Paperback Purchases

As promised, here is the first installment of my recent book purchases. First, the paperbacks:


• Strange Fruit by Lllian Smith © 1948
• The End of the Night by John D. MacDonald © 1961
• A History of Shadows by Robert C. Reinhart © 1982
Comments: Love those cheesy 'dramatic' gay novels
• The Lodger by Mrs. Belloc Lowndes © 1941
• Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton © 1977
• The Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley © 1980
Comments: Another early gay novel. I think I may have this one, but with a different cover.
• The Cheap Detective by Robert Grossbach © 1978
• Phone Call by Jon Messman © 1979
• Reply Paid by H.F. Heard © 1942
Comments: LOVE this cover. It's so ahead of its' time. The cover is so modern and the book is in such good condition, I was shocked that it was printed in 1942.
• Barnabas Collins In a Funny Vein © 1969
Comments: Vampire jokes. You know I had to pick this up.
• Selections From Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book © 1983
• Flash Gordon: The Ice Monster by Al Williamson © 1968
• The Sky Block by Steve Frazee © 1958
Comments: Another great cover. I am such a sucker for a great bookcover.
• Marye Dahnke's Salad Book by Marye Dahnke © 1961
• Mystery of the Witches' Bridge by Barbee Oliver Carleton © 1969
• The Voodoo MAD © 1963