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Known for their sexy and outlandish cover art, pulp magazines and paperback books have quite the storied reputation and history. Originally named for the type of paper used in printing, pulp fiction has a large cult following that grew exponentially in the 1940's and 1950's. Pulp and other vintage fiction centered largely on sexualized, over the top exploits and crazy plot twists. There were a few highly popular genres featured in pulp literature, including horror, hard broiled detective mysteries, tales of deranged and misogynistic sadists, and even science fiction and fantasy. Pulp magazines featured ongoing, serialized stories, and pulp paperbacks were often serialized as well. Because of the cheap quality of the paper, pulp magazines and books were very inexpensive to purchase, often priced at 10 or 15 cents. With the rise of men's magazines in the 1950's, pulp literature began to wane, but with its zany and often offensive content, pulp certainly had a deep and interesting effect on American culture.

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American Pulp Fiction - A Collection of Vintage Detective Magazines
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American Pulp Fiction - A Collection of Vintage Detective Magazines

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San Anselmo, California
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Various places and Publishers. 1936-1941. Bound in pictorial staplebound wrappers. Collection presented in 3 large stylized soft portfolios with period black silk stocking tied closures. 11" x 14 Collection is comprised of : Official Detective Stories - 5/36, 6/36, 9/36. Tru-Life Detective Cases - 10/41, 11/41, 1/42. Secret Detective Cases - 2/42. Sensational Detective Tru-Crime Cases - 6/41, 7/41, 11/41, 12/41, 2/42. Crime Confessions - 11/39, 7/40, 1/41, 4/41, 5/41, 6/41, 7/41, 8/41, 9/41, 10/41, 11/41, 12/41, 1/42. Illustrated with Pulp Cover Art , monochrome photographs, period advertisements, etc. The term, Pulp Fiction , originated from the magazines of the first half of the 20th century which were printed on cheap "pulp" paper and published fantastic, escapist fiction for the general entertainment of the mass audiences. The pulp fiction era provided a breeding ground for creative talent which would influence all forms of… Read More
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Five Sinister Characters
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Five Sinister Characters

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - Very Good
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First Thus
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Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
HINDHEAD, Surrey
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New York: Avon Book Company. What is offered here are both of the first edition paperback editions published by Avon Book Company. The first was published in 1945 as part of the Murder Mystery Monthly series, size: 7.5" x 5.25". The second was published a year later with the smaller format of 6.5" x 4.125". Both copies have very minor wear only and natural paperback ageing, no inscriptions. They both contain the following stories: Trouble is My Business; Pearls are a Nuisance; I'll be Waiting, The King in Waiting; Red Wind. Given that these are paperbacks approaching seventy years old they are about as nice as you are likely to find. Weysprings Books is a professional member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). . Very Good. Paperback. First Thus.
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Analog Science Fiction Science Fact August 1977 [Ender's Game]: Vol. XCVII, No. 8
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Analog Science Fiction Science Fact August 1977 [Ender's Game]: Vol. XCVII, No. 8

by Various

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First Edition
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Manyhills Books
Traralgon, Victoria
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Conde Nast Publications, USA, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Magazine Magazine. 178 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Conde Nast Publications, USA, 1977. First Edition. Item Type: Magazine. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This volume contains the first appearance of Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" in novellete form, eight years before it's first publication as a novel. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 13090231..
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Winged Death in Weird Tales March 1934
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Winged Death in Weird Tales March 1934

by Lovecraft, H. P.; Heald, Hazel

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Indianapolis: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1934. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are toned, tiny chip to spine heel, a couple of minor closed tears and creases to front cover. A nice, very good+ copy. Collects stories by Hugh B. Cave, Edmond Hamilton, Clark Ashton Smith, Paul Ernst, and others. Cover art by Margaret Brundage. ; Octavo.
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Winged Death in Weird Tales March 1934
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Winged Death in Weird Tales March 1934

by Lovecraft, H. P.; Heald, Hazel

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First Edition
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Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Schenectady, New York
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Indianapolis: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1934. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are toned, small abrasion to fore edge, light wear to edges. A bright, near fine copy. Collects stories by Hugh B. Cave, Edmond Hamilton, Clark Ashton Smith, Paul Ernst, and others. Cover art by Margaret Brundage. ; Quarto.
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Love Song
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Love Song

by Farmer, Philip José

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Used - modest paper a little tanned as usual and covers a little rubbed [also as usual] else a very good copy [NB: rear cover has two c
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First edition, first printing
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Paperback
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stephensbookstore
scranton, Pennsylvania
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Brandon House, 9BH-6134 [$1.95], 1970. First edition, first printing. Mass market paperback. modest paper a little tanned as usual and covers a little rubbed [also as usual] else a very good copy [NB: rear cover has two cracks].
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The Juvies
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The Juvies

by Ellison, Harlan

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Used - A fine bright copy
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First
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Paperback
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stephensbookstore
scranton, Pennsylvania
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Ace D-513 (35¢), 1961. First. Softbound. A fine bright copy. a paperback original.
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Junkie / Narcotic Agent
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Junkie / Narcotic Agent

