![]() There was a lot more work than I had imagined. Hump didn't much care if I oogled at all, he just wanted me to watch the books and take care of the money while he was out enjoying his retirement. You know, those old paperbacks with the covers that scream out at you in used paperback shops? Something like this: ![]() AND it began my great love of what we now call "vintage paperbacks". And that was the beginning of second career as a bookseller. I spent so much time there pawing the Ace doubles and eye-balling the lurid Gold Medal covers that Hump finally said, "Hey, you kid. In fact, my first bookstore job was in Humphrey's Paperback Shop near my home. I was going to do a booklad entry on the show, but it occured right in the middle of our big bookstore move and I forgot all about it. ![]() ![]() Vintage Paperback Show back at the end of March. I was cleaning out one of my storage drives on my computer the other day and discovered photos I had taken at the L.A. ![]()
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