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Love Addict --- She Came Offering Her Body --for a Shot of HEROIN! ( Hypodermic Needle Cover ) by Elliott, Don (penmame of Robert Silverberg = Loren Beauchamp; Don Elliott; Dan Eliot; Edgar Black; Alexander Blade; Lawrence L Blaine; Walter C Brown; W R Burnett; Walker Chapman; Roy Cook; John Dexter; Walter Drummod; Franklin Hamilton Paul Hollander ) - 1959

by Elliott, Don (penmame of Robert Silverberg = Loren Beauchamp; Don Elliott; Dan Eliot; Edgar Black; Alexander Blade; Lawrence L Blaine; Walter C Brown; W R Burnett; Walker Chapman; Roy Cook; John Dexter; Walter Drummod; Franklin Hamilton Paul Hollander )

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Love Addict --- She Came Offering Her Body --for a Shot of HEROIN!  ( Hypodermic Needle Cover ) by Elliott, Don  (penmame of Robert Silverberg = Loren Beauchamp; Don Elliott; Dan Eliot; Edgar Black; Alexander Blade; Lawrence L Blaine; Walter C Brown; W R Burnett; Walker Chapman; Roy Cook; John Dexter; Walter Drummod; Franklin Hamilton Paul Hollander ) - 1959

Love Addict --- She Came Offering Her Body --for a Shot of HEROIN! ( Hypodermic Needle Cover )

by Elliott, Don (penmame of Robert Silverberg = Loren Beauchamp; Don Elliott; Dan Eliot; Edgar Black; Alexander Blade; Lawrence L Blaine; Walter C Brown; W R Burnett; Walker Chapman; Roy Cook; John Dexter; Walter Drummod; Franklin Hamilton Paul Hollander )

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USA: USA: Nightstand, NB 1501 1959, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1959. ----------paperback, a solid Very Good copy, a bit of age toning to paper, general wear, nice cover art, the first Nightstand publication and generally a title that is much scarcer than others, nice cover art of a busty woman pulling up her skirt to inject her thigh for a shot of heroin, Silverberg also wrote under the names: David Challon; Loren Beauchamp; Don Elliott; Dan Eliot; Edgar Black; Alexander Blade; Lawrence L Blaine; Walter C Brown; W R Burnett; Walker Chapman; Roy Cook; John Dexter; Walter Drummod; Franklin Hamilton; Paul Hollander, Calvin Knox; Maureen Longman; Dan Lynch; Ray McKensie; Gordon Mitchell; David Osborne; Robert Randall; Lloyd Robinson; Mark Ryan; Lee Sebastian; Stan Vincent; Jonas Ward; L T Woodward, plus many pseudonyms for a number of short stories and novellas, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art.
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  • Date Published 1959
  • Keywords Robert Silverberg, Jmand

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FLYNN'S WEEKLY DETECTIVE FICTION ~ Vol XXX No. 3, February 4, 1928
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NY: Red Star News Co., 1928. VERY GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Red Star News Co. MAGAZINE. Volume XXX No. 3, Feb 4, 1928. Nicks, tears to edges. Small open tear upper corner of cover. Small chips at spine head and foot. Pages browning, slight chipping. Fragile. Stored in Mylite sleeve with acid-free board. Includes, The Pink Macaw by H.C. Bailey.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Very Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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It's a Battlefield
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It's a Battlefield

by Graham Greene

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Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books, 19 April 1940. Mass Market Paperback. First printing of the First Penguin Edition, Penguin 257. "Published in Penguin Books 1940"; No additional printings listed. Orange and white card cover with black lettering. Very Good. Prior owner's name and price penciled on first page, otherwise unmarked. Tanned. Spine tight with slight tilt. One inch tear to bottom of front hinge. Reading wear to edges and corners. Laid in with the reading case label containing the author's biography. 224 pages.
Published just seven month's after Great Britain entered World War II and a few weeks after the British government introduced wartime paper rationing. Drover, a Communist bus driver, is in prison, sentenced to death for killing a policeman during a riot at Hyde Park Corner. A battle for a reprieve with many participants ensues: the Assistant Commissioner, high-principled and over-worked; Conrad, a paranoid clerk; Mr Surrogate, a rich Fabian; Condor, a pathetic journalist feeding… Read More
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Dungeons and Dragons Characters Coloring book
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Dungeons and Dragons Characters Coloring book

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Cover is scuffed and marked. Colour is vivid on front cover, pages are tanned. No marks, inscriptions or ownership marks.Hard to find Australian variation from the series of four colouring books. The Australian variation omits the CBS advertising for Saturday morning cartoons and was replaced by a duplicate of the title page. Inerestingly it is attributed to three illustrators with interesting comic and publishing careers.
Jane Stine nee Waldhorn is married to R.L Stine (author of the Goosebumps series) Jane and Bob Stine collaborated on a number of books in the early eighties. In 1983 Jane Stine established Parachute Press and gained notice with the 1989 publication of R. L. Stine's Fear Street series, followed in 1992 by the release of the first of Stine's Goosebumps series. Parachute is now a multi-media company producing content for pre schoolers through to young adults.
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Lolita

Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov

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Crest Giant , Fawcett Publications
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The Good Earth
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The Good Earth

by Pearl S. Buck

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Zip-Gun Angels (later titled Boy-Crazy)

Zip-Gun Angels (later titled Boy-Crazy)

by Quandt, Albert L.

