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"ACE Double" Paperbacks

M 100 label M-100 to M-141 M 141 label

 

 Footnote = Note about the Author or Artist  /  Booknote = Note about that edition.

    TITLE FRONT (A) BACK (B) AUTHOR GENRE DATE PRICE COVER BY NOTES
M-
100a
Gun Junction
M 100a
M 100b
Barry Cord
Western - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Gerald McConnell
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
100b
A Man Named Raglan
John Callahan
Western - dbl.
1964
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
101a
People Of The Talisman
M 101a
M 101b
Leigh Brackett
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Ed Emshwiller
128pg
listed as "First Book Publication"
reprinted as ACE 75781, 1971
M-
101b
The Secret Of Sinharat
Leigh Brackett
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Ed Emshwiller
95pg
listed as "Complete Novel"
reprinted as ACE 75781, 1971
M-
102a
Hoodoo Guns
M 102a
M 102b
Ray Hogan
Western - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Gerald McConnell
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
102b
Trouble At Hangdog Flats
Rod Patterson
Western - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Gerald McConnell
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
103a
Exile From Xanadu
M 103a
M 103b
Lan Wright 
(aka: Lionel Percy Wright)
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Ed Emshwiller
137pg - listed as "First Book Publication"
Exile From Xanadu is the last Ed Emshwiller cover for ACE Doubles, however some later volumes have interior illustrations by Ed Emshwiller.
M-
103b
The Golden People
Fred Saberhagen
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
113pg
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
104a
Land Beyond The Law
M 104a
M 104b
Dan J. Stevens
Western - dbl.
1964
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
104b
Sidewinder Showdown
Tom West
Western - dbl.
1964
$0.45
listed as "Complete Novel"
Note (for Sidewinder Showdown) the offset location for the Letter-Number series and the price on this volume.
M-
105a
Message From The Eocene
M 105a
M 105b
Margaret St. Clair
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
114pg - Original preliminary cover-art for Message From The EoceneNote that this preliminary art was matted by Jack Gaughan and (in his cursive script) titled "Guidebook From Space."
M-
105b
Three Worlds Of Futurity
Margaret St. Clair
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
142pg - cover-art by Jack Gaughan
Includes: The Everlasting Food, Idris' Pig, The Rages, Roberta and The Island of the Hands
M-
106a
The Blind Trail
M 106a
M 106b
Reese Sullivan
Western - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Gerald McConnell
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
106b
Ride Of Fury
Tim Kelly
Western - dbl.
1964
$0.45
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
107a
The Coils Of Time
M 107a
M 107b
A. Bertram Chandler
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
128pg
reprinted as ACE 11451, 1972
M-
107b
Into The Alternate Universe
A. Bertram Chandler
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1964
$0.45
Ed Valigursky
128pg
reprinted as ACE 11451, 1972
M-
108a
Gunfire Heritage
M 108a
M 108b
Rod Patterson
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
108b
Warpath West
Wayne C. Lee
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Gerald McConnell
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
109a
The Ship That Sailed The Time Stream
M 109a
M 109b
G. C. Edmondson
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
167pg
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
109b
Stranger Than You Think
G. C. Edmondson
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
87pg - G. C. Edmondson Footntoe 1
Includes: The Misfit; From Caribou to Carry Nation; The Galactic Calabash; The Sign of the Goose; The Country Boy; The World Must Never Know; and The Third Bubble
M-
110a
Bushwack Brand
M 110a
M 110b
Tom West 
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
110b
Wolf On Horseback
Merle Constiner
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
111a
Fugitive Of The Stars
M 111a
M 111b
Edmond Hamilton
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
116pg - listed as "First Book Publication"
Original preliminary cover-art for Fugitive of the StarsNote that this preliminary art was matted by Jack Gaughan and (in his cursive script) titled "Fugitive of the Stars."
M-
111b
Land Beyond The Map
Kenneth Bulmer
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jerome Podwil
136pg -  listed as "Complete Novel"
Land Beyond the Map is the first cover by Jerome Podwil for ACE Doubles.
M-
112a
Gun Feud At Tiedown
M 112a
M 112b
Nelson Nye
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Gerald McConnell
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
112b
Rogue"s Rendezvous
Nelson Nye
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
113a
Off Center: A Scintillating Science-Fiction Collection
M 113a
M 113b
Damon Knight
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
141pg
Contains; What Rough Beast; The Second-Class Citizen; Be My Guest; God’s Nose; and Catch That Martian
Illustrations by Jack Gaughan
M-
113b
The Rithian Terror
Damon Knight
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
11pg - listed as "Complete Novel"
Originally titled Double Meaning in Startling Stories, 1953
M-
114a
Lynch Law Canyon
M 114a
M 114b
Frank Wynne
(aka: Brian Garfield)
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
114b
Stampede On Farway Pass
Stephen Payne
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
115a
Enigma From Tantalus
M 115a
M 115b
John Brunner
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
John Schoenherr
102pg
M-
115b
The Repairmen Of Cyclops
John Brunner
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
150pg
M-
117a
Our Man In Space
M 117a
M 117b
Bruce W. Ronald
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Ed Valigursky
131pg
M-
117b
Ultimatum In 2050 A.D.
Jack Sharkey 
(aka: John Michael Sharkey)
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
120pg
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
118a
Guns At Q Cross
M 118a
M 118b
Merle Constiner
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
118b
The Toughest Town In The Territory
Tom West
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
120a
