THE BALLAD OF BETA-2 - INSCRIBED

by Samuel Delany, David G. Hartwell, novel, introduction

$350 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books · No longer available

New York: Gregg Press, 1977. First Hardcover Edition. First hardcover edition of Delany's fifth novel, originally issued as an Ace-Double paperback original in 1966. Centered around an ill-fated group of generation ships who set off to colonize an alien world, only to discover upon arrival that the planet is already settled. Contains a new introduction by David G. Hartwell. A Nebula Award nominee. Peplow & Bravard A5.

  • Binding: Paperback

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