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DESIRABLE ITEMS FOR DISCRIMINATING COLLECTORS OF ADVENTURE, MYSTERY AND MELODRAMA. ALL PRICES INCLUDE THE COST OF SHIPPING (USPS) AND HANDLING. VINTAGE ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS; ALL SALES ARE FINAL! NEW LISTINGS WILL BE ADDED FREQUENTLY, SO COME BACK OFTEN!
ADVENTURE, May 1917
The pulp-magazine industry as a whole held the Ridgway Company’s Adventure in extremely high regard, and practically every writer in the field hoped to crack its pages and become a member of editor Arthur Sullivant Hoffman’s cherished Writers Brigade. The May 1917 number shows Adventure at the beginning of its peak period, loosely defined as […]
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ADVENTURE, November 15, 1932
The Depression found Adventure decreasing in page count but still printing some of the finest pulp fiction available from top-notch writers. Cover by Dominic Cammarota. Condition: Fine. Aside from a few tiny closed edge tears, a clean and sharp copy. SORRY, BUT THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE TO DOMESTIC U.S. BUYERS ONLY. COST OF MAILING INCLUDED […]
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ADVENTURE, April 1, 1933, all-star lineup
Another Depression-era issue, and one with a powerhouse author lineup drawn from the magazine’s best contributors. Cover by Dominic Cammarota. Condition: Fine. Minor handling wear but no specific defects. Text block is lightly yellowed but supple. SORRY, BUT THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE TO DOMESTIC U.S. BUYERS ONLY. COST OF MAILING INCLUDED IN PURCHASE PRICE.
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ADVENTURE, August 1943
Howard Bloomfield in 1940 relinquished the editorship of Adventure to Kenneth S. White—who, in addition to steering Popular Publications’ top crime pulps Black Mask and Dime Detective, was the son of Trumbull White, editor of Adventure when it was founded in 1910! Ken White edited the magazine until 1948 and kept it faithful to the […]
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DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY, October 12, 1935
The Munsey Company’s top crime pulp, home at one time or another to many of the genre’s top writers. In this issue alone you’ll find Max Brand, Herman Landon, Edward Parrish Ware, Charles G. Booth, and John H. Knox, among others. Condition: Very Good Plus to Near Fine. Some small tears and chips to cover […]
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EMPEROR FU MANCHU, Sax Rohmer, 1959 PBO, 1st edition
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1959. Mass-market PBO (Paperback Original). 1st edition. The final Fu Manchu novel, published in the year of Sax Rohmer’s death. The book was written for Fawcett and is the true first edition of this particular story. Condition: Very Good Plus to Near Fine. Very light handling wear, two tiny creases […]
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FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES, Sept-Oct. 1939, first issue
One of a flock of new pulps introduced by the Munsey Company to bolster its market share in a highly competitive environment, Famous Fantastic Mysteries drew on decades of speculative-fiction reprints from the company’s early pulps, among them Argosy and All-Story. Catering to readers with long memories as well as those relatively new to SF […]
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FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES, January 1940
Fourth issue of this venerable SF/fantasy/horror pulp that initially specialized in reprinting “speculative fiction” from the early Munsey pulps such as The Argosy, The Cavalier, and The All-Story. This issue’s contents are listed on the front cover. Condition: Very Fine Minus, marred only by the written number “15” on the front cover. Otherwise lean and […]
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FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES, December 1941
Still another issue of the great reprint pulp FFM. Highlights include “The Afterglow,” third and final novel in George Allan England’s classic post-apocalyptic trilogy that began with Darkness ans Dawn” and Ray Cummings’ “Crimes of the Year 2000.” Cover art and interior illos by Virgil Finlay. Condition: Very Good Plus. Two-inch closed tear on front- […]
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