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BEACON PUBLICATIONS, INC.
New York, NewYork
    Emerging from the digest publications of Universal Distribution (Uni, Intimate Novels, etc.,) Beacon Books was perhaps the first exclusively sleaze paperback publisher. At first, the Beacon books swapped both stories and cover art from some of those earlier digests and presented them in the standard (4.25" x 7") paperback-size format.     Picking up from Gold Medal's lead of publishing "paperback-originals," Beacon filled out the demands for disposable cheap thrills at a critical period just after the 1954 Gathings Committee trounced the ever-more lurid cover art of the more mainstream paperback publishing houses, like Pocketbooks, Popular Library, Avon and Bantam. And at the same time, those mainstream paperback houses were starting to get subsidized by the hardcover publishers of "quality literature." A government-spurred "self-censorship" settled over the established paperback publishing industry and sensing a new void, Beacon jumped in to satisfy the thirsts of sleazy licentious hard-boiled readership.

Be sure to cross-check the "Writers" and "Artists" and "Themes" areas also!  
New books will be added as they become available.  

   

Here's an ever-growing catalog selection of Beacon and Softcover Library books.  I have not had a chance to read all of these so if you have an story info or background details you'd like to share, please send it all in and I will gratefully add your info to the files!   Enjoy!
 

SHE GOT WHAT SHE WANTED

Orrie Hitt
B 101 (1954)
NEAR FINE
$75
buy!
PAWN

Fan Nichols
B 102 (1954)
NEAR FINE
$50
buy!
ROOMING HOUSE

Fred Malloy
B 103 (1954)
FINE MINUS
$40
buy!
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Orrie Hitt
104 (1954)
GOOD
$10/SOLD
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STABLE BOY

Adam Rebel
B 107 (1954)
NEAR FINE
$30/SOLD
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GUTTER GANG

Jay De Bekker
B 108 (1954)
NEAR FINE
$30/SOLD
buy!
PICK-UP

Charles Willeford
B 109 (1955)
FINE MINUS
$350
buy!
KEYHOLE PEEPER

Jay de Bekker
B 110 (1955)
VERY GOOD ONLY
$18
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John Jakes
115 (1956)
VERY GOOD PLUS
$18
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SHACK BABY

Lon Williams
136 (1956)
FINE MINUS
$35
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PUSHOVER

Orrie Hitt
BB 139 (1956)
VERY GOOD PLUS or better
$25
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FOOTLOOSE FRAULEIN

Hans Habe
BB 147 (1956)
NEAR FINE
$35
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Orrie Hitt
BB151 (1957)
VERY GOOD PLUS
$20
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Orrie Hitt
153 (1957)
FINE MINUS
$30/SOLD
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SINFUL VIRGIN

John B. Thompson
154 (1957)
FINE MINUS
$35/SOLD
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Joe Weiss
B155 (1957)
VERY GOOD PLUS
$25
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BACK OF TOWN

Herbert Pruett
B161 (1958)
VERY GOOD PLUS or better
$25
buy!
HILL HOYDEN

Lon Williams
B162 (1958)
VERY GOOD PLUS OR BETTER
$30
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I MADE MY BED

Celia Hye
B188 (1958)
FINE MINUS/UNREAD
$35
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Clement Wood
BB189 (1951)
VERY GOOD PLUS
$16
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J.C. Priest
B192 (1957)
FINE MINUS
$20/SOLD
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Daoma Winston
B193 (1957)
VERY GOOD PLUS
$16/SOLD
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THE CHEAT

Orrie Hitt
B 206 (1957)
NEAR FINE
$35
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NUDIST CAMP

Orrie Hitt
B 212 (1957)
NEAR FINE
$35
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Randy Salem
B223 (1959)
FINE
$35/SOLD
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PRIVATE CLUB

Orrie Hitt
B 232 (1957)
NEAR FINE
$35
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Don Morro
B244 (1959)
FINE MINUS
$18
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SIN DOLL

Orrie Hitt
B 254 (1959)
VERY GOOD MINUS
$10/SOLD
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MAKE SURE I WIN

