Search Results: Collectible Paperbacks-Nonfiction from Retrograde Media

Frankfurt, Hesse, West Germany: Fischer Bucherei KG, 1953. MMPB. Very Good. German language edition in colorful midcentury design. Previous owner’s name stamped on outer page edges. Minor edgewear in places, including on lower spine where small tear has been secured by clear tape. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Permabooks / Pocket Books, Inc., 1963. MMPB. Very Good. First Thus The fabulous story of the invention of the telephone! With the narrative force and skill that have made him one of the world's favorite storytellers, Costain has written a detailed and personalized account of how Alexander Graham Bell made his great invention. ** Permabook edition M-5055. Most notable wear is an ink spot that is in the lower portion of the cover and the following several pages (see photo). Otherwise, save for one or two bits of minor general wear, this is in quite nice shape. Binding is very solid. Yellow/tan dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1957. MMPB. Good. First Thus The Supreme Court says “Yes,” the Deep South says “Never”… ** Early civil rights era report from the journalist author’s travels in the South to catalogue the fight for racial integration in public schools, Ballantine 220. Top and bottom of spine beginning to separate, but remains strong. Mild to moderate wear in places elsewhere. Gold dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Crest, 1960. Softcover. Good. Staplebound softcover magazine of WWI flying aces with black and white photography. Bottom of spine has area tearing away. Some waving to pages, though no visible evidence it was from dampening. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Golden Press, 1956. MMPB. Very Good. Collectible nature guide with vibrant color illustrations. $1.00 original price point. Laminate peeled away and has a stamped letter on bottom page edges. Light stress to spine exterior. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Golden Press, 1962. MMPB. Very Good. Later Printing Early 60s Golden guide with expected vibrant and colorful illustrations. Laminate peeled off and has some corner bumping in places. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1958. Softcover. Very Good. Rare and collectible travel guide in delightful midcentury design from the publisher of classic comics like Dick Tracy. Bit of a bump on top of spine and a series of small digs on back cover but otherwise nice. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1958. Softcover. Very Good+. Rare and collectible travel guide in delightful midcentury design from the publisher of classic comics like Dick Tracy. Bit of a bump to bottom spine area but otherwise nice. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1958. Softcover. Good. Rare and collectible travel guide in delightful midcentury design from the publisher of classic comics like Dick Tracy. Moderate wear on spine, some light staining on back cover. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Avon Books, 1959. MMPB. Very Good. Presumed First Edition Historian and amateur criminologist tells the tales of famous and less-famous train capers from the old west on Avon, book T-398. Weakened front hinge. Back cover has an area towards bottom where a bit of the cover surface has torn away, and a ~1 cm tear at top along the spine edge. Gold dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Mentor / New American Library, 1953. MMPB. Good. Second Printing Vintage guide to wildflowers with sketches on Mentor, M48. Couple light creases to covers, damp splotch to exterior page edges on side. Otherwise mild to moderate edgewear in places. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1942. MMPB. Good. First Thus Dramatic stories of eleven great scientists ** Pocket book 155. Definite reading or placeholder copy as it has a lot of small to moderate issues. Spine is intact but weakening in places. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Signet / New American Library, 1965. MMPB. Good+. Later Printing Widely considered to be the first work of the true crime genre, detailing a grisly murder of a family in middle America. Signet Y3040. Stressing down middle of spine exterior but binding is still strong. Bit of creasing to back cover. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Popular Library, 1958. MMPB. Good. Later Printing The sizzling autobiography by the vocal jazz great, Popular Giant G208. Bend to upper outside corner with cover creasing. Bottom of spine burgeoning fray had been repaired by a piece of tape. Unabridged and very collectible though perhaps more in the placeholder copy realm. Teal dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

Paris, France: Librairie Plon, 1956. Paperback. Good. First Thus French language memoirs of the WWII freedom fighter, Mémoires de guerre l’unité on Le Livre de Poche Historique series. Moderate to heavy edge rubbing and cover buckling/creasing in places. Previous owner’s inscription on first title page, dated 1958 in Paris. Spine has weakening crease down exterior middle but is intact. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1951. MMPB. Very Good. First Thus Mild edgewear in places. Binding is tight and interior is clean. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Crest, 1966. MMPB. Good. Later Printing Crest pocket paperback reprint, A522, with $1.65 cover price. Thick volume of some 1600 pages. Spine is weakened and stressed in the middle from reading but remains intact despite the heavy load. Cover tear from top along spine edge but is taped on inside cover to help keep it in place. Minor to moderate wear in places otherwise. Interior is clean. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Golden Press, 1957. Paperback. Very Good. Original $1.00 cover price. Moderate to heavier edgwear in places, including a back cover crease near top of spine. Previous owner’s name written on first page. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Signet / New American Library, 1964. MMPB. Good. First Thus Signet D2561. Reading or placeholder copy with various cover creasing and bent outer corners. Binding is intact and interior is clean. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Signet / New American Library, 1952. MMPB. Good. First Thus Religious philosophical classic, unabridged Signet Double volume D929. Binding is intact but has heavy wear to edges, including laminate peel in places and a two-inch back cover tear underneath laminate. Back hinge weakening and inside back cover has pen notes on it. Interior looks to be free of notes otherwise. More of a reading copy while still being collectible. Packed and shipped with care.