For collectors of pulp paperbacks from the mid-20th century, up for auction is a mixed lot of titles from the 1950s and 1950s, both fiction and nonfiction, but most of the books dealing with crime, business, gangsters, and/or New York -- with one outlier, a science fiction title. The books are a mix of fiction and nonfiction, and some appear to be first-edition paperbacks.

I'm just going to list the books in alphabetical order by author:

• Louis Auchincloss, Tales of Manhattan, Popular Library, New York, 1967
• John Christopher, The Twenty Second Century, The Lancer Science Fiction Library, New York, 1962
• Donald Henderson Clarke, Louis Beretti -- New York Hoodlum, "complete and unabridged," Avon Publicatios, New York, #575, undated but copyright 1929 and likely published in 1954
• Ian Gordon, The Big Success, "A Dell First Edition," Dell, 1956; cover by Richard Powers
• Robert H. Prall and Norton Mockridge, This Is Costello, "An Original Book -- Not a Reprint," Gold Medal Book, possibly 1951?
• Irving Shulman, The Big Brokers, Avon Publications, New York, "complete and unabridged," 1950s?
• Marcos Spinelli, The Green Flames, Bantam Books, New York, #837, "A Novel of Incredible Violence," originally published by Covici-Friede in 1937, first printing of Bantam Edition, November 1950
• Henry von Rhau, Big Sol (original title, Fraternally Yours), Pocket Books, New York, June 1950 (first published by Houghton Mifflin in 1949), "The rough and robust novel of a rowdy and rampaging rocketeer"  
• Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, "All New Stories," December 1957, published by Renown Publications, Inc., New York. Including "Lilies for the Bride," a new Mike Shayne novelet by Brett Halliday; "Murder on Her Mind," a short novel by Rufus King; and the short stories "The Affair of the Second Dracula," by John Jakes; "The Fifth One," by D. E. Forbes; "Fly Home to Betsy," by Henry Slesar; "Sky Caper," by Frederic Sinclair; "The Dangerous Decision," by John Bennett Stacey; "You Can't Buy Guts," by Curtis W. Casewit; and "Who Else, Mac?," by W. R Drobnich. 
          

The overall condition of these pulp paperbacks ranges from fair to very good. Most titles are spotted, smudged, chipped, etc., with some covers torn, corner-bent, etc. (Big Sol has part of an old price label on the back cover). Some bindings are quite loose and cracked, but all the books appear complete, with no annotations, marginalia, underlining, scribbles, etc., nor any major damage or flaws in the way of clipped or missing pages, tape repairs, water or other liquid damage, large tears, etc. Note that I did not look closely at each and every page in all the books, so I might have missed something. As with all pulp paperbacks of a great age, the pages are age-toned / yellowed / darkened, chipped, etc. Three of the books have the page edges colored red and one is yellow, but the others are uncolored and now age-toned / darkened. The books have neither a strong musty nor smoky odor.

These nine (9) pulp paperbacks from the 1950s and 1960s are being sold AS IS, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND PICTURED WITHIN. I am setting what I feel is a reasonable starting price for the auction, and there is NO RESERVE. I am also including a Buy It Now price.

Shipping and handling for the books, which will be sent in a cardboard box: $7 to U.S. addresses (via Media Mail).

Note that eBay has now instituted a shipping program whereby bidders from outside the U.S. can bid on or buy all sellers' items, and the seller sends everything to an eBay facility in the U.S. for shipping. So far, this seems to be working out well (but for one book purchased by someone in China who did not receive it, but thankfully received a prompt refund from eBay for non-delivery). 

If you want these books sent more quickly to you (e.g., via Priority Mail in the U.S.), you must request this asap after winning or purchasing them (or beforehand, if possible), and I will adjust the amount accordingly.

I will do my best to send the books out to you no more than 2-3 business days following receipt of payment (that is, when eBay informs me that your payment has been posted to or otherwise cleared in my account). 

If you are the winner or buyer of these books, PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN ONE WEEK (7 DAYS) FROM THE PURCHASE DATE. If you cannot pay within this time frame, PLEASE contact me asap so we can work something out. I'm very flexible and understanding, but I would appreciate communication from you one way or another.

PLEASE NOTE THAT RETURNS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED NOR REFUNDS MADE FOR THESE BOOKS, SO PLEASE READ MY DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY, LOOK CLOSELY AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS I’VE UPLOADED, AND ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE CONTENTS OR CONDITION OF THE TITLES. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING!

Thanks for looking, and please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions about this lot of nine vintage American paperbacks.  

FOR U.S.-BASED BIDDERS AND BUYERS ONLY, PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL HAPPILY ADJUST SHIPPING CHARGES FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!!

PLEASE NOTE THAT, IF APPLICABLE, eBAY WILL ADD ANY APPROPRIATE STATE SALES TAX TO THE INVOICE.