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TITLE
FRONT COVER
BACK COVER
EXTRA IMAGE/S
AUTHOR
GENRE
DATE
PRICE
EDITION
COVER BY
NOTES
H-001
The Family Legal Adviser
Unavailable Notice
Theodore P. Kupferman (Ed.)
Nonfiction
1957
$0.60
H-002
Curious Customs of Sex and Marriage
H 002
George Ryley Scott
Nonfiction
1960
$0.60
1st ACE printing
ACE Star Edition
listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
H-003
Dara The Cypriot
H 003
Louis Paul
Historical
Fiction
1962
$0.60
1st thus
ACE Star Edition
H-004
My Lord Essex
H 004
H 004o
Olive Eckerson
Historical
Fiction
1966
$0.60
1st thus
ACE Star Edition
Original cover art for My Lord Essex
H-005
Born of The Sun
H 005
John H. Culp
Historical
Fiction
1966
$0.60
(c.1959; 1966; 1st thus)
ACE Star Edition
Born of the Sun was John Culp's first novel set in post-Civil War Texas.
H-006
Gold For The Caesars
H 006
Forence A. Seward
Historical
Fiction
1966
$0.60
1st thus
ACE Star Edition
H-007
The Restless Land
H 007
John H. Culp
Historical
Fiction
1966
$0.60
1st thus
ACE Star Edition
H-008 
The Sword of Il Grande
H 008
Will Creed
(aka William Long)
Historical
Fiction
1966
$0.60
1st thus
ACE Star Edition
H-009
Captive of Rome
H 009
H 009b
Theodora Dubois
Historical
Fiction
1966
$0.60
1st thus
Lou Marchetti
ACE Star Edition
H-010
Berlin 
Unavailable Notice
H 010alt
Theodor Plievier
Nonfiction
1966
$0.60
(c.1959; 1966)
Berlin was originally published as ACE G-371 (1959).
Alternate image of Berlin 1956 published by Curtis Books ISBN 123-09032-095
H-011
Moscow
H 011
H 011s
Theodor Plievier
Nonfiction
1966
$0.60
(c.1953; 1956; 1959; 1966)
Translated by Stuard Hood
Moscow campaign of WWII
Moscow was originally published as ACE D-194 (1956) and G-504 (1959).
H-012
Strange Mysteries of Time and Space
H 012
Harold Wilkins
Nonfiction
1966
$0.60
(c.1959; 1966)
Harold T. Wilkins. This volume was originally copyright 1958 and the first American (hardback) Edition was published in 1959 by The Citadel Press (NY).
H-013
The Mystery Monsters
H 013
Gardner Soule
Nonfiction
1966
$0.60
1st ACE printing
Listed as "Authenticated stories of bizarre members of the animal kingdom. Fully Illustrated."
H-014 
Invisible Horizons
H 014
Vincent Gaddis
Occult/
Paranormal
1966
$0.60
1st ACE printing
Vincent Gaddis gave the "Bermuda Triangle" its name in this book. This is the first book in which the term appears (Chapter 13) and predates the Charles Berlitz 1974 blockbuster The Bermuda Triangle.
H-015
The World's Best Science Fiction:: 1966
H 015
Donald A. Wollheim
and Terry Carr (Eds.)
Sci-Fi
1966
$0.60
1st ACE printing
Cosimo Scianna
Interior Illustrations by Jack Gaughan
H-016
Ghosts I've Met
H 016
Hans Holzer
Occult/
Paranormal
1966
$0.60
1st thus
Cosimo Scianna
Dr. Hans W. Holzer Footnote 1
H-017
Anatomy Of A Phenomenon
H 017
H 017b
H 017s
Jacques Vallee
Nonfiction
1966
$0.60
More on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO)
might be first paperback Edition
H-018
H-Bomb Over America
H 018
H 018b
Jeff Sutton
Sci-Fi
1967
$0.60
H-019
The IF Reader of Science Fiction
H 019
H 019b
Frederik Pohl (Ed.)