Barry Devlin
B 255 (1957)
NEAR FINE
$35
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TROUBLED STAR

George O. Smith
B 256 (1957)
NEAR FINE OR BETTER
$65
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PAGAN PASSIONS

Garrett and Harris
263 (1957)
FINE MINUS
$60
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STRANGE THIRSTS

Michael Norday
B 264 (1957)
FINE MINUS
$30
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Orrie Hitt
B274 (1959)
VERY GOOD
$14/SOLD
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POUND OF FLESH

Simms Albert
B 287 (1960)
NEAR FINE
$25
buy!
SCARLETT CITY

Winchell Barry
B 290 (1960)
NEAR FINE
$30
buy!
STATION-WAGON WIVES

Janet Pritchard
B 293 (1960)
NEAR FINE
$30
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Gordon Semple
B297 (1960)
FINE
$20/SOLD
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A.E. van VOGT
298 (1960)
FINE / UNREAD
$95
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John Burton Thompson
B301 (1960)
FINE MINUS / UNREAD
$18
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PLEASURE ALLEY

Ralph Carter
B 307 (1960)
FINE MINUS
$35
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THE HAYLOFT

Gregory Swanson
B 320 (1960)
FINE MINUS
$35
buy!
WANTON

Ben Smith
B 323 (1960)
NEAR FINE
$30
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CALL ME BAD

Orrie Hitt
B 332 (1960)
FINE MINUS
$40
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TRAMP GIRL

Thomas Stone
B 349 (1960)
VERY GOOD MINUS
$10
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STRANGER IN MY BED

Giles A. Lutz
B 353 (1960)
NEAR FINE
$20
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Norman Bligh
B 363 (1960)
VERY GOOD
$10
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George Jones
B373 (1957)
VERY GOOD PLUS
$18
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LUST IN PARADISE

William Vaneer
B 385 (1960)
NEAR FINE
$40
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Florence Stonebraker
B388 (1961)
FINE MINUS / UNREAD
$15/SOLD
buy!
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Wright Williams
B391 (1961)
VERY GOOD PLUS
$15
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SUMMER WIDOW

Florence Stonebraker
B 394(1960)
FINE MINUS
$40
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LADIES' MANS

Orrie Hitt
B 395(1960)
FINE MINUS
$40
buy!
GIRL ON A COUCH

Manning Stokes
B 409 F(1960)
FINE MINUS
$40
buy!
LEND ME YOUR WIFE

James Layne
B 413 F(1960)
FINE MINUS
$40
buy!
TOO MUCH WOMAN

Elliott Gilbert
B 419 F(1960)
NEAR FINE or better
$30
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WEEKEND WIFE

Ben Elliott
B 423 Y (1960)
FINE MINUS or better
$35
buy!
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Norman Bligh
B427B (1961)
NEAR FINE
$18
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Robert Turner
B432 (1961)
FINE / UNREAD
$20/SOLD
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THE LUSTING HOURS

Curt Donovan
B 437 Y(1960)
FINE MINUS or better
$40
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HOUSE PARTY

Dominique Napier
B 439 F(1960)
FINE MINUS
$35
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BLONDE DYNAMITE

Louis Lorraine
B 458 F(1960)
FINE MINUS
$40
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Dean McCoy
B844X (1961)
FINE / UNREAD
$20/SOLD
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Val Munroe
B470F (1962)
GOOD MINUS
$5
buy!
SECOND-TIME WOMAN

Elaine Dorain
B 479 F(1960)
FINE MINUS
$40
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Elaine Dorian
B499F (1962)
NEAR FINE / UNREAD
$18
buy!
WOMAN ALONE

Gabrielle Vincent
B 501 F(1960)
FINE MINUS
$35
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George Savage
B521F (1961)
NEAR FINE
$14/SOLD
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THE MARRIAGE BED

