Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ace Books F388. "An artificial language is being used as an unorthodox weapon of interstellar war, and poet Rydra Wong is the last best hope for the saving of Earth's civilization. A very colorful, inventive space opera." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. [25]. "Language games and ray guns fuse together in what may be the last possible variant on the old space-fiction themes." - J. G. Ballard, Guardian. Co-winner of the 1966 Nebula award for best novel. 1967 Hugo nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-314. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 113-19. Touch of tanning to inside cover, two mild, tiny creases to rear cover, a nearly fine, unread copy. (#176493).

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BABEL-17

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Ace Books, New York

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1966

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Soft cover

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1st Edition

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