Sci-Fi
1966
$0.60
1st ACE printing
Cosimo Scianna
listed as "Complete &Unabridged"
Cover by Cosimo Scianna with title page and interior illustrations by Jack Gaughan
H-023
Arabella
H 023
H 023b
Georgette Heyer
ACE Romance
1967
$0.60
1st ACE printing
ACE Star Edition
H-024  
The Book of the Damned 
Unavailable Notice
H 024 alt
Charles Fort
Occult/
Paranormal
1967
$0.60
(c.1962; 1967)
The Book of the Damned was originally published as ACE K-156 (1962) with a preface by Donald A. Wollheim.
Alternate image for The Book Of The Damed Dover Publishing 1975
H-025
House of the Pines
H 025
Jan Tempest
(aka Irene Maude Swatridge)
ACE Gothic
Novel
1967
$0.60
(c.1946; 1967; ; 1st thus)
Lou Marchetti
ACE Star Edition
House of the Pines was originally published as a hardcover in the UK by Mills in 1946.
H-026
The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction, 13th Series 
H 026
Avram Davidson (Ed.)
Sci-Fi
1967
$0.60
1st ACE printing
H-028
Flying Saucers: A Challenge to Science
H 028
Jacques And Janine Vallee
Occult/
Paranormal
1966
$0.60
ACE Star Edition
Foreword was written by J. Allen Hynek, a consultant to the USAF for "Project Blue Book."
H-030
City
H 030
Clifford D. Simak
Sci-Fi
1967
$0.60
(c.1952; 1958; October 1967; 2nd ACE printing)
Ed Valigursky
listed as "Complete & Unbridged"
City was originally published as ACE Single D-283 (1958) using the same cover art.
H-031
Sleep In The Woods
H 031
H 031o
Dorothy Eden
Romance Novel
1960
$0.60
Shannon Stimweis
ACE Historical/Romance Novel
Original cover art for Sleep in the Woods by Dorothy Eden. Acrylic and oil on illustration board. Image size 12" x 19.5." Shannon Stimweis also provided cover art for Argosy, Boy's Life, Time, and Field and Stream magazines as well as illustrations for several children's books.
H-032
Games
H 032
Hal Elison
Occult/
Paranormal
1967
$0.60
1st ACE printing and PBO
Movie tie-in novel based upon screenplay by Gene Kearney. This screenplay was modified from a story by Curtis Harrington & George Edwards. The movie starred Katharine Ross (as Jennifer), James Caan (as Paul), and Simone Signoret.
H-033
Moon of Three Rings 
H 033
H 033o
Andre Norton
Sci-Fi
1966
$0.60
Jack Gaughan
Title page, and interior illustration by Jack Gaughan
Original preliminary cover art by Jack Gaughan for Moon of Three Rings.  Acrylic on board. 16" x 13.5."  Art editor notation (using tape) on lower right margin.  Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, Inc.
H-035
The Daughters of Ardmore Hall 
H 035
Dorothy Eden 
ACE Gothic
Novel
1967
$0.60
H-037 
The Gilded Sarcophagus
H 037
Charlotte Hunt
(aka Doris Marjorie Hodges)
ACE Gothic
Novel
1967
$0.60
1st ACE printing
H-038
The Swords of Lankhmar
H 038
Fritz Leiber
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
Jeff Jones
H-039
Eye in the Sky
H 039
Philip K. Dick
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
Kelly Freas
H-041
Into the Niger Bend
H 041
Jules Verne
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st thus
Jerome Podwil
This is a Fitzroy Edition; edited by I. O. Evans.
H-042
Why Call Them Back From Heaven?
H 042
Clifford D. Simak
Sci-Fi
1967
$0.60
1st ACE pritning
Leo and
Diane Dillon
This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
H-043
The City in the Sahara
H 043
 Jules Verne
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
Jerome Podwil
H-044
The Quiet Gentleman
H 044
Georgette Heyer
ACE Romance
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing
Charles McVicker
H-045
Venetia
Unavailable Notice
H 045 alt
Georgette Heyer
ACE Romance
1968
$0.60
(c.1958; 1963; 1968)
Venetia was originally published as ACE K-179 (1963).
Alternate image of Venetina Pan Books 1971
H-046
Look of the Eagle
H 046
Robert L. Scott Jr.
