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The Traveler in Black: Available Copies

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

82210 paperback, very good

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Minor shelf-wear with a corner crease on the bottom right-hand corner of the front cover.

Book shows moderate shelf wear and rubbing to covers.

The pages are lightly tanned at the edges. The copy shows heavy external wear, but is in otherwise clean condition.

General shelfwear to the cover and page edges. Some foxing/ tanning to the pages and page edges.

Meets the acceptable condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

82210, near fine, unread (COLLECTION OF 4 STORIES), paperback,

edgewear along the spine

Two copies at a great price: a collectible unread copy in near fine condition for your bookshelf, plus a very good copy for you to read or share. Both are the paperback original first edition, with Ballantine number 82210 and "An Ace Science Fiction Special" on the front cover, and no statement of edition or printing on the copyright page. The near fine copy is unread, and marred only by a tiny chip on the right edge of the front cover, plus a trace of wear at top of the spine. Its binding is tight and square, with no creases in the spine or hinges. Covers are bright (neither toned nor faded), unmarked, and otherwise unworn. Pages are unmarked and unworn, with unfaded publisher's yellow stain around edges of the text block, and just a bit of age toning to the paper. The very good copy has a sound binding and no crease in the spine, with a trace of lean, and a shallow crease in the front hinge. Its cover is unmarked, very slightly faded, with some light wear on edges and corners. Its pages are unmarked, with some light edge wear, faded yellow edge stain, and moderate age toning to the paper. As with all Space Age Book purchases, I will ship these books in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure they reach their proud new owner in the same condition as my description.

Mass market paperback. Ace #82210. A tight, square copy with little wear but scuffing to the front cover.

Ace NY 1970 222 pages. First thus edition Near fine unread condition with very ight wear. See photos sr 4/6

Collection of stories about the Traveler in Black. In a world where chaos rules, one man is charged with creating order out of the warring forces of nature. Stories include Imprint of Chaos (1960); Break the Door of Hell (1966); The Wager Lost by Winning (1970); Dread Empire (1971). Mass market paperback; no stated publishing history so presumed first edition, first printing thus. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Covers show minor shelf wear and are not creased. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are secure. Price sticker on front cover. Corners not bumped. An excellent reading copy.

fine, unread paperback,

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a fine unread copy pages toned

222 pp. Ace Science Fiction Special 82210. Light rubbing on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover by Leo and Diane Dillon.

Ace Code #82210. $0.75 edition "Ace Science Fiction Special" Cover art by Leo & Diane Dillon

New York: Ace Books, A Division of Charter Communications Inc., (1971). First edition, first printing; mass-market paperback original. Ace Special SF series #1, and the fourth book published in The Traveler In Black series. A collection of four novelettes featuring The Traveler in Black, tasked with bringing reason and order out of Chaos, UNREAD mass-market paperback collectible. Fine, very tight, square and unread, with a minute crease to the rear cover's upper corner tip, in fresh gloss, stiff-card wraps, with nice bold amber page edges, bright and still UN-faded green spine, with fabulous evocative, spiced with 1960s style mosaic art by Diane & Leo Dillon; printed .75c price and 82210 code still intact to the front cover. 222 pages, plus 2 pages of ads to the rear.

New York: Ace, 1971. First edition. 12mo. Trade paperback,222 pp., ACE 82210, 75 cents cover price. New, unread book with small amount of shelfwear bottom of spine. Near fine.

This is a US mass market paperback - Ace Science Fiction Special 82210. Age tanning to pages making them rather brown but still eminently readable. The book covers have been encased in plastic at some time in their life and this has left tape marks on the first and last pages of the book. The covers are showing signs of wear to the extremities; rubbing to edges and a crease across the left-hand side of the rear cover and a smaller one at the top. There are NO reading creases to the spine. If it has been read, it has been read very carefully. It has still got a card attached inside offering a trial of the SF book club for 10cents!! SYNOPSIS: "A collection of four short stories: IMPRINT OF CHAOS - an earlier version of this story first appeared in Science Fantasy. BREAK THE DOOR OF HELL - an earlier version first appeared in Impulse. THE WATER LOST BY WINNING - an earlier version first appeared in Fantastic. DREAD EMPIRE - an earlier version first appeared in Fantastic. Packed weight 270gms. IN STOCK READY FOR DESPATCH    

Fine first printing. Paperback original. Square, clean, tight. No tears. Internally clean. Tiny reading creases.Collection of 4 stories.

Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ace Books 82210. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-53. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1963-65. Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 55-6. A fine copy. (#87766)

Small 8vo., 222 pp. Ace 82210/Ace SF Special, Series 1. Collection. Reginald-1: 02070. Leo and Diane Dillon cover art. Near Fine with a small stain on the top edge in color illustrated wraps. Tight and square. Appears unread.

VG+ condition, signed by author on title page, apparent first printing of the ACE Books (#82210) mass market paperback edition. Slight wear on spine, front hinge very slightly creased, small stripe of black "1"s across upper and lower page edges. ** We are a small family business selling fine new and pre-owned books online since 1999. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

1st ed. thus card covers Nice copy small octavo 222pp., Completely revised. Light toning as usual o/w a nice tight copy with a nice spine