Collectible Paperbacks-Fiction from Retrograde Media

New York, New York: Dell Publishing, 1974. MMPB. Good+. Later Printing Vonnegut’s classic SF satire on the nuclear age. Dell 1149 later printing in early 70s design. Cover creasing in places, mainly adjoining corner bumping. Interior appears clean and spine remains tight. Teal dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Popular Library, 1962. MMPB. Very Good. Early 60s paperback edition of the Southern Gothic classic coming-of-age tale of racial tensions and injustice. Top area has some bending from a harsher corner bump, Clean and intact with minor shelf wear in places elsewhere. Green dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and… Read more about this item

Great Neck, New York: International Cultural Exchange, 1979. Softcover. Very Good. Short story anthology journal featuring contemporary writers from around the world. Bumping to some corners, one with adjoining crease. Subscriber’s address label remains on back cover. Page edges have a couple areas with minor soiling. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1966. MMPB. Very Good. Later Printing Media tie-in edition with Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton cover, Pocket 75149. Tight binding, clean interior. Some stress creasing on covers in places. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Mentor / New American Library, 1963. MMPB. Very Good. Later Printing Midcentury anthology of complete dramatic texts and essays, Mentor MQ461. Corner cover crease and minor edgewear in places. Spine has external horizontal crack in one spot but remains strong. Interior looks clean, though top page edges do have foxing. Packed and shipped with… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Pyramid Books, 1964. MMPB. Very Good. First Thus Thriller series of a German officer thwarting the Nazi war machine, with this installment dealing with finishing the job at the end of the war. Paperback edition following two prior printings, Pyramid X-1063 with cover art by Darrell Greene and 60¢ original price point. Minor edgewear… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1955. MMPB. Good. Second Printing Theodora belonged to any man who paid her price...and Justinian, Prince of Byzantium, paid with an empire! ** Historical novel set in 6th century Constantinople, centered on the rise of the Empress Theodora, Giant Cardinal edition GC-20. Spine is weakening with a front hinge and burgeoning split… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1959. MMPB. Very Good. Third Printing Vintage Pocket Library paperback edition, PL-64. Sturdy shape and clean interior. Main issue is that sunning has darkened the page edges with time, else just basic wear in places. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Crest, 1970. Paperback. Very Good. Later Printing “Authorized uncensored abridgement” of the controversial plantation classic that laid bare the cruelty of the Antebellum South, Crest book P1231 with $1.25 original price point. Thick volume of more than 600 pages with rosy dyed page edges. Notable stress mark on spine exterior a bit over 1/3 of… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Dell Publishing, 1965. MMPB. Very Good. Third Printing Period political thriller, Dell 2684. Exterior spine stress from being read and has a bit of bumping to some corners. Previous owner’s name written on inside cover, else clean and spine is well intact. Teal dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and… Read more about this item

Frankfurt, Hesse, West Germany: Fischer Bucherei KG, 1959. MMPB. Very Good. Later Printing Midcentury German language paperback, Fischer 19 with cover art by Gerhard C. Schulz. Cellophane peeled off and has some fading underneath where it was and sunning toward spine on back cover. Previous owner’s name stamped on page edges. Sturdy and clean copy otherwise. Packed and… Read more about this item

Berlin, West Germany: Rowohlt, 1959. Paperback. Very Good. Later Printing German mass market edition with delightful midcentury urban design. Moderate bumping to lower corners. Previous owner’s name stamped on page edges, and appears some purple splotching on back cover where it may have rubbed up against ink. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Popular Library, 1956. MMPB. Good. Second Printing The daring adventures of an unconventional woman! ** Unabridged first installment of the ribald adventures of its sassy, worldly central figure. Popular SP6X. A reasonable amount of exterior issues make this a reading/placeholder copy, including a few pages with stained corners in the middle and a weakening,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Ace Books, 1959. MMPB. Very Good. Presumed First Edition Tension aside, this novel is as close to being on a hunt as you can get without actually taking to the woods...you can smell the bacon frying in these pages! ** Ace Star book K-123T with 35 cent original price tag. Horizontal crack in spine… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1966. MMPB. Very Good+. First Thus First edition thus from the Lord of the Flies author on Pocket, Cardinal Edition 75109. Firm, likely unread copy. Light bumping to some corners and a small stress mark on front cover. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1966. MMPB. Good. First Thus Humorous series of a good-natured priest balancing the diverse demands of his parish, Pocket 50157. Spine roll, moderate to heavier wear in places. More of a reading copy. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: The Modern Library, 1950. Paperback. Good. Vintage paperback edition with cool gothic cover art, Modern Library book P1. Moderate edgewear all around, binding intact with clean interior. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Signet / New American Library, 1961. MMPB. Good+. Second Printing The classic social commentary novel, Signet Classic CD36. Hinges weakening, some bumping to corners. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Dell Publishing, 1965. MMPB. Very Good. Later Printing The novel that shocked the Victorian world! ** Of course, what didn’t shock the Victorian world? Dell Laurel edition 4300 with cover art by Richard Powers. Minor edgewear in places, nice copy. Teal dyed page edges. Packed and shipped with care.

New York, New York: Dell Publishing, 1962. MMPB. Good+. First Thus Tales of seven women and three youths tell of skulduggery and rascality, of thievery, murder and banditry, of cuckold husbands and faithless wives… ** The classical collection of stories from 14th century Florence in the age of the Plague, Laurel edition 1866. Strong binding but has a… Read more about this item