w letter signed by author, The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester, Easton Press,new

Description: The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (signed letter) Illustrations by Vincent DiFate Introduction by Kurt Vonnegut Easton Press Collector's Edition Description: Leatherbound hardback book published by Easton Press. Bound in top grade dark brown leather with 22kt gold lettering and cover artwork. Hubbed spine, acid-neutral paper with page edges gilded, and a satin ribbon bookmark is sewn in. Collector's Note laid in (not attached). A blank (not written on) publisher-supplied bookplate is included. Issued by Easton Press completely unsigned, we have added a letter signed by the author to a Mr. Nolan (possibly William F. Nolan?). Part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series. Synopsis: The first-ever winner of the Hugo Award for best sf novel of the year. In a world policed by telepaths, Ben Reich plans to commit a crime that hasn't been heard of in 70 years: murder. That's the only option left for Reich, whose company is losing a 10-year death struggle with rival D’Courtney Enterprises. Terrorized in his dreams by The Man With No Face and driven to the edge after D’Courtney refuses a merger offer, Reich murders his rival and bribes a high-ranking telepath to help him cover his tracks. But while police prefect Lincoln Powell knows Reich is guilty, his telepath's knowledge is a far cry from admissible evidence. Text of the letter: Friday ... Dear Mr. Nolan: Thank you for your very kind and flattering letter, and forgive the delay in answering you. I've been interviewing Dali for a piece, and the man's a cannibal. I did like your Chandler piece very much, It was a revealing, three-dimensional portrait of a man, and that's rare writing nowadays. I'm sending a dusty old file copy of the Android script, but I doubt very much if you can use it. It's frightfully long. As a matter of fact, a lot of the script was cut for time, which meant it was re-written and didn't appear on the telly in this form. If you find you can't use it, don't feel at all apologetic, but do return it some time. All my Best... Alfred Bester Condition: Binding - fine, new and unread, still in the original shrinkwrap. Dust jacket - none, as issued. Letter - near fine, minor wrinkling, very slight soiling, very faint (erased?) notation at the top - something about '... early '69' and a note at the bottom '8,000 W?' (the length of the script Bester was sending?) Our Business Policies: Use the Contact Seller link near the top of this listing to see our FAQs, which should answer most questions about our business and listing policies. We have moved the extensive text we used to have here to those FAQs. Shipping and Packing: General Information: We always ship in sturdy new boxes with premium heavy duty packing tape, bubblewrap and filler to keep the item(s) away from the sides of the box. The pictures below show the boxes that we use for shipping. A Note On Customs: When customs forms are required for a shipment, we fill them out honestly, stating that the contents are merchandise and giving the price you paid for the item (not including the shipping) as the value. Please do not ask us to do otherwise. Take any customs duty that you will have to pay into consideration before making your purchase. Please note that many countries have restrictions on the import of certain goods and sometimes on the maximum value that can be shipped to the country by various shipping methods. Priority Mail International insurance cannot be purchased for all countries and some limit the amount of insurance that can be purchased (default indemnity coverage seems to apply to all countries). Details on shipping conditions by country can be found on the United States Post Office web site.

Price: 300 USD

Location: Fresno, California

End Time: 2025-01-06T21:04:00.000Z

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