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New York: Original Novels # 721 1st Edition , 1952 ----------vintage paperback, digest size. The true first edition of a book later re-issued as Boy Crazy. Spine edge rub, reading crease, small chip to front cover top left corner, back cover a little dusty, a VG copy. . First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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FLYNN'S WEEKLY DETECTIVE FICTION ~ Volume XXX No. 4, February 11, 1928
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FLYNN'S WEEKLY DETECTIVE FICTION ~ Volume XXX No. 4, February 11, 1928

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NY: Red Star News Co, 1928. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Red Star News Co. MAGAZINE, Volume XXX No. 4, Feb 11, 1928. Front wrap has nicks, tears to edges. One small area cut away. Approximately 1" tear and two pieces torn off back cover. Pages browning. Fragile. Stored in Mylite sleeve with acid-free board. Includes, Lalla-Mari, part 1 of 6, by H.L. Gates.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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Pinktoes

Pinktoes

by Himes Chester

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Paris, France, 1961. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust jacket. Text unmarked . Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to corners. (The Traveller's Companion Series No 87) First Edition. Paperback original. Green, Text only wrappers. Price on rear "15 N.F. Not to Be Sold in the USA & UK" . All Kearney points 5.87.1 noted. / Spine sunned/faded. Price on rear cover scribbled out with ballpoint pen. Very small nicks and chips to spine ends. Some small chips to hinges. Faint reading creases to spine. Sewn binding stressed at one point but solid. Pages white and supple. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 8 ounces. Category: Vintage Paperbacks::Mystery; Inventory No: 017070. BZDB373 Vintage Paperbacks::Mystery; Chester Himes Pinktoes
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It's a Battlefield
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It's a Battlefield

by Graham Greene

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Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books, 19 April 1940. Mass Market Paperback. First printing of the First Penguin Edition, Penguin 257. "Published in Penguin Books 1940"; No additional printings listed. Orange and white card cover with black lettering. Very Good. Prior owner's name and price penciled on first page, otherwise unmarked. Tanned. Spine tight with slight tilt. One inch tear to bottom of front hinge. Reading wear to edges and corners. Laid in with the reading case label containing the author's biography. 224 pages.
Published just seven month's after Great Britain entered World War II and a few weeks after the British government introduced wartime paper rationing. Drover, a Communist bus driver, is in prison, sentenced to death for killing a policeman during a riot at Hyde Park Corner. A battle for a reprieve with many participants ensues: the Assistant Commissioner, high-principled and over-worked; Conrad, a paranoid clerk; Mr Surrogate, a rich Fabian; Condor, a pathetic journalist feeding… Read More
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Dungeons and Dragons Characters Coloring book
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Cover is scuffed and marked. Colour is vivid on front cover, pages are tanned. No marks, inscriptions or ownership marks.Hard to find Australian variation from the series of four colouring books. The Australian variation omits the CBS advertising for Saturday morning cartoons and was replaced by a duplicate of the title page. Inerestingly it is attributed to three illustrators with interesting comic and publishing careers.
Jane Stine nee Waldhorn is married to R.L Stine (author of the Goosebumps series) Jane and Bob Stine collaborated on a number of books in the early eighties. In 1983 Jane Stine established Parachute Press and gained notice with the 1989 publication of R. L. Stine's Fear Street series, followed in 1992 by the release of the first of Stine's Goosebumps series. Parachute is now a multi-media company producing content for pre schoolers through to young adults.
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Love Addict

by Elliott, Don (Robert Silverberg)

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Nightstand Books NB1501, 1959 First printing October 1959 in Fair condition. A Paperback Original. READING COPY ONLY!. Mass Market Paperback. Fair.
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Love Addict (Vintage Adult Paperback)

Love Addict (Vintage Adult Paperback)

by Elliott, Don (Robert Silverberg)

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Nightstand Books, 1959. Very Good. NB-1501, ASN (dist.), First Edition, 12mo softcover, illustrated wraps, 192pp. Signed by the author in ink on the title page, w/ "The first Nightstand Book" also in ink. Vintage paperback, adult erotic literature, drug theme, corresponding cover art possibly Harold McCauley or Al Brule. Scandalous all around. Very Good, lean, rubbing, light soil, spine fade & creasing, ink initials on the front wrapper verso. While none of the current "curse words" are present, still for mature, consenting audiences. Scarce.
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Aquarian Guide to Occult, Mystical, Religious, Magical London and Around
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Aquarian Guide to Occult, Mystical, Religious, Magical London and Around

by Strachan, Francoise

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Aquarian Press, 1970, in soft wraps. Terrific lurid. A veritable time capsule which can serve as a bona fide research tool for those with an interest of the heady days of late 1960s London. No website to hide behind; here were REAL names of both adepts & quacks and where to find them! An interesting artifact- though don't expect to trace many of these street addresses now. Uncommon vintage paperback. Exceptional condition save for spotting on all edges. Very tight binding, extremely clean. Almost "As New". Inv. # 62542 bds 2023
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SHOCK ~ Volume 1 No. 3, July 1948
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SHOCK ~ Volume 1 No. 3, July 1948

