shiverbones Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Thanks! Sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 A little later, 1959, but a nice cover from a series of creepy books edited by Basil Davenport. These were offered in the Back of Famous Monsters in the early issues. Terrific paperbacks. I've never heard of this series. What authors are included in this book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Inside is W.F. Harvey, Saki, John Collier, Lord Dunsany, Margaret Irwin, & Stephen Hall. The other 2 I know of off hand are Deals with the Devil & The Graveyard Reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 3 more came in today. This is a great hybrid of pulps turning into paperbacks. This is made of pulpwood, is stapled like a pulp, and while smaller than a pulp, is larger than the average digest. The cover is by Norman Saunders, it was printed in 1942 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) The Avon Ghost Reader from 1946. I love the style of painting, it reminds me of a 1920's illustration. Edited September 3, 2009 by shiverbones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 A dell map back from 1948 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I love Dell mapbacks! Great covers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I picked up this one this morning, it's the smaller 3" x 4.5" format, I love the cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 You beat me to it. I just uploaded the following photo to my photobucket account so I could show off the smaller size of Quick Readers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Well, I have these as well! Nice Dell #263 by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 That cover always freaked me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Cool books. That's the first time I've seen those particular titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 (edited) I like this cover. A Taste for Honey (Avon #108) Edited September 4, 2009 by BangZoom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I like this cover. Is that an Avon? They had changing borders for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Neat book. The Dell mapbacks are probably my favorite series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerKid Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 When in high school in the 1980s, I worked at a pretty good local used book store. I loved the incredible covers that came through there. However, they were few and far between. The books here have a nice variety, but I'm loving them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I picked up this one this morning, it's the smaller 3" x 4.5" format, I love the cover! I love it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I like this cover. A Taste for Honey (Avon #108) this cover is nutso, wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 These are fantastic. What's the price point? Expensive? I would love to pick up a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I paid about $12 each for the two I posted. Unless it's an in demand author, super desirable subject matter or super rare they rarely cost more than $20. The 2 lovecraft books I posted are generally a bit higher, $25ish on Dunwhich horror and $35-$45ish on Weird Shadow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
