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Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	6.5	5.5	5.0	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	1.8
1. Mystery Novels and Short Stories 1 (September 1939, Columbia) 1st issue. Vernon James Vernon James story Creig Flessel art	Universal	6	4.67	1	2	1			1	1
2. Mystery Novels and Short Stories 1 (September 1939, Columbia)	Qualified	1	4.00				1
3. Mystery Novels and Short Stories 2 (December 1939, Columbia) Classic torture wheel cover. Frank Belknap Long story	Universal	4	4.33		1	2					1
4. Mystery Novels and Short Stories 3 (July 1940, Columbia)	Universal	1	3.50					1

Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
3 BOOKS	Universal	11	4.44	0 0.00%	0 0.00%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	1 9.1%	0 9.1%	3 36.4%	3 64%	0 64%	0 64%	1 73%	1 82%	1 91%	0 91%	1 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%
1 BOOK	Qualified	1	4.00	0 0.00%	0 0.00%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	1 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%

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