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IL: New Publications, 1948. FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. IL. New Publications. MAGAZINE. Volume 1 No. 3, July 1948. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Faint rubber stamp image front cover. Rubber stamps back cover. Pages browning, some chipping. Strong musty odor. Fragile. Includes, Venomous Lady by John D. MacDonald. and I'll Marry A Killer ! by Frederick C Davis. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free backing board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Fair Original Wraps. Magazine.
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PRIVATE DETECTIVE Stories ~ Volume 9 No. 6, November 1941
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PRIVATE DETECTIVE Stories ~ Volume 9 No. 6, November 1941

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FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE. Volume 9 No. 6, November 1941. No back cover. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Pages brown with tears and chipping. No. 8 in grease marker on front cover. Some joker who fancied himself an artist penciled risque additions to illustrations. No back cover. Fragile. Includes, Murder from A to Z by Luke Terry. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board. . Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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PRIVATE DETECTIVE Stories ~ Volume 16 No. 3, February 1945
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NY: Trojan Publishing, 1945. FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE, Volume 16 No. 3, February 1945. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Open tears at spine head and heel. Front cover tearing away from spine. Old moisture damage stains throughout. Pages brown, brittle. Fragile. Stored in Mylite sleeve with acid-free board. Includes Delayed Death by Roger Torrey.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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NEW DETECTIVE Magazine ~ Volume 5, No. 4, September 1944
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NEW DETECTIVE Magazine ~ Volume 5, No. 4, September 1944

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IL: Fictioneers, 1944. VERY GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. IL. Fictioneers. MAGAZINE. Volume 5 No. 4, September 1944. Some nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Pages browning, some chipping. Rubber stamp first page. Fragile. Includes, Make Mine Murder by Day Keene. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free backing board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Very Good/Very Good Original Wraps. Magazine.
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ARGOSY ~ Volume 23 No. 2, June 1932
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ARGOSY ~ Volume 23 No. 2, June 1932

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NY: Munsey Co., 1932. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Munsey Co. MAGAZINE. Volume 23 No. 2, June 1932. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Last two pages tearing away from staples. One inch tear upper right back cover. Toning to pages, some chipping. Fragile. Includes Cold Turkey by Erle Stanley Gardner. Cover design by Paul Stahr. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board... Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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Dream Club (originally titled Beyond Desire )

Dream Club (originally titled Beyond Desire )

by Quandt, Albert L

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New York: Original Novels # 726 2nd Printing (reprints # 707, which was issued under original title of Beyond Desire), 1952 ----------vintage paperback, digest size. Drug and juvenile delinquent theme, hypodermic needle on cover. Spine edge rub, minor creases, 2 small (1/2 inch) tears to the front cover, one of which extends through the pages and to the back cover. There is a small fold to the top left corner of the back cover and half the pages which may straighten out in time. A good-VG copy. . .. Mass Market Paperback. Good to Very Good. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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PRIVATE DETECTIVE Stories ~ Volume 8 No. 3, February 1941
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NY: Trojan Publishing, 1941. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE, Volume 8 No. 3, February 1941. Nicks, tears and chipping. Fragile. Stored in Mylite sleeve with acid-free board. Includes, Murder for Rent by Roger Torrey.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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BLACK MASK ~ Volume XXXII No. 3, January 1949
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BLACK MASK ~ Volume XXXII No. 3, January 1949

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NY: Fictioneers, Popular Publications, 1949. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Fictioneers. MAGAZINE, Volume XXXII No. 3, January 1949. Front cover, piece torn out bottom left. Nicks, tears, chipping to edges. Spine worn and faded, water marks. Back cover has some water marks, tears and nicks to edges. Toning to pages., some water marks. Fragile. Great black-and-white movie poster ad for Blood on the Moon starring Robert Mitchum and Barbara Bel Geddes inside front cover. Cover painting by Peter Stevens.. Includes, No Pockets in a Shroud by Richard Deming. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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It's a Battlefield
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It's a Battlefield

by Graham Greene

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Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books, 19 April 1940. Mass Market Paperback. First printing of the First Penguin Edition, Penguin 257. "Published in Penguin Books 1940"; No additional printings listed. Orange and white card cover with black lettering. Very Good. Prior owner's name and price penciled on first page, otherwise unmarked. Tanned. Spine tight with slight tilt. One inch tear to bottom of front hinge. Reading wear to edges and corners. Laid in with the reading case label containing the author's biography. 224 pages.
Published just seven month's after Great Britain entered World War II and a few weeks after the British government introduced wartime paper rationing. Drover, a Communist bus driver, is in prison, sentenced to death for killing a policeman during a riot at Hyde Park Corner. A battle for a reprieve with many participants ensues: the Assistant Commissioner, high-principled and over-worked; Conrad, a paranoid clerk; Mr Surrogate, a rich Fabian; Condor, a pathetic journalist feeding… Read More
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