Ambush At Yuma"s Chimney
M 120a
M 120b
Nelson Nye
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
120b
Ride The Wild Land
John Callahan
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
121a
Alpha Yes, Terra No! 
M 121a
M 121b
Emil Petaja
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
156pg
listed as "First Book Publication"
Emil Petaja Footntoe 2
M-
121b
The Ballad Of Beta-2
Samuel R. Delany
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Ed Valigursky
96pg
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
122a
Outlaw Brand
M 122a
M 122b
William Vance
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "Complete and Unabridged"
M-
122b
Tall For A Texan
Roger G. Spellman
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jerome Podwil
listed as "First Book Publication"
Original cover-art for Tall For A Texan
M-
123a
The Altar On Asconel
M 123a
M 123b
John Brunner
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Gray Morrow
143pg
listed as "First Book Publication"
The Altar On Asconel was the first ACE Double cover by Gray Morrow.
M-
123b
Android Avenger
Ted White
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Ed Valigursky
114pg - listed as "Complete Novel"
Ted White Footntoe 3
Android Avenger was the last ACE Double cover by Ed Valigursky until 1973.
M-
124a
Battle At Rattlesnake Pass
M 124a
M 124b
Tom West
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
124b
Trail Of The Vanishing Ranchers
Stephen Payne
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
125a
Monsters In Orbit 
M 125a
M 125b
Jack Vance 
(aka: John Holbrook Vance)
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
119pg
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
125b
The World Between And Other Stories
Jack Vance 
(aka: John Holbrook Vance)
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
134pg
Contains; The World Between, The Moon Moth, The Men Return, The Devil on Salvation Bluff, and Brain of the Galaxy
M-
126a
Brother Badman
M 126a
M 126b
Ben Elliott
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
126b
Valley Of Savage Men
Harry Whittington
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
127a
The Water Of Thought
M 127a
M 127b
Fred Saberhagen
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
117pg
listed as "Complete Novel"
Fred Thomas Saberhagen Footntoe 4
M-
127b
We, The Venusians
John Rackham 
(aka: John T. Phillifent)
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
138pg
 listed as "First Book Publication"
John T. Phillifent Footntoe 5
M-
128a
Nemesis Of Circle A
M 128a
M 128b
Reese Sullivan
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "Complete Novel"
Original cover-art for The Nemesis of Circle A
M-
128b
The Night It Rained Bullets
Brian Wynne
(aka: Brian Garfield)
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
129a
The Alternate Martians
M 129a
M 129b
A. Bertram Chandler
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
129pg
listed as "First Book Publication"
Interior illustrations by Jack Gaughan
M-
129b
Empress Of Outer Space
A. Bertram Chandler
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jerome Podwil
127pg
listed as "Complete Novel"
Interior illustrations by Jack Gaughan
M-
130a
Half-Injun, Half-Wildcat
M 130a
M 130b
John Callahan
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
M-
130b
Outcast Of Ute Bend
Clement Hardin
(aka: Dwight Bennett Newton)
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jerome Podwil
M-
131a
Behold The Stars
M 131a
M 131b
Kenneth Bulmer
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
131b
Planetary Agent X
Mack Reynolds
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
listed as "Complete Novel"
Dallas McCord "Mack" Reynolds Footntoe 6
M-
133a
The Caves Of Mars
M 133a
M 133b
Emil Petaja
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Alex Schomburg
125pg - listed as "First Book Publication"
The Caves of Mars is the only ACE Double cover done by Alex Schomburg.
M-
133b
Space Mercenaries
A. Bertram Chandler
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Gray Morrow
131pg
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
134a
Lost Loot Of Kittycat Ranch
M 134a
M 134b
Tom West
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
134b
Saddle The Wind
Lin Searles
Western - dbl.
1965
$0.45
Gerald McConnell
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
135a
The Mad Metropolis
M 135a
M 135b
Philip E. High
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1966
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
142pg
listed as "Complete Novel"
Philip Empson High Footntoe 7
M-
135b
Space Captain
Murray Leinster 
(aka: Will F. Jenkins)
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1966
$0.45
Gray Morrow
112pg
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
136a
The Marshall Of Pioche
M 136a
M 136b
Nelson Nye
Western - dbl.
1966
$0.45
M-
136b
Panhandle Pistolero
Ray Hogan
Western - dbl.
1966
$0.45
M-
138a
Call Me Hazard
M 138a
M 138b
Frank Wynne
(aka: Brian Garfield)
Western - dbl.
1966
$0.45
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
138b
The Rincon Trap
Dean Owen
(aka: Dudley Dean Mcgaughty)
Western - dbl.
1966
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
139a
Empire Star
M 139a
M 139b
Samuel R. Delany
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1966
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
102pg
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
139b
The Tree Lord Of Imeton
Tom Purdom
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1966
$0.45
John Schoenherr
152pg
listed as "First Book Publication"
Thomas Edward Purdom Footnote 8
M-
140a
Deadly Like A .45
M 140a
M 140b
Reese Sullivan
Western - dbl.
1966
$0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
140b
Last Stage To Gomorrah
Barry Cord
Western - dbl.
1966
$0.45
Jerome Podwil
listed as "Complete Novel"
M-
141a
The Brains Of Earth
M 141a
M 141b
Jack Vance 
(aka: John Holbrook Vance)
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1966
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
108pg
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-
141b
The Many Worlds Of Magnus Ridolph
Jack Vance 
(aka: John Holbrook Vance)
Sci-Fi - dbl.
1966
$0.45
Jack Gaughan
146pg - listed as "First Book Publication"
Contains; The Unspeakable McInch, The Howling Bounders, The King of Thieves, The Spa of the Stars, Coup de Grace, and The Kokod Warriors

