Description
Author Coral and Jim Lorenzen
Publisher Berkley Medallion Books, published by arrangement with Aerial Phenomena Research
Publication Date: December 1977
Format Mass Market Paperback
Condition very good condition with expected age tanning and some shelf wear, preserved in a protective archival sleeve.
Description
This vintage 1977 mass-market paperback represents the true first edition of Abducted!, a definitive and highly influential text in the historical canon of modern close encounter research. Written by Coral and Jim Lorenzen, the legendary founders and directors of the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO), this volume moves past sensationalized sci-fi pulp to present disciplined field investigations into physical contact reports and unexplained psychological displacement patterns.
As the heads of APRO—the oldest and most scientifically rigorous civilian UFO tracking group of its era—the Lorenzens examine a series of chilling, emotionally intense case files involving alleged interactions with non-human intelligences. The text balances technical witness documentation with a compassionate exploration of human memory and psychological trauma, helping to lay the baseline for how modern alternative history and anomalous events are studied today. Complete with its iconic, high-contrast orange and black cover graphics, this uncreased copy serves as an exceptional addition to advanced esoteric collections and libraries tracking mid-century ufological history.
Why This Copy Belongs in Your Collection
- True First Printing State: This copy features the authentic "First Printing, December 1977" statement and matching Berkley code lines on the copyright leaf, documenting its earliest physical release format.
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Outstanding Structural Condition:
Pocket paperbacks from this specific Berkley run are notoriously fragile, almost universally arriving with rolled covers or deep reading creases across the spine. This copy stands as an uncreased anomaly.
Curated Vintage Condition Notes
- Condition: Very Good Plus to Near Fine.
- Details: The original illustrated wraps remain remarkably flat, square, and bright, with the bold typographic layouts retaining strong visual appeal. The spine is perfectly square, tight, and completely uncreased, indicating an unread state. The internal text block is solid, holding clean pages that display uniform, natural light age-toning typical of 1970s pulp paper stock. Completely free of owner names, library tracking stamps, or annotations.
- Preservation: Carefully preserved and supplied directly to you housed inside a fresh, premium archival protective sleeve to protect its value.