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  TITLE FRONT COVER BACK COVER EXTRA IMAGE/S AUTHOR GENRE DATE PRICE EDITION COVER BY NOTES
M-116 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Tenth Series M 116 Robert P. Mills (Ed.) Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
1st ACE printing
 Jack Gaughan listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Booknote 1
M-119 Journey to the Center of the Earth  M 119 Jules Verne Sci-Fi 1965 $0.45
(c. 1956; 1959; 1963;  1965,
4th ACE printing)
   Journey to the Center of the Earth was originally published as ACE Single D-155 (1956), D-397 (nd; probably 1959) and F-191 (1963). This is an example of the ACE "Science Fiction Classic' series. All of these are listed as a "New Modern Translation."
M-132 The King in Yellow  M 132 M 132b Robert W. Chambers Horror 1965 $0.45
Jack Gaughan listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Collection of 10 horror stories in the genre of H. P. Lovecraft. This novel was later published in an abridged editiion titled The Mask and Other Stories.
M-137 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Eleventh Series M 137 Robert P. Mills (Ed.) Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
1st ACE printing
 Bob Schinella Stories by Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, Clifford D Simak, Charles G Finney, Cordwainer Smith, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Gordon Dickson, and Avram Davidson The Sources of the Nile.
M-142 Doppelgangers  M 142 H. F. Heard Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1947; 1966)
 Jerome Podwil listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Henry Fitzgerald Heard (1889-1971) was a British author, philospher, and pre-war II science commentator for the BBC who moved to the United States in 1937.
M-143 Islands of Space M 143 John W. Campbell Sci-Fi 1965 $0.45
McKeon listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
M-144 Trigger Trio M 144 Ernest Haycox Western 1966 $0.45
Gerald McConnell listed as "First Book Publication"
This volume is a collection of 3 short novellas: The Fighting Call, The Octopus of Pilgrim Valley, and Ride Out!
M-145 The Patient At Tonesburry Manor  M 145 Elizabeth Kellier
(aka Elizabeth Kelly)		 ACE Nurse Gothic Novel 1966 $0.45
(c.1964; 1966)
   listed as "First Book Publication"
M-146 Cracked Again M 146 Anonymous Humor 1966 $0.45
1st ACE printing and PBO
 John Severin John Severin Footnote 1
The other "Cracked" ACE Book editions are K-111, T-135, and T-136.
M-147 The Stars Are Ours! M 147 Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1955; 1963; 1966)
 Ed Valigursky listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
The Stars Are Ours! was originally published as ACE Double D-121 (1955) bound with Sam Merwin Jr's 3 Faces of Time. It was also printed as ACE Special Edition D-121 (1955). All of these editions use the same cover art.
M-148 Star Born M 148 Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1958; 1963; 1966 )
 Ed Emschwiller listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Star Born (the sequel to The Stars Are Ours!) was originally published as ACE Double D-299 (1958) bound with H. Beam Piper's and John J. McGuire's A Planet For Texans. It was also published as ACE Single F-192 (1963) using the same cover art.
M-149 The Eyes of the Overworld M 149 Jack Vance
(aka John Holbrook Vance)		 Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
Jack Gaughan listed as "First Book Publication"
cover and interior illustration by Jack Gaughan
Original cover art by Jack Gaughan for The Eyes of the Overworld. Acrylic on board (20" x 16"). Signed lower center right.
M-150 The Defiant Agents M 150 Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1963; 1966,
2nd ACE printing)
 Ed Emschwiller listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
The Defiant Agents was orginally published as ACE Single F-183 (1963) with the same Emsh cover art.
M-151 The Last Planet  M 151 Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1958; 1959; 1962; 1966)
 Barton listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
original title: Star Rangers
Booknote 2
M-152 King of the World's Edge  M 152  H. Warner Munn Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1939; 1966)
 Jack Gaughan listed as "First Book Publication"
cover, title page, and interior illustration by Jack Gaughan
Although this is the first book publication, it was originally published as a serial in Weird Tales in 1939.
M-153 The Weapon Makers M 153 A. E. Van Vogt Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1947; 1966)
 Jack Gaughan listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
M-154 Invaders From the Infinite M 154 John W. Campbell Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
Gray Morrow listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
M-155 Four For Tomorrow M 155 Roger Zelazny Sci-Fi 1967 $0.45
Jack Gaughan listed as "First Book Publication"
Four short novelettes by Zelazny with an Introduction by Theodore Sturgeon. Includes The Furies, The Graveyard Heart, The Doors of His Face, The Lambs of His Mouth, and A Rose for Ecclesiastes.
M-156 Key Out Of Time M 156 Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1964; 1966)
 Ed Emschwiller listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Cover by Emsh and interior illustration by Jack Gaughan
The Key Out Of Time was orginally published as ACE Single F-287 (1964).
M-157 Star Gate M 157 Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1956; 1963; 1966)
 Ed Emschwiller listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Star Gate was originally published as ACE Double D-199 (1956) bound with Poul Anderson's Planet of No Return. It was also published as ACE single F-231 (1963). The editions use the same cover art.
M-158 The Proud Riders M 158 Brian Wynne
(aka Brian Garfield)		 Western 1967 $0.45
  listed as "First Book Publication"
A "Marshal Jeremy Six" story.
M-159 Down East Nurse M 159 Sylvia Lloyd ACE Nurse Romance 1966 $0.45 
Koenig listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Original title: Dr. Walker's People
M-160 Trail of Lost Skulls M 160 Nelson Nye Western 1967 $0.45
Gerald McConnell listed as "First Book Publication"
M-161 Nurse at Moorcroft Manor M 161 Sharon Heath ACE Nurse Gothic Novel 1966 $0.45 
  listed as "First Book Publication"
M-162 Edge of Time M 162 David Grinnell
(aka Donald A. Wollheim)		 Sci-Fi $0.45
(c.1959; 1967;
2nd ACE printing)
 Kelly Freas listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Edge of Time was originally published as ACE Double D-362 (1959) bound with John Brunner's The 100th Millenium.
M-163 The Wolver  M 163 Ray Hogan Western 1967 $0.45
Gerald McConnell listed as "First Book Publication"
M-164 Cross Country Nurse M 164 Suzanne Roberts ACE Nurse Romance 1966  $0.45
  listed as "First Book Publication"
M-165 Worlds of the Imperium M 165 Keith Laumer Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c. 1962; 1966;
2nd ACE printing) 
 Ed Valigursky listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Worlds of the Imperium was originally published in ACE Double F-127 (1962) bound with Marion Zimmer Bradley's Seven From the Stars.
Footnotes:
1: (M-146) John Severin was an artist for EC comics in the early 1950s, mainly for their war titles such as "Two-Fisted Tales." He was also one of the five original MAD artists (along with Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Wally Wood, and Jack Davis), contributing art to nine of the first ten issues, and later became the main artist for the MAD imitation magazine, the much maligned "Cracked."
Booknotes:
1: (M-116) This volume includess such stories as Poul Anderson's The Martyr, John Collier's Man Overboard, Daniel Keyes' Crazy Maro, Ward Moore's The Fellow Who Married The Maxill Girl, and Jane Rice's The Rainbow Gold.
 
2: (M-151) The Last Planet was originally published in ACE Double D-096 (1955) bound with Alan E. Nourse's A Man Obsessed. It was also released as an ACE Special Edition (single) D-96 (1955) and reprinted as ACE F-366 (nd). All of these editions use the same cover art by Baron.