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Alfred Bester. The Demolished Man....
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Alfred Bester. The Demolished Man. Chicago: Shasta Publishers, [1953].8vo. Publisher's maroon paper over boards backed in blue cloth, front cover stamped in white, spine stamped in gilt, top edge stained black; original pictorial dust jacket.
FIRST EDITION of the author's first book. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO DAVID ARONOVITZ on the title page: "For David: this copy of The Demolished Man, the first novel to win the Hugo award... Alfred Bester / and which I now use as a doorstop... AB."
Written closely with Horace Gold, then editor of Galaxy magazine, The Demolished Man became the first novel to win The Hugo Award. A genre mashup of science fiction and murder mystery that asks the question: how does one get away with murder when all the detectives are telepaths?
Condition: Dust jacket unclipped (priced "$3.00"); creasing to top edge with some light chips and tears; small hole in rear panel near fold; slight wear to panels.
References: Barron, Anatomy of Wonder (2004), II-116; Currey p. 33; Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction (1995), p. 95.
Provenance: David Aronovitz (presentation inscription). From the collection of David Aronovitz.
Auction Info
2026 May 13 The David Aronovitz Collection of Important Science Fiction and Fantasy, Part I Rare Books Signature® Auction #6336 (go to Auction Home page)
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