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Here's another excellent survivor: Br-r-r-!, 1st edition, published in 1959 by Avon Publications, Inc. A nice anthology featuring stories by Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon, Charles Beaumont, Roald Dahl, Isaac Asimov and others.

A collector‑grade paperback is a paradox: a disposable object that somehow refused to be disposed of. Hardcovers were engineered to endure. Paperbacks were the opposite. They were printed fast, sold cheap, read hard, and treated like temporary companions. They got bent in back pockets, sun‑bleached on dashboards, and sacrificed to beach sand, subway grime, and teenage backpacks.
So when one turns up decades later with a tight spine, crisp edges, and colors that still pop, you’re not just looking at “nice condition.” You’re looking at a statistical anomaly. A survivor. A book that somehow dodged every crease, spill, and careless toss that should have ended it.
In some cases, the only realistic way to find a paperback this clean would be to fire up a time machine, step into the original shop/newsstand on release week, and pluck it off the rack before anyone had the chance to love it to death.

Here’s one of the lucky few that defied the odds and came through the decades unscathed: Blood Money by Dashiell Hammett, published by Dell in 1944.

I’ll be sharing additional pieces in the days ahead. These are all available for purchase at www.parigibooks.com

This way, you won't even need a time machine!

Original comic art for page 8? of The Tomb of Dracula #3 from the story And Out of Order Will Come -- Chaos! Pencil, ink and wash on 11 x 17" art board. Great piece with a fearsome Dracula looming over his beautiful victim, fresh bite marks on her neck. As Frank Drake and Rachel Van Helsing charge in to rescue her, the vampire dissolves into a swirling cloud of mist. Two pin holes to top edge, light toning and wear. Very good. $2500.

Italian editions of American superhero comics are a collector’s goldmine. They offer unique cover art, different editorial choices -- sometimes even exclusive stories or formats. Many runs (like L’Uomo Ragno) include issues, printings, or variants unavailable elsewhere. For collectors, that means scarcity, surprise, and a richer narrative of how global fandom shaped the mythos of superheroes.

It’s not just about owning the story -- it’s about owning its evolution in different cultures.

We always carry in stock Italian counterparts of significant American series.

Here we present a nice copy of Fantastic Four #1, published by Editoriale C***o in 1971.

Available on www.parigibooks.com

Enticed by the promise of $1,000 a week, Spider-Man storms Avengers headquarters to enlist. Fate intervenes as a shrieking alarm summons Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to battle.
A standout piece by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott showcasing Spider-Man, She-Hulk and Captain America.

Available on our site www.parigibooks.com

Parigi Books is glad to participate in the Albany Comic Con - https://albanycomicbookshow.com/
Sunday, October 26th!

I am in the process of listing a superb run of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, one of the longest-running SF magazines in the US, were many important novels appeared for the first time. (Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein in the photo below). Browse the selection at: https://www.parigibooks.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&orderBy=relevance&category_id=0&keywordsField=The+Magazine+of+Fantasy+and+Science+Fiction+

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