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The Year's Best S-F 7th Annual Edition

The Year's Best S-F 7th Annual Edition

by Merril, Judith Editior

New York: Dell, 1961. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine Minus. Ralph Brillhart. Vintage Paperback. PBO Dell F118. Beautiful First Paperback of this anthology. June, 1963. $.75 cover price. Square and tight with minor edge-wear and rubbing to hinges. A touch of page-edge toning and some spotting on the first two pages. A bright, fresh example with no chipping or tears, Beautiful cover byRalph Brillhart. A sharp collectable copy of a fairly uncommon title.
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NZ$30.59
Mystery Book Magazine Vol.2 No.3 January 1946

Mystery Book Magazine Vol.2 No.3 January 1946

William H. Wise [25c], 1946. digest. modest paper a little browned else a very good copy. spine is very slightly rolled but covers are nice and bright -- see scans. comprises a novel Death, My Darling by Jonathan Stagge and a noveletta Murder takes a Ride by Davis Dresser.
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NZ$25.49
Great Mischief

Great Mischief

by Pinckney, Josephine

New York: Popular Library, 1965. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Vintage Paperback Popular Library #SP329. Beautiful Unread First Paperback Printing. Only orgiinal 1948 publication date listed but actually 1965, (Holroyd, p.471). $.50 cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with very mild page toning. More so n the inside of covers. Light edge-wear. Fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A sharp collectable copy.
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NZ$25.49
Backwoods Tramp

Backwoods Tramp

by Whittington, Harry

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications. NF. 1959. 1st Edition. Paperback. Gold Medal #889, 1959. Stated first printing, paperback original. Near Fine condition. Slight spine lean. There are mild diagonal creases to the pages' upper right corners. Cover art by Barye Phillips. Bright, clean unmarked copy. .
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NZ$84.97
LONG EARS [ Puffin Story Book No 88 ]

LONG EARS [ Puffin Story Book No 88 ]

by LYNCH, Patricia [Irish Author] HAWKINS, Sheila

Harmondsworth: PENGUIN BOOKS / PUFFIN BOOKS, 1954 VG- P/b. Long Ears was a Donkey - he was to live at the farm high up on the mountain, called Sky Farm, and little Katie loved him - and these are his adventures.1949 1st Puffin print. 232pp+ publisher adverts. No PS 88 A Puffin Book published by Penguin Books 180x110mm[ Book- ink insc.in child's hand to reverse of cover, sound stitching, clean throughout, tanned paper] Cover - pale fox spotting to top areas, mild fade, shelf wear light, spine colour-... Read more about this item
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NZ$17.01
Getting Together

Getting Together

by Judson McCall

Curtis Books, 1971. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: . Size: Mass Market Paperback. Light scuffing and wear to the photo covers. The pages are yellowed; a solid binding. Bobby Sherman on the cover. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Vintage Paperbacks; Inventory No: 195884. .
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NZ$12.75
THE WINTER PRINCESS A Puffin Story Book No PS 390

THE WINTER PRINCESS A Puffin Story Book No PS 390

by TREADGOLD, Mary

Harmondsworth: PENGUIN BOOKS / PUFFIN BOOKS / Brockhampton, 1969 Illustrated Card covers (Paperback)180 x 110 mm approx. 126pp+ Publisher Advert. First Puffin Edition 1969. No 390 in series under the editorship of Kaye Webb. Illustrated in line by Pearl Falconer. VG ( Book- no insc. sound binding, clean throughout, light tan to paper, corner creases and mild general shelf rubbing, small disc of browning from an old price sticker to top front. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale
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NZ$21.26
Nana

Nana

by Zola, Emile

New York: Pocket Books, 1945. Soft cover. Very Good. Small 8vo. Vintage Paperback Pocket Books #104 Beautiful 14th paperback printing, October 1945, No cover price. Tight, solid and clean throughout with some light cover creasing and edge-wear. Very clean pages. A very pretty, collectible copy at a great price.
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NZ$16.99
Footsteps in the Night

Footsteps in the Night

by Dolores Hitchens

Pocket Books, 1962. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: . Size: Mass Market Paperback. Light creasing and wear; yellowing to the pages; a solid book. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Vintage Paperbacks; Inventory No: 192387. .
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NZ$12.75
Selections from the Boys' Second Book of Great Detective Stories

Selections from the Boys' Second Book of Great Detective Stories

by Howard (ed.) Haycraft

Berkley Highland, 1969. Hardcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: . Size: Mass Market Paperback. Old paperback bound as a hardcover for library use. No circulation marks. Pages tanned. A good solid binding. Authors include Agatha Christie, E.C. Bentley, Dorothy Sayers and others. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Vintage Paperbacks; Inventory No: 186807. .
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NZ$7.65
The Young Duke

The Young Duke

by Christopher Storm

Beacon Signal, 1963. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: . Size: Mass Market Paperback. Some discoloring and creasing, wear along the cover edges; a solid book; good overall. Cover says "The driving story of a wild teenager neither schoolgirls nor older women could stay away from the young duke." Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Vintage Paperbacks; Inventory No: 165075. .
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NZ$7.65
The Racer: A Novel

The Racer: A Novel

by Hans Ruesch

Ballantine Books , 1966. Softcover. Good Condition. Size: Mass Market Paperback. Some soiling to the covers; pages yellowed; a good solid book overall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Vintage Paperbacks; Inventory No: 205664. .
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NZ$16.99
Super Science Stories No. 12

