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Vintage paperback books will be offensive to many people today. They were issued before the current climate of political correctness overtook the country. Themes of many books (or at least the covers) are racially insensitive, show violence to women, unsafe and/or promiscuous sex, and negative stereotyping of gays, lesbians, Asians, and almost any group you can imagine. Fantastic Collectibles in no way endorses these attitudes. However, these books are a historical fact, and many people study them for one reason or another. This is their right in a free country, and if you find them personally offensive, you need only leave this page. For a more thorough discussion of these books, and some nice examples of cover art, see Tawdry Town .

Some of the books listed below are marked adult. In some cases, this may be a true description of the contents based on current standards. In other cases, you will find that they contain less explicit scenes and language than may be found on any episode of Desperate Housewives. (I don't let my small children view either of these shows by the way). I cannot read each book, so if they were ever marked as adult, I have carried forward that marking in this listing. If you are looking for hardcore pornography, do not order these books as you will probably be disappointed. Also do not order if you are under 18, or if these books may be illegal in your jurisdiction. You must state (and sign) that you are 18 or older to purchase anything marked as adult.

This page last updated May 26, 2008

AVON PUBLISHING COMPANY 









#39 Rage in Heaven, HILTON, 1943  ......... Good  8.00
#98 The Virgin and the Gypsy,  LAWRENCE, .. VG    8.00
#129 The Gentlman in the Parlour, MAUGHAM . G-VG  3.00
#132 14 Stories by Steinbeck, STEINBECK  .. VG    2.00
#212 Iron Man,   BURNETT  cover writing     VG    1.50
#238 The First Lady Chatterley,LAWRENCE 1950 VG-F 3.00
#262 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, FITZGERALD 1950 VG 2.50
#322 Slipping Beauty  WEIDMAN  1951  .....  Fine  4.00
#359 Can Can Americana   MEYERS  1951  ...  VG    2.50
#365 Impatient Virgin  CLARKE  1951  .....  VG    3.00   









#404 The Blackmailer KLEIN  1952  ........  VG    8.00
#429 The Price is Right  WEIDMAN  1952 ...  VG    5.00
#433 Juvenile Delinquents  KAUFMAN 1952     Good  7.00
#476 The Bride of Newgate  CARR  1952       VG    5.00
#477 The Saint Meets the Tiger  CHARTERIS   VG   10.00
#490 Yell Bloody Murder  SHALLIT  1952 ...  VG    4.00
#580 The Guy From Coney Island  HANLEY      VG-F  9.00
#661 Stories of Venial Sin  O'HARA 1955 3rd VG-F  6.00
#691 Sappho    DAUDET  lower corner clip    Good  2.50
#705 Hunt The Killer  KEENE   ............  VG    5.00










T174 The Young Killers   WEINER  .........  VG    1.50
T177 Man On Fire   AHERNE movie tie-on '57  VG-F  8.00
T248 Chattels of Eldorado  BRACCO   ......  Fine  2.00
T257 High School Confidential  COOPER   ..  VG    2.50
T270 Run For Your Life  NOEL  1957  ......  VG    4.00
#285 An Earthman on Venus  FARLEY  1950
       lower right corner clip, otherwise   VG-F 45.00
#324 The Ship of Ishtar  MERRITT  .... near Fine  9.00
#339 Terror of the Leopard Men KENNERLEY nr Fine 20.00
#396 his First Million Women  WESTON  ..... Fine 20.00
#413 Dwellers in the Mirage  MERRITT   mear Fine 25.00
BEACON BOOK 








#112 Lady Cop   PRITCHARD   1955  ......... VG   12.00
#127 Savage Eve   WOODFORD  ............... Fine 15.00
#158 Teaser   HITT  ....................... VG    8.00
#191 Girls Dormitory   HITT   ...........VG-Fine 15.00
#234 Night of Shame   LESTER  ............. VG    9.00
#269 Private School  PRIEST  .............. VG    8.00
#351 Scandal High   PRUETT  ............ VG-Fine 12.00
#360 Man Trap   HARDING  .................. VG    8.00
#371 Honey   WOODFORD   ................... Fine 14.00
#376 Wild Body  CLAY    ................... Fine 12.00










#392 Any Woman He Wanted  HARRISON  ....... VG    8.00
#397 Sinful Virgin  THOMPSON  ............. Fine  9.00
#402 His Best Friends Wife  CARRUTHERS chip VG    4.00
#404 The Cheating Game  LORRAINE  ......... VG    8.00
#429 Four Women  HITT  .................... Fine 12.00
CENTURY PUBLICATIONS 








#84  Marriage is for Two  ARTHUR  1947 .... VG   12.00
#87  One More Lover  STONE  1947 .......... VG    8.00
#89  Common Passion  SAXON  1947 .......... VG    8.00
#97  Call it Love   BENNETT 1947 ....... VG-Fine  8.00
#107 Inherited Husband  GILNORE  1948 .. VG-Fine 15.00
#110 Three Times Sin  STONE  1948  ........ VG    9.00
#117 Red For Passion  STONE  1948 1 chip ow VG    8.00
#119 Love Slave  JORDAN  1948  ......... Good-VG  8.00
#120 Forbidden Sin  ARTHUR  1949  1 chip ow Fine 15.00
#123 Past Folly  BRANCH  1950  ......... VG-Fine 15.00
CURTIS BOOKS (British) 








nn   Maid of Thuro   JOHN LANE  1952  ..... VG-F 22.50
nn   Gyrator Control  KING LANG  .......... VG-F 15.00
nn   Elektron Union  GILL HUNT  ........... Fine 15.00
nn   Hostile Worlds  GILL HUNT  ........... VG   12.00
nn   Green Mandarin Mystery  RAY ELLIS  ... Fine 12.00










nn   Projectile War  KING LANG  ........... VG   12.00
nn   Asteroid Forma  RAND LE PAGE  ........ G-VG  7.00
nn   Task Flight     KING LANG  ........... VG    8.00
nn   Terra!      KING LANG  ............... G-VG  6.00










nn   Space Flight    GILL HUNT  ........... VG   12.00
nn   Terra!      KING LANG  ............... Fine 15.00
nn   Astro Race   KING LANG  .............. Fine 15.00
nn   Astro Race   KING LANG  .............. VG   10.00
Dell 10 Cents 








