ACE Books Archive - ACE Singles H Series

ACE Single Title Paperbacks

Series -H

NUMBER	TITLE	FRONT COVER	COVER BY	BACK COVER	EXTRA IMAGE/S	AUTHOR	GENRE	DATE	PRICE	EDITION	NOTES
H-001	The Family Legal Adviser					Theodore P. Kupferman (Ed.)	Nonfiction	1957	$0.60
H-002	Curious Customs of Sex and Marriage					George Ryley Scott	Nonfiction	1960	$0.60	1st ACE printing	ACE Star Edition listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
H-003	Dara The Cypriot					Louis Paul	Historical Fiction	1962	$0.60	1st thus	ACE Star Edition
H-004	My Lord Essex					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					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					Forence A. Seward	Historical Fiction	1966	$0.60	1st thus	ACE Star Edition
H-007	The Restless Land					John H. Culp	Historical Fiction	1966	$0.60	1st thus	ACE Star Edition
H-008	The Sword of Il Grande					Will Creed (aka William Long)	Historical Fiction	1966	$0.60	1st thus	ACE Star Edition
H-009	Captive of Rome		Lou Marchetti			Theodora Dubois	Historical Fiction	1966	$0.60	1st thus	ACE Star Edition
H-010	Berlin					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					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					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					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					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		Cosimo Scianna			Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr (Eds.)	Sci-Fi	1966	$0.60	1st ACE printing	Interior Illustrations by Jack Gaughan 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.
H-016	Ghosts I've Met		Cosimo Scianna			Hans Holzer	Occult/ Paranormal	1966	$0.60	1st thus	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.
H-017	Anatomy Of A Phenomenon					Jacques Vallee	Nonfiction	1966	$0.60		More on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) might be first paperback Edition
H-018	H-Bomb Over America					Jeff Sutton	Sci-Fi	1967	$0.60		Jefferson Howard Sutton (b. 1913) studied at San Diego State College (now University of California - San Diego), served in the United States Marine Corps, and has been a photographer and newsman. Another part of his career was devoted to research into survival at high altitudes.
H-019	The IF Reader of Science Fiction		Cosimo Scianna			Frederik Pohl (Ed.)	Sci-Fi	1966	$0.60	1st ACE printing	listed as "Complete &Unabridged" Cover by Cosimo Scianna with title page and interior illustrations by Jack Gaughan 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).
H-023	Arabella					Georgette Heyer	ACE Romance	1967	$0.60	1st ACE printing	ACE Star Edition
H-024	The Book of the Damned					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.
H-025	House of the Pines		Lou Marchetti			Jan Tempest (aka Irene Maude Swatridge)	ACE Gothic Novel	1967	$0.60	(c.1946; 1967; ; 1st thus)	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, 13^th Series					Avram Davidson (Ed.)	Sci-Fi	1967	$0.60	1st ACE printing	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
H-028	Flying Saucers: A Challenge to Science					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		Ed Valigursky			Clifford D. Simak	Sci-Fi	1967	$0.60	(c.1952; 1958; October 1967; 2nd ACE printing)	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		Shannon Stimweis			Dorothy Eden	Romance Novel	1960	$0.60		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		Photo			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		Jack Gaughan			Andre Norton	Sci-Fi	1966	$0.60		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					Dorothy Eden	ACE Gothic Novel	1967	$0.60
H-037	The Gilded Sarcophagus					Charlotte Hunt (aka Doris Marjorie Hodges)	ACE Gothic Novel	1967	$0.60	1st ACE printing
H-038	The Swords of Lankhmar		Jeff Jones			Fritz Leiber	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60
H-039	Eye in the Sky		Kelly Freas			Philip K. Dick	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60
H-041	Into the Niger Bend		Jerome Podwil			Jules Verne	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st thus	This is a Fitzroy Edition; edited by I. O. Evans.
H-042	Why Call Them Back From Heaven?		Leo and Diane Dillon			Clifford D. Simak	Sci-Fi	1967	$0.60	1st ACE pritning	This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
H-043	The City in the Sahara		Jerome Podwil			Jules Verne	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60
H-044	The Quiet Gentleman		Charles McVicker			Georgette Heyer	ACE Romance	1968	$0.60	1st ACE printing
H-045	Venetia					Georgette Heyer	ACE Romance	1968	$0.60	(c.1958; 1963; 1968)	Venetia was originally published as ACE K-179 (1963).
H-046	Look of the Eagle		Verne Tossey			Robert L. Scott Jr.	War Fiction	1966	$0.60	(c.1957; 1966; 2nd ACE printing)	listed as "Complete & Unabridged" Look of the Eagle was originally published as ACE D-234 (1957)
H-047	The Lively Ghosts of Ireland					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		Jerome Podwil			Jules Verne	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st thus
H-050	In A Glass Darkly					Jane T Caird	ACE Gothic Novel	1968	$0.60	(c.1965; 1968)	Alternate title: Murder Reflected
H-052	Yesterday and Tomorrow		Jerome Podwil			Jules Verne	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st thus	These three stories are the Fitzroy Editions; edited by I. O. Evans.
