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The Traveler in Black: Available Copies

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.

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

edgewear along the spine

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.

An uncommon paperback original. An Ace science fiction special. Mild tanning to interiors and foxing to top edges o/w a sharp, unread copy.

Ace NY 1970 222 pages. First thus edition Near fine unread condition with very ight wear. See photos 55/57

a fine unread copy pages toned

New York: later]. Very Good. 1971. Mass Market Paperback. 0441822118 . Later [unstated] printing thus. Ace 82210 with $1.50 cover price. "When chaos ruled the cosmos". 222 pages. VG copy [spine lightly creased and slightly cocked, cover/corner creasing,cheap paper tanning] .

, fine, unread, , paperback,

Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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

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

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

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.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3

Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 0.25

Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.25

Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.25

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.

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)

© 1971: A collection of four short stories by John Brunner. 1st printing of 1978 edition. Ace Science Fiction Special Series 1 #82210:- Contents: Imprint Of Chaos / Break The Door Of Hell / The Wager Lost By Winning / Dread Empire:- Synopsis: When chaos ruled the cosmos. The time was the unguessably remote past - or perhaps the distant future. Throughout the universe, Chaos ruled. Scientific laws of cause and effect held no force; men could not know from one day to the next what to expect of their labours, and even hope seemed foolish. In this universe there was one man to whom had been entrusted the task of bringing reason and order out of Chaos. He was a quiet man dressed in black who carried a staff made of light, and wherever he went the powers of Chaos swirled around him, buffeted him, tested him. He fought them, and little by little he drove them back. But the Traveller in Black himself belonged to the anti-science universe. If he succeeded in his task of changing the order of the cosmos, could he continue to live?:- (original cost $0.75).

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

In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!