Search Results: Great Vintage Paperbacks! from The Brooklyn Bookman

WEINBAUM, Stanley G.: The Black Flame. New York, Avon, 1969. Stated First Avon Printing April, 1969. (Originally published in magazine form in 1939 and in book form in 1948.) Avon Book # V2280. Paperback, 223 pp. Subject: Novel / Science Fiction / Post-Apocalyptic Fiction. Condition: Very Good. Light creases to the spine and border adjacent to it. Otherwise a copy in first-rate condition with beautiful vintage cover art by Ronald Walotsky. Visionary speculative fiction classic by one of the genre's great pioneers!

PADOVER, Saul K. : Jefferson: A Great American's Life and Ideas. New York, Mentor Books, 1964. Mentor Books # MB408. (Originally published in 1942.) Paperback, 192 pp. Abridged. Subject : Nonfiction / Biography / U.S. History / Statesmen – Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). Condition: Good Plus. Diagonal corner crease to the front cover. Small corner tear adjacent to the book-spine with some light edgewear to it. Light wear / creasing to the reverse cover. Normal age-toning to pages, but unmarked and clean. A copy in decent shape overall. Concise and abridged classic biography of the founding father and great American statesman by renowned Jefferson scholar. A must for students and readers of American history.

MacFADDEN-BARTELL CORP. (Editors): A John F. Kennedy Memorial. New York, MacFadden-Bartell Corp.,1964. First Edition. Book # MB 50-215. Paperback, 158 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / U.S. History-20th Century / American Presidents-History & Biography-20th Century / John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1917-1963 / Vintage Paperbacks-JFK Memorabilia. Condition: Very Good Plus. Normal age-toning to the pages. All pages clean and unmarked. A superb copy in near-fine condition and profusely illustrated with rare black and white photos chronicling the life and times of the Camelot icon. A moving pictorial tribute to the legendary 35th President of the United States. "His life, his work, his deeds, his life with Jackie, his world as a father, his last day on Earth."

BARTOLINI, Elio: La Signora. New York, Lion Book, 1957. Originally published in 1955. Lion Book # LB 163. Translated from the Italian by Glauco Cambon. Paperback, 126 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction and Literature. Condition: Very Good Plus. Small crease adjacent to the book-spine. Otherwise no other visible imperfections. Book has clean unmarked pages. Very nice, vintage sexy cover art by Owen Kampen. "For the first time in English – the frank, sensational novel of a fallen woman." First novel by the prominent Italian author. A winner of the coveted Ernest Hemingway Prize.

HILTON, James: Lost Horizon. New York, Pocket Books, 1968. Stated 68th Printing, June 1968. (Originally published in 1933.) Paperback, 231 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction & Literature / Utopias. Condition: Very Good Minus. Some age-toning to the pages with a damp stain or two at the corners of the first few pages. Overall a copy in above-average condition with nice cover art. The classic tale of love set in a utopia in the Himalayas. One of the greatest fantasies of all time, this novel inspired the 1937 classic film starring Ronald Coleman and Jane Wyatt.

PEPPER, Beverly: Potluck Cookery. New York, Doubleday, 1955. Paperback, 189 pp. Subject: Non-Fiction / Cookbooks / Cookery, Leftovers and Recipes. Book condition: Very Good. Crease at the lower right-hand corner of front cover. Light edge-wear at the extremities of the book-spine and a crease along the spine itself. Book is complete, clean and well intact. "Delightful ways to make a royal meal from leftovers or what ever you have on hand." An indispensable, handy guide to creating sumptuous meals simply from leftovers and available ingredients from the home kitchen.

NORTON, Andre: Star Guard. New York, Ace Books, 1966. (Originally published: 1955). Ace # G-599. Paperback, 214 pp. Subject: Novel / Science Fiction. Book condition: Very Good. Tiny scuff at the lower left-hand corner of front cover. Reading creases along the spine. Slight spine-roll evident. Crease along the upper left-hand corner. Normal age-toning to pages. No other imperfections – book is complete, clean and intact. Entertaining SF from a master of the craft.