#Bookmail from the lovely people at Valancourt who truly do the world a service by reprinting some fabulous and sometimes long OOP books.
These are the two newest #PaperbacksFromHell from Thomas Tessier and they look fantastic. Should be able to get to them in November (hopefully, haaaa) but for now they look right at home amongst my other vintage paperbacks and PFH.

#vintagepaperbacks #OOP #reissues #NewEditions #ThomasTessier #valancourt #valancourtbooks @bookstadon @horrorbooks

Sick of my Shirley Jackson obsession yet? TOO BAD.

-I am the proud owner of a rare vintage paperback of WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE that has a golden cat on it.

-Now I am also the proud owner of the golden version of THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE.

LOOK AT THEM FINALLY TOGETHER, OMG 😭😍

#ShirleyJackson #Paperback #VintagePaperbacks #Bibliophile #Collection #BookCollecting #IAmObsessed

Closed tomorrow through Friday for a few behind-the-scenes jobs.

Today, a loose batch of books from our wrecked shed, showing some damage, but still perfectly readable! 😉👍

7/17/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #UsedBookStore #VintagePaperbacks #StephenKing #VCAndrews #AncientAstronauts #Numerology #Religion

Funny thing... In a previous post from our wrecked shed was a box labeled "Good old sci-fi." I have yet to reach that box, and yet, the loose books from the last few posts are AMAZING! I can't wait to see what's in that box.

7/14/23 Open 6-10p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #VintagePaperbacks @bookstodon

7/13/23 - Schedule Update / Bonus Post

The shop will be closed Tuesday through Friday next week (July 18th - 21st, 2023). I need to get some dusty, sweaty work done–which doesn't mix well with the customer service aspect of retail. Stop in Tomorrow, Saturday, or Monday if you can't wait until next Saturday. Closed Sunday, as usual. Hope to see you soon!

#DaytonOhio #VintagePaperbacks #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #ShopSmall #IndieShop #SmallBusiness @bookstodon

My entire #vintage Shirley Jackson #paperback collection. The Popular Library with the fancy font (& art by William Teason, I think) is the series I had been missing one from, UNTIL NOW. The others are miscellaneous vintage paperbacks I've collected, including two rare ones (The Corgi HILL HOUSE & the golden cat CASTLE one.)

#paperbacks #PaperbacksFromHell #VintagePaperbacks #bibliophile #BookCollector #ShirleyJackson #collection #books @bookstodon #horror #HorrorBooks #WilliamTeason

A selection of items, available soon, found in our recently wrecked storage shed. See image alt text for more info.

7/12/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.

#UsedBooks #UsedBookStore #VintagePaperbacks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #FamilyBusiness

Just started this one! These are such great books! #vintagepaperbacks #books

Just finished this one. Was another action packed Mack Bolan adventure! It was set in France and I found the writing of the characters using broken English annoying. Other than that great story! 4 out of 5! #bookstodon #books #vintagepaperbacks

Virgil Finlay cover painting for Swords and Sorcery, Pyramid Books, 1963.

#FinlayFriday #VirgilFinlay #SwordandSorcery #WeirdTales #Illustration #VintagePaperbacks #Fantasy @fantasy

Virgil Finlay cover painting for Swords and Sorcery, Lancer Books, 1963.

#FinlayFriday #VirgilFinlay #SwordandSorcery #WeirdTales #Illustration #VintagePaperbacks #Fantasy @fantasy

Are you the sucker or the bait?

🎨 by…
🟣 Graham Ingels (1953)
🟣 Frank Kelly Freas (1954)
🟣 Robert Maguire (1955)
🟣 Robert Bonfils (1963)

#Ghastly #GrahamIngels #FrankKellyFreas #RobertMaguire #RobertBonfils #ECComics #IsaacAsimov #Asimov #ComicBooks #ScienceFiction #GGA #VintagePaperbacks #Mystery

Not quite ready for sale, a recently acquired collection of vintage Mentor Books. These have always been personal favorites and can be difficult to find in nice shape. Their gloss-clad covers tend to peel, sometimes taking color with it.

5/17/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #DaytonOH #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #MentorBooks #VintagePaperbacks

🎨 Robert McGinnis
🎵 Sparks

#ModestyBlaise #RobertMcGinnis #Sparks #ModestyPlays #MonicaVitti #PeterODonnell #SpyNovels #Illustration #VintagePaperbacks #Bookstodon

https://youtu.be/fgrqKODhGX0

"Batman: The Cult" trade paperback first edition, found in one of my to-do boxes Saturday evening by a customer who wisely elected not to carry it around all night. The Dark Knight approves making the tough calls.

4/17/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

#Batman & #BonnettsBooks - together, fighting the forces of evil since 1939!

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #MomAndPop #UsedBookStore #VintagePaperbacks #BackIssueMagazines #WorldsOldestComicShop @bookstadon

In his wake, remembrance of Al Jaffee's MAD Fold-Ins overshadows his many other contributions to the mag, as collected in numerous paperbacks, like "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions."

4/12/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOH #AlJaffee #MadMagazine #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #UsedBooks #Books #Magazines #VintagePaperbacks

We like Gandalf the Grey. #catsofmastodon #tolkien #lotr #vintagepaperbacks

@KentuckyConjurer My various Pulp Fiction Cover Galleries. I've kept this material in a few places. Not updating at the moment but there's a lot to look through. The blog doesn't have great tagging/search but if you scroll you will find. #pulpfiction #vintagepaperbacks #Bookstodon

https://www.flickr.com/photos/hangfirebooks

https://hangfirebooks.home.blog

@kekw Cool! I'm familiar with much of the contents but want them for the package and any intro material Aickman might have added. He was ed on the 1st 8. Some of my favorite series/packages (besides BAF): the DAW #Elric with the #MichaelWhelan covers (started grabbing those in used bookstores when I was about 10) and the Tom Adams #AgathaChristie with wraparound painted covers. #vintagepaperbacks

@kekw Nice! I'm might hit you up with paperbacking tips next time we're in the uk. I'd love to put together a collection of the Robert Aickman edited Fontana Ghost Story collections at some point. Here's the rest of my pb shelf (double stacked of course). When my wife and I were buying an appt forever ago, the perfection of this spot for a built in bookcase decided it for me. #bookstodon #shelfie #vintagepaperbacks