My 1969 Penguin edition of 'Conjure Wife', Fritz Leiber's highly original novel about the wives of academics at a university using #witchcraft to further their husbands' careers. First published in 1953. #31DaysOfHalloween #BookChatWeekly #penguinbooks #vintagepaperbacks #Penguin
My copy of the 1963 Four Square paperback edition of 'The October Country' by Ray Bradbury. I meant to post it yesterday! #RayBradbury #Bradbury #13DaysOfHalloween #BookChatWeekly #booksky #vintagepaperbacks

The Goonies, The Rolling Stones, Kung-Fu Master, Black Viking, Demons by Daylight, and teenagers Wild in the Streets!

3/1/25 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

There's no escapism like #VintagePaperbacks. Other times, places, real & imagined. Visit them now with #BonnettsBooks!

Today's feature — 18 early books from "Casca, the Eternal Warrior" series, created by Barry Sadler, composer of "The Ballad of the Green Berets." A few have Fabio covers!

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In an odd bit of serendipity, I really dug Sol Stein's The Magician when I was in high school. Somebody has it paired with one of the Pinnacle editions of one of my books on eBay. #horror #vintagepaperbacks #vintagehorror https://www.ebay.com/itm/296554684061?itmmeta=01J2GYV6Z67VY1HJY547K86EQR
Azarius by Sidney Williams & The Magician by Sol Stein, 2 1st Edition Reader PBs | eBay

Acceptable copies but not for the strict collector.

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I was asked for a larger shot of this book, The Poe Papers, in a retro paperback group. Thought it might be of interest here as we. #vintagepaperbacks

5/29/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

By request, a little flashback to a 1966 newspaper article about the shop. This story mentions Dad (Walter Bonnett) too, so – early Happy Father's Day!

We've got great Father's Day Gift ideas on hand for all types of Dads!

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5/21/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Sex & relationship advice in the 1970s was vastly superior to that of the '50s, which were better than the '30s... We should know. We've been here the whole time!
These seem a little mansplain-ish by today's standards, & probably so. Still useful, though. Maybe good for laughs!

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5/18/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

There's a pleasure in reading a rough old pulp paperback. Will new books, with generic graphics on "immortal" acid-free paper catch the interest of a reader 3 or 4 generations hence?

Older books instantly transport a reader into their stories. Texture makes the world feel real, organic, and lived-in, the art gives you a clue what's in store, & they absolutely grab your attention!

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