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Alfred Bester. Three Books, 1st eds + adv. proof

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Alfred Bester. Three Books, 1st eds + adv. proof
<B>Alfred Bester</B></I>. <B>Three First Editions</B></I>, including: <B><I>The Demolished Man</B></I></B></I>. London: Sidgwick and Jackson [1953]. First edition. Twelvemo. 224 pages. Red cloth with gilt spine titles. Minor wear on spine and corners. Dust jacket has wear and minor paper loss along spine and top edge of front cover. Overall near fine. [and:] <B><I>"Who He?"</B></I></B></I>. New York: The Dial Press, 1953. First edition. Octavo. 313 pages. Black leather over gray paper boards with gilt spine lettering. Minor toning in paper. The dust jacket is very good with minor wear, tears and paper loss along the edges. Overall near fine condition. [and:] <B><I>The Indian Giver</B></I></B></I>. New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, [1978]. Uncorrected Advance Proof of the first edition. Octavo. 226 pages. Yellow wrappers with black titles. The cover has minor wear and remnants of cellophane tape. The half-title page and title page include handwritten corrections. Overall near fine. This novel eventually was retitled and published under two titles: <I>The Computer Connection</B></I> and <I>Extro!</B></I>, both of which are indicated in this proof edition. <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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