Reefer Boy -----a Shocking Novel of Teen-Age Dope Addicts ---by Hal Ellson (released in the USA as: The GOLDEN SPIKE ) by Ellson, Hal - 1957

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

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

1953. First Edition. Paperback. Fair/No Dust jacket. Text unmarked . Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to corners. (Gold Medal 296) First Edition, First printing. Extremely hard-to-find paperback original of one of the most praised titles from the Gold Medal line. Stated First Printing. Story copy reads: "Smart guy, that's me, who dreamed the heist for a year--the armored car, the dead guard, the cool green bills...the getaway. Then Virginia, who came for one paid hour--and stayed for all eternity." / Numerous small chips and scratches. 1/2" material loss to foot of spine. Water spot to back cover. Binding repaired with bookbinder's adhesive. Pages lightly edge-tanned but supple. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 8 ounces. Category: Vintage Paperbacks::Mystery; Inventory No: 021556. BZDB373 Vintage Paperbacks::Mystery; Elliot Chaze Black Wings Has My Angel

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.

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".

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

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.

Ace D-513 (35¢), 1961. First. Softbound. A fine bright copy. a paperback original.

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".

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