Description
Author: John Brunner
Publisher: Ballantine Books, Inc.
Year: 1973
Edition: Third U.S. Printing (First Ballantine Printing thus, Series #23437)
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 188
Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+) mass market paperback with minor edge rubbing and uniform page toning.
Publisher: Ballantine Books, Inc.
Year: 1973
Edition: Third U.S. Printing (First Ballantine Printing thus, Series #23437)
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 188
Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+) mass market paperback with minor edge rubbing and uniform page toning.
Originally published in shorter magazine formats as City of the Tiger and Curative Telepath, this 1973 Ballantine release presents John Brunner's Hugo Award-nominated science fiction novel in its full form. The narrative centers on Gerald Howson, a telepathically gifted protagonist navigating a world of psychological manipulation and global telepathic networks.
The Visual Aesthetic:
This edition features striking psychedelic wrap-around cover art by Charles Moll. The cover composition utilizes a distinct 1970s color palette, surrealist space imagery, and bold geometric line-work that exemplifies mid-century sci-fi graphic design. The back wrapper includes advertisements for contemporary works by Larry Niven, adding historical context for collectors tracking the era's publishing landscape.
This edition features striking psychedelic wrap-around cover art by Charles Moll. The cover composition utilizes a distinct 1970s color palette, surrealist space imagery, and bold geometric line-work that exemplifies mid-century sci-fi graphic design. The back wrapper includes advertisements for contemporary works by Larry Niven, adding historical context for collectors tracking the era's publishing landscape.
Collector's Condition Details:
Very Good Plus (VG+) / Near Fine Archive Quality. An exceptional survival rate for a mass-market paperback of this era. This volume has been meticulously selected from a pristine, single-owner private collection of classic spinner-rack literature. The front and rear wrappers show rich, unfaded pigments with sharp corner structures and no structural reading creases along the spine. Interior pages display uniform natural tanning consistent with 1970s paper stock, entirely free of owner signatures or store stamps. The volume is preserved within a museum-grade archival sleeve.
Very Good Plus (VG+) / Near Fine Archive Quality. An exceptional survival rate for a mass-market paperback of this era. This volume has been meticulously selected from a pristine, single-owner private collection of classic spinner-rack literature. The front and rear wrappers show rich, unfaded pigments with sharp corner structures and no structural reading creases along the spine. Interior pages display uniform natural tanning consistent with 1970s paper stock, entirely free of owner signatures or store stamps. The volume is preserved within a museum-grade archival sleeve.