War Fiction
1966
$0.60
(c.1957; 1966;
2nd ACE printing)
Verne Tossey
listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Look of the Eagle was originally published as ACE D-234 (1957)
H-047 
The Lively Ghosts of Ireland
H 047
H 047b
Hans Holzer
Occult/
Paranormal
1967
$0.60
1st ACE printing
ACE Star Edition
Includes eight (8) illustrations by Catherine Busheoveden.
H-049
The Begum's Fortune
H 049
 Jules Verne
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st thus
Jerome Podwil
H-050
In A Glass Darkly
H 050
Jane T Caird
ACE Gothic
Novel
1968
$0.60
(c.1965; 1968)
Alternate title: Murder Reflected
H-052
Yesterday and Tomorrow
H 052
 Jules Verne
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st thus
Jerome Podwil
These three stories are the Fitzroy Editions; edited by I. O. Evans.
H-053
Progeny of the Adder
H 053
Leslie H. Whitten
Mystery
1968
$0.60
(c.1965, 1968; first thus)
Listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Interior Illustration by Jack Gaughan
This is an odd story - a detective mystery with a bit of supernatural overtones - interesting and quite readable.
H-054
Past Master
H 054
R. A. Lafferty
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing
Leo and
Diane Dillon
This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
Ralph Aloysius Lafferty (b. 1914) started his writing career at age 50. In 1973 he won a Hugo for his short story "Eurem's Dam".
H-055
On Earth and In The Sky
H 055
Willy Ley
Nonfiction
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing and PBO
Willy Ley short articles on science topics dealing with weather, astronomy, geology, and other phenomena of nature.
H-057
Rendezvous in Black
H 057
H 057o
Cornell Woolrich
Mystery
1967
$0.60
Original cover art for Rendezvous in Black. Gouache on board. 20" x 15."
H-058
The Revolving Boy
H 058
Gertrude Friedberg
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing
Leo and
Diane Dillon
This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
H-060
Carpathian Castle
H 060
Jules Verne
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
(c.1960; 1968; 1st thus)
Jerome Podwil
This is a Fitzroy Edition; edited by I. O. Evans.
Interior Illustration - sketch of H. G. Wells by Ron Miller
H-061
Death in a Mist 
H 061
Elizabeth Salter
ACE Gothic Mystery
1968
$0.60
(c.1957; 1968;
1st ACE printing)
H-062
The Lincoln Hunters
H 062
Wilson Tucker
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
(c.1958; 1968;
1st ACE printing)
Leo and
Diane Dillon
This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
Arthur Wilson Tucker Footnote 2
H-063
The Real Bonnie & Clyde 
H 063
H 063b
Miriam Allen Deford
Nonfiction
1968
$0.60
This book features 12 pages of B&W photos including Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow bodies after being gunned down.
H-064
The Flying Saucer Story
H 064
Brinsley Le Poer Trench
Nonfiction
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing
1st U.S. publication?
Trench was the chairman of the "International Committee of Sky Scouts."
H-066
The Black Path of Fear
H 066
Cornell Woolrich
Mystery
1968
$0.60
H-067
The Village in the Treetops
H 067
Jules Verne
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st thus
Jerome Podwil
This is a Fitzroy Edition; edited by I. O. Evans.
H-068
The Enigma of the Poltergeist
H 068
Raymond Bayless
Occult/
Paranormal
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing
ACE Star Edition
H-069
Knight's Keep
H 069
H 069o
Rona Randall
(aka Rona Shambrook)
ACE Gothic
Novel
1968
$0.60
1st thus
ACE Star Edition
Original cover art for Knight's Keep. Acrylic on board (20" x 15") and not signed.
H-071
Isle For A Stranger
H 071
H 071b
H 071s
Dorothy Mackie Low
(aka Lois Dorothea Low)
ACE Gothic
Novel
1968
$0.60
(c.1962; 1968; 1st thus)
Milton Lesser
Interestingly Milton Lesser also is a science fiction author.
