Antique Trader Collectible Paperback Price Guide
The colorful, edgy illustrations depicted on paperback book covers have long lured book collectors and art fans. Now you can discover intriguing details about this compelling artwork while you learn tips on collecting paperback books with Antique Trader Collectible Paperback Price Guide.\ The only full-color guide of its kind, Antique Trader Collectible Paperback Price Guide explains how to collect, value, buy, and sell paperback books, with special sections on cover art, key authors,...
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The humble paperback packs a lot into just a few pages, and that's without even getting into the storyline. Every imaginable genre and subject, from romance and science fiction to sleaze and the traditional western are among the pocket-sized reads you'll find in this price guide. The appealing intense, often graphic, passionate and sometimes provocative cover art of paperbacks that you can't help but love are featured in 1,000 brilliant color photos in this must-have collectors reference.
Introduction 4The Vintage Era Mass-Market Paperback 6How to Start a Collection and What to Collect 7Condition and Values 9How to Budget a Collection 16The Importance of Cover Art 18Paperback Originals, First Editions, and Rarities 20Fantastic Literature: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and the Hero Pulps 22Mysteries: Crime, Detective, Hard-boiled, Noir, Spy, Suspense 66Westerns: An Ever-Popular Genre 146Sports: Baseball, Football, and Others 166Media Related: Movie and TV Tie-ins 174Social Issues: Sex, Drugs, Juvenile Delinquents, and Much More 202Miscellaneous: Literary, Historical, War, Romance, Puzzle Books, Joke Books, Others 262The Name Behind the Byline: Pseudonyms and House Names 287Glossary: A Collector's Basic Vocabulary 292Foreign Paperbacks 295Recommended Specialist Book Dealers, Shows, Conventions, and Auctions 296Index 299About the Author 302