 


Footnotes:

1: G. C. Edmondson was the working name of science fiction author Garry Edmonson (full name "José Mario Garry Ordoñez Edmondson y Cotton") (October 11, 1922 in Washington state – December 14, 1995 in San Diego, California). According to the obituary published in Locus Magazine, Edmondson was born in Rachauchitlán, Tabasco, Mexico. During World War II he served as a U. S. Marine. Although generally called a science fiction writer, he wrote Westerns using the names Kelly P. Gast, J. B. Masterson, and Jack Logan. As he could also speak six languages he did translating work as well. His science fiction career began during 1955 with a story in the magazine Astounding. He later produced several novels which gained some note for their interest in time travel and Latin America. Several writers, including Gardner Dozois, tend to consider him as a neglected author.

2: Emil Petaja (12 April 1915 – 17 August 2000) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer whose career spanned seven decades. He was the author of 13 published novels, nearly 150 short stories, numerous poems, and a handful of books and articles on various subjects. Though he wrote science fiction, fantasy, horror stories, detective fiction, and poetry, Petaja considered his work part of an older tradition of "weird fiction." Petaja was also a small press publisher. In 1995, he was named the first ever Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction Writers of America. Of Finnish descent, Petaja's best known works are a series of science fiction novels based on the Kalevala, the Finnish verse epic. Petaja's series brought him readers from around the world, while his particular mythological approach to science fiction has been discussed in scholarly publications and included in related anthologies.

3: Ted White (born February 4, 1938) is a Hugo Award-winning American science fiction writer, editor and fan, as well as a music critic. In addition to books and stories written under his own name, he has also co-authored novels with Dave van Arnam as Ron Archer, and with Terry Carr as Norman Edwards.

4: Fred Thomas Saberhagen (May 18, 1930 – June 29, 2007) was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction short stories and novels. Saberhagen also wrote a series of vampire novels in which the famous Dracula is the main protagonist, and a series of post-apocalyptic mytho-magical novels beginning with his popular Empire of the East series and continuing through a long series of Swords and Lost Swords novels.

5: John T. Phillifent wrote SF from the mid-1950's to the early 1970's, and died in 1976. Most of his work was published under the pen-name "John Rackham" He claimed to reserve his best work for publication under his own name, some of those starting to appear in the mid 1960's in Analog (formerly Astounding), and a half-dozen books under his name in the 1970's (including 2 Ace Doubles.) Phillifent followed the inventor of the Ace Double (Donald A. Wollheim) to the new company (DAW Books) he formed in 1972 when he left Ace Books.

6: Dallas McCord "Mack" Reynolds (November 11, 1917 – January 30, 1983) was an American science fiction writer. His pen names included Dallas Ross, Mark Mallory, Clark Collins, Dallas Rose, Guy McCord, Maxine Reynolds, Bob Belmont, and Todd Harding. His work focused on socioeconomic speculation, usually expressed in thought-provoking explorations of utopian societies from a radical, sometime satiric perspective. He was a popular author from the 1950s to the 1970s, especially with readers of science fiction and fantasy magazines. Reynolds was the first author to write an original novel based upon the 1966-1969 NBC television series Star Trek. The book, Mission to Horatius (1968), was aimed at young readers.

7: Philip Empson High was an English science fiction author. Born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire on 28 April 1914 his writing career spanned over 50 years before his death in Canterbury, Kent on 9 August, 2006.

8: Thomas Edward Purdom (born 1936) is an American writer best known for science fiction and nonfiction. His story Fossil Games was a nominee for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 2000. He has also done music criticism since 1988. His works have been translated into German, Chinese, Burmese, Russian, and Czech.