Description
For sale: an early book club edition, hardcover copy of The Avatar by Poul Anderson. First Edition stated, 1978 Berkley. Early, perhaps first Book Club Edition with a J 10 gutter code indicating a March 1979 printing. No Book Club statements except to spine of dust jacket.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with a great sheen, strong red title ink on the spine, moderately foxed page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or any other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface and edge wear, but heavy seam and corner rubbing.
In the future, humankind has taken only limited advantage of a miraculous gift left for it in the far-distant past. A beneficent and inscrutable alien race called the Others has provided “gates” that enable passage to all corners of the galaxy. But after the colonization of a single star system, a repressive government on Earth has forbidden all further explorations, seizing the returning starship Emissary and taking its crew captive along with an alien passenger the vessel encountered on its voyage.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
