Vintage and Pulp Paperbacks
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.
American Pulp Fiction - A Collection of Vintage Detective Magazines
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- Used
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San Anselmo, California
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$850.00$6.50 shipping to US
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To Catch a Thief
by Dodge, David
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- very good
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- Used - Very Good
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- Dell Paperback
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- Paperback
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Robertsdale, Alabama
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$130.00$3.50 shipping to US
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Five Sinister Characters
by Chandler, Raymond
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- very good
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- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Thus
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- Paperback
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HINDHEAD, Surrey
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$256.13$30.00 shipping to US
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Analog Science Fiction Science Fact August 1977 [Ender's Game]: Vol. XCVII, No. 8
by Various
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- very good
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- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- Paperback
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Traralgon, Victoria
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$1,104.19$993.77Save $165.15!$26.00 shipping to US
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Winged Death in Weird Tales March 1934
by Lovecraft, H. P.; Heald, Hazel
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- first
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- Used
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- First Edition
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Schenectady, New York
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$390.00$6.50 shipping to US
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Winged Death in Weird Tales March 1934
by Lovecraft, H. P.; Heald, Hazel
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- first
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- Used
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- First Edition
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Schenectady, New York
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$900.00$6.50 shipping to US
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Lips of Death (Includes Betrayed by Ghosts; Bobby-Sox Murder; Bomb for a Bride; Crime in Gaol; Escape from the Terror; Gang Guns Flame; Lips of Death; Murder is So Simple; Twice Scorned Lover.)
by True Crime Cases
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- Used
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- Paperback
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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$157.50$16.50 shipping to US
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The Juvies
by Ellison, Harlan
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- first
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- Used - A fine bright copy
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- First
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scranton, Pennsylvania
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$250.00$3.50 shipping to US
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Television News, May-June, 1931, Volume 1, Number 2
by Hugo Gernsback, Editor
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- First Printing
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- Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana
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$200.00FREE shipping to US
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You Only Live Twice: With Rare Movie Tie-In Wrap
by Fleming, Ian
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- very good
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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Woolloongabba, Queensland
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$1,002.90$55.00 shipping to US
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An Illustrated Catalogue of Trade Publications; Season 1911-1912
by [Rand McNally Press]
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- first
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- Used
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- First Edition
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Sydney, New South Wales
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$317.58$19.50 shipping to US
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Lote de 26 novelas: Luis de Caralt editor
by Georges Simenon
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- Paperback
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Paperback
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Ciudad de México, Mexico
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$150.00$10.00 shipping to US
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Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds
by Hugh M. Hefner ;Dave Hickey
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- Hardcover
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Salina, Kansas
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$270.00$3.20 shipping to US
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Marilyn Monroe as The Girl: The candid picture-story of the making of "The Seven Year Itch"
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- fair
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- first
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- Used - Fair
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- Paperback
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Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
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$100.00FREE shipping to US
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Lucifer with a Book (Bard Book)
by John Horne Burns
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- Paperback
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Bard printing
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- Paperback
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Tempe, Arizona
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$100.97$5.15 shipping to US