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First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with a small bump to the head of the spine, and with a little rubbing and fading to the tail. The contents are clean throughout, and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper, which is a little toned to the spine and top edge. Not price-clipped (£3.95 net to the lower front flap).

The Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell Memorial Award-winning first novel in Frederik Pohl's 'Heechee Saga'. Originally serialised in Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine prior to its first hardcover publication in America by St. Martin's Press in 1977, the story follows impoverished food miner Robinette 'Bob' Broadhead as he wins a lottery enabling him to partake in a mission to a distant asteroid in hopes of a handsome reward. A space opera with prominent philosophical and psychological themes, now considered a classic of science fiction and the author's highlight.