#1   Trumpets West   SHORT  ............... VG    5.00
#2   Rain      MAUGHAM   .................. Good  4.00
#4   Locked Doors  RINEHART  .............. G-VG  6.00
#5   Bride From Broadway  BALDWIN ......... VG    8.00
#6   The Wedding Journey EDMONDS   ........ VG-F  9.00
#7   Deadly is the Diamond  EBERHART        VG+   7.50
#8   Journey For Life   BUCK  ........      Fa-G  2.00
#10  Trees Die At The Top   FERBER  .... nr Fine  5.00
#11  Marihuana    IRISH  .................. VG-  75.00
#12  The Longhorn Legion  FOX    .......... VG-F  8.00










#13  Sun, Sea and Sand  MARQUAND   ........ VG-   6.00
#14  The Name is Mary   HURST  ............ VG-F  5.00
#15  A Taste For Cognac  HALLIDAY  ........ VG-F  8.00
#16  The Beachcomber  MAUGHAM  ............ Fine 12.00
#17  Remembering Laughter   STEGNER  ...... Fine 12.00
#18  Free Woman   BRUSH  ............... nr Fine 10.00
#19  Death Walks in Marble Halls BLOCHMAN   Good  5.00
#20  Broken Arrow Range   BLACKBURN  ...... VG   12.50
#22  Alibi For Isabel   RINEHART  ......... VG    8.00
#23  The Lamp of God   QUEEN  ............. Good  6.00










#24  Pal Joey   O'HARA   .................. Good  4.00
#28  Beauty Marks the Spot  ROOS  ......... Fine  8.00
#30  Wife vs Secretary  BALDWIN  .......... VG    9.00
#31  Chinese Nightmare   PENTECOST  ....... Good  3.00
#32  The Murderer Who Wanted More  KENDRICK VG   12.00
#35  Superstition Farm  STOWE  ............ VG   40.00
#36  Universe HEINLEIN scuffs on back cvr ow VG  35.00
FAWCETT GOLD MEDAL 








R2008 Here Comes a Hero  Lawrence BLOCK  1st edition stamp inside otherwise Fine        8.00
R2079 The Big Bounce  Elmore LEONARD  1st edition 1969 sticjer otherwise    Very Good  15.00
GOLD MEDAL 







#484  Rebel Wench   Gardner F FOX   1st edition 1955 ....................  Good         5.00
#491  Assignment to Disaster   Edward S AARONS   1st edition 1955........  Very Good    5.00
#533  Gambling Man     Clifton ADAMS   1st edition 1955..................  Good-VG      4.00
#535  Port Orient      Dan CUSHMAN  1st edition 1955.....................  Very Good    6.00
#547  A House in Naples  Peter RABE  1st edition 1956 ...................  Good         4.00
#813  Terror is My Trade  Stephen MARLOWE 1st edition 1958 ..............  Fine         8.00
#864  Bring Me Another Corpse  Peter RABE  1st edition 1959 .............  Good-VG      8.00
s1153 Canary in a Cathouse  Kurt VONNEGUT Jr  1st edition 1961...........  Very Good   12.00
HANDI-BOOKS MYSTERY NOVELS 








#4   7 Men   ROSCOE   ..................... VG   12.00
#7   The Black Door    ADAMS  ............. Good  4.00
#19  Passing Strange   SALE  .............. VG   12.00
#19  Passing Strange   SALE  .............. G-VG  8.00
#20  To a Blindfold Lady  PURTELL chips ow  VG    9.00
#22  The Blonde Died First  CHAMBERS        Fa-G  4.00
#22  The Blonde Died First  CHAMBERS        Fine 15.00
#23  Five Alarm Funeral   STERLING  ....... Fine 15.00
#24  Murder in Marble   PHILLIPS  '44  .... VG    8.00
#30  The X-Ray Murders  MICHEL   '44  ..... VG-   6.00










#36  The Walls Came Tumblong Down EISINGER  Fa-G  2.00
#32  The Fall Guy  BARRY  ................. VG    9.00
#44  Knife in My Back  MERWIN no back cover Good  2.00
#45  The Blonde is Dead   DOW ............. G-VG  5.00
#48  The Body Next Door   GOLDTHWAITE  .... Good  5.00
#50  The Dangerous Dead   BRANDON  ........ VG   10.00
#52  The Triple Cross   BARRY  ............ G-VG  6.00
#53  Puzzle For Players  QUENTIN  ......... VG   10.00
#55  Blood on the Cat   RUTLEDGE  ......... VG   12.00
#60  The Gloved Hand    BRYSON  ........... VG    8.00










#68  Killers Play Rough   RING  ........... VG    6.00
#82  Witch's Moon  JACKSON  ............... VG    8.00
#94  They All Died Young  BOSWELL corner clip VG  6.00
#104 Restless Corpse   PRUITT  ............ VG    7.00
#106 Three For the Money  BARRY  .......... Good  5.00
#118 Window with the Sleeping Nude BELLEM   Fine 35.00

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