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Samuel R. Delany. Babel-17. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1967.8vo. Publisher's red cloth, spine stamped in gilt; original color printed dust jacket with publisher's wrap-around band.
FIRST HARDCOVER EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO DAVID ARONOVITZ on the title page: "For David, this copy of the Nebula Award winning novel from '66 from Samuel R. Delany, Toronto '85."
First published as an Ace paperback, Babel-17 explores the use of language as a literal weapon in, as Pringle writes, "a very colorful, inventive space opera." Winner of the 1966 Nebula Award for Best Novel (tied with Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes).
RARE with publisher's wrap-around band.
Condition: Front board warped; front hinge starting. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "21/-net"); light edgewear with some chips and tears; small hole to rear flap fold; wrap-around spine sunned.
References: : Barron, Anatomy of Wonder (2004), II-314; Currey p. 139; Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction (1995), p. 25; Tuck I, p. 136.
Provenance: David Aronovitz (presentation inscription). From the collection of David Aronovitz.
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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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