Ace Books, New York, 1965. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Kelly Freas -- Cover Art. Illustrated card cover, by Kelly Freas, with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and green and black colour titles to the backstrip. Orange coloured tint to the textblock edges. "Anthropology student Joneny was sent out on a quest. He didn't want: to find the meaning of the Ballad of Beta-2. For the ballot was the only clue that even hinted at what happened to spaceship Beta-2's missing crew of galactic colonists. Joney's search for the answer led him on a course of indescribable terror Â– and to a miraculous understanding." -- from the rear panel blurb. Rubbing to the book panels and to the book edges with browning and foxing to the textblock edges and browning to the pages. There is a creases that runs three quarters the length of the rear book panel. First softcover edition. Size: 16mo (very small). [4],5- 124, [4] pages.. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Kelly Freas -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0114801. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0114801
Title: The Ballad of Beta 2
Author: Delany, Samuel R
Illustrator: Kelly Freas -- Cover Art
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ace Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1965
Keywords: BZDB2 science fiction, Future world, Ballad, space colonists alien worlds Science Fiction & Fantasy; Kelly Freas -- Cover Art Unbranded Delany, Samuel R. The Ballad of Beta 2

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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