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250 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Martin Herbstman. His first book and winner of the Hugo Award in 1953. The story of a very wealthy man in the year 2031 who has committed murder and tries to avoid detection by a telepathic policeman, but finds the prospect of punitive "demolition" less terrible than its name implies. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!.

The Demolished Man is a science fiction novel by American writer Alfred Bester. Set in a future where telepathy is common and integrated into society, the book follows the story of Ben Reich, a roguish businessman, as he attempts to commit the perfect crime in a world where the police can read minds. The novel explores themes of privacy, greed, and the complexities of the human mind.