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BESTER, Alfred (1913-1987). The Demolished Man. Chicago: Shasta, 1953. 8°. Original cloth-backed boards, lettered in white and gilt, dust-jacket by Martin Herbstman. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on front blank. FIRST EDITION of Bester's first novel, the plot hinging upon a cold-blooded murder in the 24th century, and the attempt to solve it by Espers, mutant men able to mind read. Currey p. 33.
BESTER, A. Tiger! Tiger!. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, [1956]. 8° (page edges browned). Original blue cloth, dust-jacket (corner tips worn, spine lightly rubbed at head and foot). FIRST EDITION of the author's second novel, telling the vengeful history of space-mechanic Gulliver Foyle, published in the U.S. in 1957 as The Stars My Destination. Currey p. 33.
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BESTER, A. Tiger! Tiger!. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, [1956]. 8° (page edges browned). Original blue cloth, dust-jacket (corner tips worn, spine lightly rubbed at head and foot). FIRST EDITION of the author's second novel, telling the vengeful history of space-mechanic Gulliver Foyle, published in the U.S. in 1957 as The Stars My Destination. Currey p. 33.
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