Laura Hale
B 527 F(1962)
NEAR FINE
$25
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L.T. Woodward, M.D.
B529F (1962)
FINE MINUS / UNREAD
$22
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Dan Temple
B533F (1962)
FINE MINUS / UNREAD
$20
buy!
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Elaine Dorian
B535F (1962)
FINE / UNREAD
$20/SOLD
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YESTERDAY'S VIRGIN
John Furlough
B 543 F(1962)
FINE MINUS
$35
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Max Day
B547F (1962)
NEAR FINE
$12
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WOMAN'S DOCTOR
Terry James
B 553 F (1962)
VERY GOOD MINUS
$8
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Lee Richards
B581F (1963)
NEAR FINE / UNREAD
$16/SOLD
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COUNTRY CLUB CONFIDENTIAL
Lee Brill
B 594 F(1962)
FINE MINUS
$35
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Ken Barry
B597F (1963)
NEAR FINE
$10
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Sheldon Lord
B603F (1963)
FINE MINUS / UNREAD
$20/SOLD
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A WOMAN'S WANTS
Lee Thomas
B 604 F (1963)
NEAR FINE
$25
buy!
PAID LOVER
Will Dare
B 613 F (1963)
FINE MINUS
$30
buy!
NEW WIDOW
Rick Holmes
B 620 F (1963)
FINE MINUS
$35
buy!
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Brian O'Bannon
B652F (1963)
VERY GOOD PLUS
$12
buy!
THE EAGER BEAVERS
Lee Richards
B 628 F (1963)
FINE MINUS
$35
buy!
THE STRANGEST MARRIAGE
Brian Black
B 638 F (1963)
FINE MINUS
$35
buy!
THESE WOMEN
Herb Roberts
B 640 F (1963)
FINE MINUS
$35
buy!
YOUNG WIFE
Fern Burke
B 789 X (1964)
FINE MINUS
$35
buy!
THE ONE-NIGHTER
Dan Bartell
B 844 X (1965)
FINE MINUS
$35
buy!
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Orrie Hitt
B847X (1965)
NEAR FINE / UNREAD
$12
buy!
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Matt Harding
B857X (1965)
VERY GOOD PLUS
$10
buy!
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Anthony Naylor
B872X (1965)
VERY GOOD PLUS OR BETTER
$25
buy!
SECOND-YEAR INTERN
Val Munroe
B 950 X (1965)
VERY GOOD PLUS
$20
buy!
CHECK OUT THIS BOOK!

Sheldon Lord
B1018X (1967)
VERY GOOD
$12
buy!
SPLIT LEVEL LOVE
Carlton Gibbs
B 1057 S (1965)
NEAR FINE or better
$25
buy!
CHECK OUT THIS BOOK!

Dean McCoy
S75105 (1965)
FINE MINUS / UNREAD
$16/SOLD
buy!
THE EXHIBITIONIST
Lillian Preston
B 1101 S (1965)
FINE MINUS
$35
buy!
SEX OFF LIMITS

George Simon
S75131 (1965)
FINE MINUS / UNREAD
$16
buy!
THE SEX LADDER

Anthony Gordon
S75164 (1965)
FINE MINUS / UNREAD
$18
buy!
SEX FEVER

Val Munroe
S75165 (1965)
FINE MINUS / UNREAD
$18
buy!
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John Burton Thompson
S75178 (1965)
FINE MINUS / UNREAD
$10
buy!
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Sheldon Lord (Lawrence Block)
S95189 (1970)
FINE MINUS / UNREAD
$30/SOLD
buy!

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Condition Grades

There's a standard bookseller vocabulary, with terms like Fine, Very Good, Good and Poor to assess condition (to see these terms defined, click on the link above).  Most of my books are in Very Good or better condition, and I tend to overemphasize their flaws so that any surprise is a pleasant one.  Feel free to ask questions, and if the book isn't in the condition described, you may return it for a full refund. 

Wants Lists

If I don't have the book you seek in stock, I will retain your book search in my wants files and email you when I do have a copy for sale. If you don't hear back from me immediately, that probably means I don't have a copy right now.  But fear not,  I keep extensive files and never stop looking....  so send me your request;  you've got nothing to lose!

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