Description
For sale is a rare and exceptional later UK paperback edition, first printing of Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany. Reprint UK paperback described, 2001 Millenium. Fourth impression stated and dated 2003.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, illustrated covers with a small abrasion on the back and no creases, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, rubbed spine edges and ends, moderate edge wear and rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The commander of the Earthpeople’s Alliance journeyed into the bizarre depths of Transport Town to seek Rydra Wong, the cosmic poetess whose words reached across space and whose mind could perceive the meaning of all the world’s tongues. And his request placed her into the heart of the vile interstellar war between the Alliance and the Invaders.The new weapon of the Invaders was Babel-17, a menacing hum clogging up Alliance space communications. Rydra had to decipher the communications power of Babel-17 before it could lead to intergalactic defeat. And to do that, she would have to be the target of the next outer-space attack.
