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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967. First British Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition and first hardcover edition, first printing. An association copy signed by Samuel R. Delany on the title page and inscribed, "For David Hartwell all the best N.Y.C. '75." Hartwell (1941-2016) was an American literary critic and sci-fi editor who was best known for is work with Signet, Pocket and Tor Books publishers. Bound in publisher's original red cloth-affect board with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with faint splaying to boards and faint soiling to top edge. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing, light toning to spine with the scarce publisher's belly band. A fantastic association copy of Delaney's Joint Nebula Award winner along with Flowers for Algernon. Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1967.

Babel-17 is a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany, centered around the concept of a language that can alter perception and reality.