H-072
Picnic on Paradise
H 072
Joanna Russ
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing and PBO
Leo and
Diane Dillon
This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
H-073
Swords Against Wizardy
H 073
Fritz Leiber
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing
Jeff Jones
Cover, frontspiece, and map insert by Jeff Jones
H-074
New Lands
H 074
Charles Fort
Occult/
Paranormal
1968
$0.60
ACE Star Edition
H-075
Cotillion
H 075
Georgette Heyer
ACE Romance
1968
$0.60
(c.1953; 1968;
1st ACE printing)
ACE Star Edition
H-076
April Lady
H 076
Georgette Heyer
ACE Romance
1968
$0.60
(c.1957;1964; nd;)
ACE Star Edition
April Lady was originally published as ACE K-201 (1964).
H-078
The Hunt for the Meteor
H 078
Jules Verne
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st thus
Jerome Podwil
This is a Fitzroy Edition; edited by I. O. Evans.
H-079
The Two-Timers
H 079
Bob Shaw
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing
Leo and
Diane Dillon
This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
H-080
With Murder in Mind
H 080
Jan Roffman
(aka Margaret Summerton)
Mystery
1968
$0.60
(1968; 1st thus)
H-081
Passport To The Unknown
H 081
John Macklin
Occult/
Paranormal
1968
$0.60
1st thus
ACE Star Edition
H-082
The Other Room
Unavailable Notice
H 082 alt
Jane Blackmore
ACE Gothic
Novel
1968
$0.60
Alternate image for The Other Room cover-art by Margaret Wetherbee 1966
H-083
Vampires, Werewolves, and Ghouls 
H 083
H 083b
Bernhardt J. Hurwood
Occult/
Paranormal
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing and PBO
ACE Star Edition
A somewhat rigorous examination of these topics with an introduction by Dr. David J. Garwes.
H-084
Sorceress of the Witch World
H 084
Andre Norton
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
Jeff Jones
listed as "First Book Publication"
Cover and frontspiece illustration by Jeff Jones
H-086
Synthajoy
H 086
D. G. Compton
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing
Leo and
Diane Dillon
This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
David Guy Compton (b. 1930) started in radio playwriting and moved into science fiction.
H-087
A Marriage Doctor Speaks Her Mind About Sex
Unavailable Notice
Rebecca Liswood
Self-Help
1968
$0.60
 Reprinted as ACE K-153 and K-124
H-088
Wild Talents
H 088
Charles Fort
Occult/
Paranormal
1968
$0.60
ACE Star Edition
H-089
Dimension Beyond The Known 
H 089
John Macklin
Occult/
Paranormal
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing and PBO
H-090
Swords in the Mist
H 090
Fritz Leiber
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
Jeff Jones
H-092
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. Van Vogt
H 092
A. E. Van Vogt
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
Jeff Jones
H-093
The Man In The Tricorn Hat
H 093
Delano Ames
Mystery
1960
$0.60
(1960;
1st ACE printing and PBO)
ACE Star Edition
H-094
Dwellers in the Darkness: The Enigma of the Supernatural
H 094
John Macklin
Occult/
Paranormal
1968
$0.60
1st thus
ACE Star Edition
H-096
The Sundial
H 096
Shirley Jackson
ACE Gothic
Novel
1968?
$0.60
(c.1958; 1962; nd;}
listed as "copyright to author only"
The Sundial was originally published as ACE K-166 (1962).
H-098
The Cup of Thanatos
H 098
H 098b
Charlotte Hunt
(aka Doris Marjorie Hodges)
ACE Gothic
Novel
1968
$0.60
1st thus
H-099
Prophecies on World Events by Nostradamus
H 099
H 099b
Stewart Robb
Occult/
Paranormal
1968
$0.60
ACE Star Edition
Translated and Interpreted by Stewart Robb 
H-100
 ESP and You
H 100
Hans Holzer
Occult/
Paranormal
1966
$0.60
1st ACE printing
H-101
Spring Muslin
H 101
H 101b
Georgette Heyer
ACE Romance
1968?
$0.60
(c.1956; 1966; nd;)
ACE Star Edition
Spring Muslin was originally published as ACE K-235 (1966).
H-102
Subspace Explorers
H 102
Edward E. "Doc" Smith 
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing
John Schoenherr
cover by John Schoenherr and frontspiece art by Roy G. Krenkel Jr.