by Lee, William (William S, Burroughs) / Hellbrandt, Maurice

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Used - Very Good+
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First Edition
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Paperback
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Shop-books.ca
Brossard, Quebec
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Ace, New York, 1953. First edition. Condition: Very good plus; book has slight edge wear and creasing along spine, slight darkening on interior pages. Ace Double Books D-15.Burroughs' classic "confessions of an unredeemed drug addict". His first published book. A very nice copy of this famous example of "write what you know".
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You Only Live Twice
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You Only Live Twice: With Rare Movie Tie-In Wrap

by Fleming, Ian

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Lavercombes Bookstore
Woolloongabba, Queensland
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The first edition PAN X434 was published in the UK in 1965 with a cover by Raymond Hawkey and "Not for sale in the in the UK", 250,000 copies were printed in July 1965.
The second edition of PAN X434 were printed in 1966 and shipped with a movie tie-in cover replacing the Hawkey scorpion and pearl cover. PAN Books had remaining stock of the first printing of 1965 with the Hawkey cover and applied a wrap of the movie tie-in edition to the remaining 1965 copies.
There is no record as to how many of these variants were shipped by PAN, the majority of the authentic variants discovered over the years have been found in Australia.
This a good unread copy, has tanned pages and foxing. The foxing is on the inside of the cover and first page, first page has a vertical tanning section where the wrap faces, this tanning supports the authenticity of this being the actual book shipped with the wrapper and not swapped out for another copy, there is a remains clipping to the front cover. The back cover has foxing… Read More
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The Red Car
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The Red Car

by Stanford, Don

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First Edition thus
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Paperback
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Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
Madison, Indiana
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1962. Tempo Books Edition, T10. First Printing. Softcover. Sextodecimo. 7 x 4.25 inches. 254 pp. Very Good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market paperback in pictorial wrappers with cover art by Jo Polseno. Edges dyed red. Text block square and tight. Minor rubbing and edgewear to wrappers. Slight browning to pages. School library stamp to top and bottom edges and versos of front and back wrappers, else free of markings. Extremely scarce early softcover issue.
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An Illustrated Catalogue of Trade Publications; Season 1911-1912
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An Illustrated Catalogue of Trade Publications; Season 1911-1912

by [Rand McNally Press]

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First Edition
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Sydney, New South Wales
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Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1911. First Edition. First edition of this surprisingly scarce Rand McNally publisher's catalogue with a focus on illustrated children's books and classic literature. With colour plates by Lucy Fitch Perkins for 'The Enchanted Peacock' by Julia Brown, Grace Chandler Horn for 'Hiawatha' by Henry W. Longfellow, Hope Dunlap for 'The Rose Fairies' by Olivia McCabe, Magniel Wright Enright for 'The Garden of Hearts Delight' by Ida Huntingdon, Katherine Merrill for 'Edda and the Oak' by Elia Peattie, Fanny E. Cory for 'Jackieboy in Rainbowland' by William M. Hill, and Ruth Hallock for 'Other Rhymes for Little Readers' by Wilhelmina Seegmilla. No copies in Worldcat. Octavo, bound in printed paper wrappers, 85 pages [+3], 7 full page colour plates, numerous black and white photographic illustrations and line drawings throughout, a couple of minor closed tears at fore-edges, mild bumping to corners, with original promotional slip laid in, a very good copy indeed.
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. With Twenty Illustrations
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. With Twenty Illustrations

by Dickens, Charles; Illustrated by A. Billinghame

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New Five Cent Library Edition
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Paperback
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Bloomington, Indiana
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Boston: G. W. Simmons & Co.,, 1887. The RARE G. W. Simmons & Co.'s New Five-Cent Library; Edition; OCLC locates 6 copies, all in US libraries. 208 pages : 20 illustrations and numerous illustrated advertisements. Very Good Plus, small chip top corner front wrapper, 11/2" loss of paper at both spine ends, the green wrappers starting to brown at edges. "Text in double columns./ Running title: The Pickwick Papers./ The Simmons Company was a dry-goods store; this edition carries their advertisements. Podeschi, J.B. Dickens & Dickensiana,; B17" (WorldCat) A Rare survivor in such lovely condition. . New Five Cent Library Edition . Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Skid Row Sweetie
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Skid Row Sweetie

by North, Gene

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Prescott, Arizona
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A Late Hour Library Fact Book / Phoenix Publishers, 1968. Book. Very Good-. Mass Market Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Vintage mass market paperback in very good minus condition: 1/4" by 1" peeled spot to top left corner of front cover, otherwise fine...
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Playboy

Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds

by Hugh M. Hefner ;Dave Hickey

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Very Good
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Hardcover
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Melissa Adkins
Salina, Kansas
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Chronicle Books 2007. Very good condition. Nice Dust jacket. No tears or marks. Does not come in the briefcase. The complete centerfolds up to December 2007.
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Breakaway

Breakaway

by Francis Durbridge

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Paperback
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Hooked on Books
Bolingbrook, Illinois
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Photo front cover.
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