Search Results: Collectible Paperbacks-Dude Fiction from Retrograde Media

New York, New York: Popular Library, 1965. MMPB. Very Good. Presumed First Edition War novel of the film starring Henry Fonda. Popular Library PC1062. Basic wear and sunning in places on edges. Tight spine. Previous owner's name on promo page. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1948. MMPB. Very Good. First Thus Midcentury boxing action meets dad humor, Pocket 416. Previous owner’s stamp on first page. Hinges weakened, otherwise binding remains in good shape. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Dell Publishing, 1969. MMPB. Very Good. Later Printing Wouk bestseller about a military minesweeper in the south Pacific and the mutiny and tribunal to follow. Weakened front hinge on an otherwise tight binding. Some stress marks on cover in places. Teal dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1977. MMPB. Good. First Thus Kelly, Jill, Sabrina – three of a kind beat a full house of homicidal hoodwinkers in a heavenly hotel! ** Novelization of the Ed Lasko episode script “The Killing Kind.” Cover creasing and moderate edgewear in places. Binding remains tight and interior clean. Gold dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Bantam Books, Inc., 1961. MMPB. Good. Booze-Babes-Beer-Sex-Sin-Sake ** Lusty comedy of geishas and sailors on Bantam A2259, later to become a film. Reading copy with moderate wear, including spine roll and a burgeoning split at pages 104-5. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1968. MMPB. Good. Second Printing Every man’s dream life was his real life… ** Freewheeling hijinks of a free-spirited guy in the advertising industry, Ballantine U7049. Reading copy with all-around wear. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: DAW Books, Inc., 1980. MMPB. Good. First Thus Fourteenth installment of the infamous scifi-rotica series, the first narrated by Jason Marshall. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1953. MMPB. Very Good. Later Printing A master mixture of medical merriment! ** Medical dad humor, Pocket 796. A couple small splotches of staining on cover from dried (removed) wax. Strong binding, clean interior. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Permabooks / Pocket Books, Inc., 1956. MMPB. Good. First Thus In Shimbashi you can get an apartment furnished with six floor mats, two blankets-and one girl. – Humorous military story set in post-war Japan. Illustrations by Leo Hershfield. Perma Book M-3042. Good placeholder copy. Red dyed edges. Packed and shipped with care.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1963. MMPB. Very Good. First Thus Joe Gall – hell-bent down a path paved with black magic, white slavery and good intentions ** Part six in the Joe Gall spy series turns it up with period racial drama on top of the usual steamy rendezvous and undercover action. Fawcett Gold Medal book d1780. Enough minor wear in places to drop from VG+, but still quite nice and has strong binding. Previous owner's name on first page. Yellow dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1974. MMPB. Good. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Dell Publishing, 1959. MMPB. Very Good. First Thus He knew every redskin trick, but it took a rival officer to teach him the real meaning of treachery! ** Civil war hero endures longstanding battle with superior officer bent on keeping him down-rank, Dell First Edition A190. Some ink marks on bottom of back cover are chief issue. Tight binding with clean interior. Teal dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

Derby, Connecticut: Gold Star Books / New International Library, 1965. MMPB. Good+. Presumed First Edition An insatiable girl who would do anything at all for kicks, she tried to protect her sweetheart by trading her voluptuous body to Hank Janson in return for his freedom… ** #16 of the long-running sexy spy thriller series, Gold Star IL7-68. Blue marker on cover, spine roll, otherwise a clean and nice copy. Yellow dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Dell Publishing, 1967. MMPB. Very Good. First Edition Josh loved Negroes. On the worst street of the ghetto, a street of junk and jazzing, hipsters and hustlers, he tried to forget he was white… ** Exotic race fantasy world fiction on Dell, 6533. Some stress marks on bottom front cover and basic edgewear. Nothing major, and spine is unaffected. Teal dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Beacon Books, 1959. MMPB. Good+. Presumed First Edition Vera Maudet had attractions which made it easy to charm the American, Phillip Sherman – even amid the intrigue, espionage and rampant greed of a Europe gone mad. But her hot desires centered on Phillip's friend, the mysterious Nicholas, whose undercover dealings could deliver him to the secret police... ** International intrigue centered on a powerful, seductive woman. Beacon B-205. Stress mark on spine but is completely intact and reasonably strong. Minor to moderate edgewear in places. Yellow dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1953. MMPB. Good. First Thus A novel of reckless men, the women they love, and their dangerous lives. ** Seafaring action with longing romance, Pocket book 953. Moderate wear in places and weakened hinges, though spine is intact. More of a reading or placeholder copy. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Pinnacle Books, 1974. MMPB. Very Good. First Edition George Abercrombie Fox naval historical action series, Pinnacle 21-400. Bookstore stamp on inside cover. Slight bend at lower right of book. Mild to moderate edgewear in places, but pages are clean and bright and remains well intact. Yellow dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

San Diego, California: Nightstand Books / Corinth Publications, 1961. MMPB. Very Good. Presumed First Edition Other agents used guns but she fought with her body! ** Secret government espionage org sends sexy spy Glory Hill to disrupt a communist revolution in the Caribbean, one of several forays into sleaze fiction by SF and historical fiction author John Jakes. Cover by Harold W. McCauley, Nightstand NB 1552. Exterior of spine has stress marks though remains in strong shape. Alignment a bit bowed, and has some must about it. Yellow dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Pinnacle Books, 1974. MMPB. Very Good. First Edition The Mafia and fanatic oil barons get hit by the Mack Bolan war machine! ** Clean copy with firm binding. Some bumping in places on edges/corners. Yellow dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Berkley Medallion Books, 1969. MMPB. Good. First Thus Mysterious death, suicide, and madness took uncanny toll of New York’s most prominent citizens. Only the Spider sensed the presence of the criminal genius whose tentacles were strangling the city – and the Spider was next on the death list! ** Second installment of the Spider adventure series, originally a free bonus along with purchase of the first. Reading copy, with moderate wear all around. Interior is clean and spine is intact. Yellow dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.