Alien]

The Diary by William Ard      Popular Library #477    1st PB edition 1953             $25

Another great Ard novel with sweet James Meese cover art.   In the '50' s it seems EVERYBODY smoked, and offering a dame a cigarette was every hard boiled tough's come on. 

A pretty, Fine-ish copy. Square and tight with minor creasing and wear

 

 

[Surfing Alien]

The Jet Set by Mack Reynolds  Monarch Books 405   PBO   January 1964      $30

Slick Tom Miller GGA clinch pose cover art.

NM looking, wisp of an opening of the covers. Incredible for an early '60's pb.

[Surfing Alien]

I'm being called by an Angel, I'll be back listing in the morning. Thanks for all the takes, likes and banter - Sharknado kick is still the post of the thread