Search Results: Authors starting with C from Retrograde Media

New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1968. MMPB. Good. Second Printing Every man’s dream life was his real life… ** Freewheeling hijinks of a free-spirited guy in the advertising industry, Ballantine U7049. Reading copy with all-around wear. Packed and shipped with care.

San Diego, California: Corinth Publications, 1966. MMPB. Very Good. Presumed First Edition They stole what they could not have! ** Bisexual sleaze on Idle Hour, book IH-496. Some wrinkling to spine exterior. Some pages cut unevenly so the text runs up to page edge. Bit of an old book smell. Yellow dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Bantam Books, Inc., 1961. MMPB. Good. Booze-Babes-Beer-Sex-Sin-Sake ** Lusty comedy of geishas and sailors on Bantam A2259, later to become a film. Reading copy with moderate wear, including spine roll and a burgeoning split at pages 104-5. 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.

Boston, Massachusetts: Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2000. Paperback. Good. Later Printing 25th anniversary edition. Reading copy. Outside lower corner bent and has an area of staining on the outside edge of pages. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition Bumping in places to edges, mostly on top. Jacket rubbing. Packed and shipped with care.

San Diego, California: Nightstand Books / Corinth Publications, 1970. MMPB. Very Good. Presumed First Edition Rare vintage smut with unusual cutout window cover, Nightstand NB1976. Window has a couple tiny tears at corners. Minor cover rubbing. Binding is nice and tight. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Collier Books, 1977. MMPB. Good+. Later Printing Death mixes equally well with brandy or bromide… ** A judge is poisoned on this fifth Collier print that has more British style design. Exterior spine stress causes forward-to-back lean but is intact. Previous owner and bookstore stamp on first page. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: The Penguin Press, 2014. Paperback. Very Good+. First Thus Anthology of essays from the magazine’s golden age of 1913-1936. May have areas of minor shelf wear. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Avon Books, 1967. MMPB. Good. First Thus Corina Warner turned her back on an easy life and stepped into a bizarre hosue of terror! ** Gothic romance with the classic cover scene of a young girl running from a scary castle, only this time it’s on fire! Art by Maurice Thomas on Avon S293. Spine splitting in a spot near front and near back and rolled a bit from being read. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1961. MMPB. Good. Later Printing YA mystery involving a pair of purloined pooches and teens with gumption and a thirst for justice. SBS T61. Pretty solid copy but plenty of foxing. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Teen Age Book Club / Scholastic Corporation, 1948. MMPB. Very Good. Tomboy teenager wins essay contest to get flying lessons. TAB club selection T8 with cover art by Charles Beck. A few rub marks on front cover and minor creases on back. Firm binding and clean interior, save for previous owner’s info in light pencil on inside cover. Gold dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

Chicago, Illinois: Haymarket Books, 2018. Paperback. As New. First Thus Political overview of the current immigration and border crisis, debunking anti-immigration myths and defending freedom of movement for individuals. 35% off retail price! May have areas of minor shelf wear. Packed and shipped with care.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books / Hal Leonard LLC, 2011. Paperback. Very Good. Biography of the eccentric 20th century icon, famous as an actress, singer, fashionista, sex radical, and antifascist. As new except for a heavy corner bump. Packed and shipped with care.

Los Angeles, California: Astara’s Library of Mystical Classics, 1975. Paperback. Good. First Thus Reprint edition of mid-60s original ESP work. Reading copy with heavy rubbing to covers and edges. Binding intact but has spine stress suggesting weakening. Packed and shipped with care.

Seattle, Washington: Dogwood Press, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Presumed First Edition Small press collection of poetry printed by Frank McCaffrey and with author sketch by Ray Boynton. Deep brown boards with onion skin covering underneath jacket. Jacket edges have many small tears on edges and dampstaining in places. Union bug on center of back. Packed and shipped with care.

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Later Printing Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Packed and shipped with care.

Chariot Books Inc., 1959. MMPB. Good+. Presumed First Edition Marge loved them all with a savage, passionate hunger that devoured her frustration! ** Chariot original, CB 110. Mustiness present and light foxing in places. Front cover has a bit of a stain towards top left corner. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

Abrams, 2011. Hardcover. New/New. In print at last! 129 original comic strips about the 1960s written and drawn in the 1970s! A kaleidoscopic view of a turbulent decade by 169 contributors from 15 countries! ** 63% off cover price! New in shrink. Oversized book. Packed and shipped with care.

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Burgess Publishing Co., 1955. Spiralbound. Good+. Revised Edition Vintage 1950s mushrooming guide. Typical edgewear but clean pages. Packed and shipped with care.