Super Science Stories No. 12

by Various

Pembertons, 1942. Softcover. Fair Condition. Creasing and wear to the covers; pages darkly yellowed; a reading copy of a vintage pulp magazine. Features Polton Cross; Henry Hasse; Nelson S. Bond; HB Ogden and Henry Andrew Ackerman. British edition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Vintage Paperbacks; Inventory No: 195937. .
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NZ$16.99
Popular Science Monthly Magazine February 1946

Popular Science Monthly Magazine February 1946

by N/A

Popular Science Monthly, 1946. Softcover. Good Condition. Some creasing, pages are toned with age; a musty odor; a solid vintage issue overall. Full of features, photos, illustrations, ads and more. Illustration of a ship with the words "Why U.S. Needs New Ships" on the cover. Bob Moore. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Vintage Paperbacks; Inventory No: 180655. .
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NZ$30.59
The Turncoat

The Turncoat

by Evarts, Hal G

Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal, 1960. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine Minus. Bob McGinnis. Vintage Paperback PBO Gold Medal #1045. Sharp First Printing of this Paperback Original. October, 1960. $.25 Cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with minor edge-wear and a shallow crease on the front panel. Mild page edge toning. Bookstore stamp on inside front cover which has a bit of off-setting on the facing page. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A very pretty collectable copy of a... Read more about this item
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NZ$33.99
The Great Love of Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton (Little Blue Book No. 434)

The Great Love of Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton (Little Blue Book No. 434)

by Leo Markun

Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1927. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: . Light wear; yellowed with age; a good small booklet. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Vintage Paperbacks; Inventory No: 181977. .
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NZ$10.20
Gamma, Volume 1, Number 2

Gamma, Volume 1, Number 2

by William Faulkner, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, others

Star Press, 1963. Good to Very Good condition. Chip to the top right corner.
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NZ$38.24
A Touch of Lust

A Touch of Lust

by Jack Kahler

PeC, 1967. Softcover. Fair Condition. Illustrator: . Size: Mass Market Paperback. Rapture Book R210. Adult reading. A wave to the book, some creasing, pages toned, a couple stains but a good reading copy still. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Vintage Paperbacks; Inventory No: 182256. .
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NZ$40.79
LOOK BACK IN ANGER

LOOK BACK IN ANGER

by JOHN OSBORNE

London : FABER & FABER Ltd, 1960 Internal near Fine.Covers Good -Black & Red Card wraps with white titles .195x130 mm approx. 96pp. First Edition 1st printing of the celebrated stage play in Faber's Paper covered Editions format. Overall VG. No previous owner name or insc. No annotations, binding sound, clean throughout ) Covers med.shelf-wear & edgwear col.rub/loss/fading. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.
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NZ$21.26
Tarzan and the Winged Invaders

Tarzan and the Winged Invaders

by Werper, Barton

Derby, CT: Gold Star / The New International Library, 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Vintage Paperback PBO Gold Star IL7-65, Sharp First Printing of the 5th book in this unauthorized series of new Tarzan adventures. No month, 1965, $.40 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout though with mildly toned spine, pages and edges. A touch of edge-wear and a tiny dog-ear on the rear bottom corner. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. Feels unread. A pretty collectable... Read more about this item
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NZ$42.48
Heartease (Changes Trilogy Book Two)

Heartease (Changes Trilogy Book Two)

by Dickinson, Peter

New York: Laurel Leaf, 1988. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Small 8vo. Vintage Paperback Sharp Unread First US Paperback Printing with full number sequence, May 1988. $2.95 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout save mild page toning. Minor edge-wear and a tiny dog-ear on bottom front tip. Bright and fresh with no chipping or tears. A very pretty collectable copy.
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NZ$20.39
Beyond June 1969, Volume 2, Number 10

Beyond June 1969, Volume 2, Number 10

by Various

Beyond Inc, 1969. Softcover. Good Condition. Documented Truths about the Strange Phenomena of Our Times." Digest size magazine. Some creasing and wear; pages are tanned; a solid book. Contents include Reincarnation; Dying Woman's Soul Transplanted into Sick Girl's Body; more. Cover and story of Will Liz Taylor Be Destroyed by the Deadly Curse of the Krupp diamonds? Quantity Available: 1. Category: Vintage Paperbacks; Inventory No: 187957. .
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NZ$25.49
The Ice Schooner

The Ice Schooner

by Moorcock, Michael

New York: Berkley Medallion, 1969. 1st Paperback Edition Thus. Soft cover. Near Fine. Vintage Paperback Berkley #X1749. Sharp First US Paperback Printing. October, 1969 $.60Cover Price Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly minor wear to edges. Page edges starting to tone. A hint of a scratch on the front panel but barely noticeable. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy.
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NZ$16.99
Return of the Shadow

Return of the Shadow

by Walter B. Gibson

Belmont, 1964. Softcover. Poor Condition. Size: Mass Market Paperback. Some creasing and wear; the back cover and many pages are wrinkled from moisture damage. A reading copy at best. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Vintage Paperbacks; Inventory No: 197182. .
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NZ$7.65
SILVER DOLL

SILVER DOLL

by Blair Treynor

[SELINA ABRAHAM TREYNOR]. BLAIR TREYNOR (PSEUDONYM). SILVER DOLL. Dell Publishing Co., 1954, New York. First Edition. True first edition in paperback form Dell #762 with the original price of 25 cents on the front cover. Appears lightly read, some trivial light soiling, creases to covers, rubbing on spine, micro-chips to extremities typical of pulp fiction paperbacks of this age, pages are clean and binding tight. Scarce signed and inscribed presentation copy by author Blair Treynor pseudonym of Selina... Read more about this item
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NZ$76.39