H-104
The Black Curtain
H 104
Cornell Woolrich
Mystery
1968
$0.60
(1968; 1st ACE printing)
H-105
The Demon Breed
H 105
 James H. Schmitz
Sci-Fi
1968
$0.60
1st ACE printing and PBO
Leo and
Diane Dillon
This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
H-106
Perturbing Spirit
H 106
Jane H. Caird
ACE Gothic novel
1968
$0.60
ACE Star Edition
Janet Hinshaw Caird (1913-1994) was born in Malawi and also was a poet.
H-107
The Dark Gondola
H 107
H 107b
Virginia Coffman
ACE Gothic novel
1968
$0.60
ACE Star Edition
Sequel to Moura and The Beckoning.
H-108
Challenge to Reality 
H 108
John Macklin
Occult/
Paranormal
1968
$0.60
ACE Star Edition
listed as "Published for the first time in the U.S. by ACE"
H-109
The Man With Three Chins
H 109
H 109b
Delano Ames
Mystery
1965
$0.60
(1965; 1st ACE printing)
H-116
The Grand Sophy
H 116
Georgette Heyer
ACE Romance
1968?
$0.60
(c.1963; nd;
2nd ACE printing)
The Grand Sophy was originally published as ACE K-174 (1963). 

Footnotes:
1: (H-016) Dr. Hans W. Holzer (1920-2009; he often did not use the middle inital; Masters in comparative religion and a Ph.D - from London College of Applied Science - with speciality in parapsychology) was an Austrian-born paranormal pundit and prolific nonfiction author who studied the 'Amityville Horror' case and wrote two novels about it as well as supernatural fiction that includes the "Randy Knowles: Psychic Detective" series. He wrote more than 140 books on various "other side" phenomena, a number of them published by ACE Books.
 
2: (H-062) Arthur Wilson Tucker (b. 1914) was a noted fan in the 1930's and produced his own amateur magazines (fanzines) and contribute articles and letters to both professional and fan publications. His short story writing career started in the early 1940's. "The Lincoln Hunters" is probably his most recognized story.

Booknotes:
1: (H-015) Short stories collection (15) from the year 1966. Contains Arthur C. Clarke Sunjammer , Ron Goulart Calling Dr. Clockwork (Nebula Award nominee), Larry Niven Becalmed in Hell (Nebula Award nominee), Vernor Vinge Apartness, Clifford D. Simak Over the River and Through the Woods, James H. Schmitz Planet of Forgetting, Harlan Ellison "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman (winner of the 1966 Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Short Fiction), Joseph Green The Decision Makers (Nebula Award nominee), David I. Masson Traveler's Rest, Lin Carter Uncollected Works (Nebula Award nominee), Jonathon Brand Vanishing Point, R. A. Lafferty In Our Block (Nebula Award nominee), Fred Saberhagen Masque of the Red Shift (Nebula Award nominee), Christopher Anvil The Captive Djinn, and Fritz Leiber The Good New Days.
 
2: (H-019) Includes Frederik Pohl Introduction and Father of the Stars, Robert F. Young When Time Was New (c. 1964), Fred Saberhagen The Life Hater (c. 1964), Jerome Bixby Old Testament (c. 1964), A. E. van Vogt The Silkie John Brunner A Better Mousetrap (c. 1963), Jonathon Brand Long Day in Court (c. 1963), Keith Laumer Trick or Treaty (c. 1965; a "Retief" story), and Fritz Leiber The 64-Square Madhouse (c. 1962).
 
3: (H-026) Short stories from the years 1962-1964. The Golden Brick by P. M. Hubbard, Peggy and Peter Go to the Moon by Don White, Now Wakes the Sea by J. G. Ballard, Green Magic by Jack Vance, Captain Honario Harpplayer, R.N. by Harry Harrison, Treaty in Tartessas by Karen Anderson, Hunter, Come Home by Richard McKenna, McNamera's Fish by Ron Goulart, Nina Sol by Felix Marti-Ibanez, They Don't Make Life Like They Used To by Alfred Bester, What Strange Stars and Skies by Avram Davidson, Eight O'Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson, and Deluge by Zenna Henderson