H-053	Progeny of the Adder					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		Leo and Diane Dillon			R. A. Lafferty	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st ACE printing	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					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					Cornell Woolrich	Mystery	1967	$0.60		Original cover art for Rendezvous in Black. Gouache on board. 20" x 15."
H-058	The Revolving Boy		Leo and Diane Dillon			Gertrude Friedberg	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st ACE printing	This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
H-060	Carpathian Castle		Jerome Podwil			Jules Verne	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	(c.1960; 1968; 1st thus)	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					Elizabeth Salter	ACE Gothic Mystery	1968	$0.60	(c.1957; 1968; 1st ACE printing)
H-062	The Lincoln Hunters		Leo and Diane Dillon			Wilson Tucker	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	(c.1958; 1968; 1st ACE printing)	This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series). 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.
H-063	The Real Bonnie & Clyde		Photo			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					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					Cornell Woolrich	Mystery	1968	$0.60
H-067	The Village in the Treetops		Jerome Podwil			Jules Verne	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st thus	This is a Fitzroy Edition; edited by I. O. Evans.
H-068	The Enigma of the Poltergeist		Photo			Raymond Bayless	Occult/ Paranormal	1968	$0.60	1st ACE printing	ACE Star Edition
H-069	Knight's Keep					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		Milton Lesser			Dorothy Mackie Low (aka Lois Dorothea Low)	ACE Gothic Novel	1968	$0.60	(c.1962; 1968; 1st thus)	Interestingly Milton Lesser also is a science fiction author.
H-072	Picnic on Paradise		Leo and Diane Dillon			Joanna Russ	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st ACE printing and PBO	This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
H-073	Swords Against Wizardy		Jeff Jones			Fritz Leiber	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st ACE printing	Cover, frontspiece, and map insert by Jeff Jones
H-074	New Lands					Charles Fort	Occult/ Paranormal	1968	$0.60		ACE Star Edition
H-075	Cotillion					Georgette Heyer	ACE Romance	1968	$0.60	(c.1953; 1968; 1st ACE printing)	ACE Star Edition
H-076	April Lady					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		Jerome Podwil			Jules Verne	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st thus	This is a Fitzroy Edition; edited by I. O. Evans.
H-079	The Two-Timers		Leo and Diane Dillon			Bob Shaw	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st ACE printing	This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
H-080	With Murder in Mind					Jan Roffman (aka Margaret Summerton)	Mystery	1968	$0.60	(1968; 1st thus)
H-081	Passport To The Unknown					John Macklin	Occult/ Paranormal	1968	$0.60	1st thus	ACE Star Edition
H-082	The Other Room					Jane Blackmore	ACE Gothic Novel	1968	$0.60
H-083	Vampires, Werewolves, and Ghouls					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		Jeff Jones			Andre Norton	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60		listed as "First Book Publication" Cover and frontspiece illustration by Jeff Jones
H-086	Synthajoy		Leo and Diane Dillon			D. G. Compton	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st ACE printing	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					Rebecca Liswood	Self-Help	1968	$0.60
H-088	Wild Talents					Charles Fort	Occult/ Paranormal	1968	$0.60		ACE Star Edition
H-089	Dimension Beyond The Known		Photo			John Macklin	Occult/ Paranormal	1968	$0.60	1st ACE printing and PBO
H-090	Swords in the Mist		Jeff Jones			Fritz Leiber	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60
H-092	The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. Van Vogt		Jeff Jones			A. E. Van Vogt	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60
H-093	The Man In The Tricorn Hat					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					John Macklin	Occult/ Paranormal	1968	$0.60	1st thus	ACE Star Edition
H-096	The Sundial					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					Charlotte Hunt (aka Doris Marjorie Hodges)	ACE Gothic Novel	1968	$0.60	1st thus
H-099	Prophecies on World Events by Nostradamus					Stewart Robb	Occult/ Paranormal	1968	$0.60		ACE Star Edition Translated and Interpreted by Stewart Robb
H-100	ESP and You					Hans Holzer	Occult/ Paranormal	1966	$0.60	1st ACE printing
H-101	Spring Muslin					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		John Schoenherr			Edward E. "Doc" Smith	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st ACE printing	cover by John Schoenherr and frontspiece art by Roy G. Krenkel Jr.
H-104	The Black Curtain					Cornell Woolrich	Mystery	1968	$0.60	(1968; 1st ACE printing)
H-105	The Demon Breed		Leo and Diane Dillon			James H. Schmitz	Sci-Fi	1968	$0.60	1st ACE printing and PBO	This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).
H-106	Perturbing Spirit					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					Virginia Coffman	ACE Gothic novel	1968	$0.60		ACE Star Edition Sequel to Moura and The Beckoning.
H-108	Challenge to Reality					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					Delano Ames	Mystery	1965	$0.60	(1965; 1st ACE printing)
H-116	The Grand Sophy					Georgette Heyer	ACE Romance	1968?	$0.60	(c.1963; nd; 2nd ACE printing)	The Grand Sophy was originally published as ACE K-174 (1963).