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Bill, the Galactic Hero  (Berkeley Books #F-1186)

Bill, the Galactic Hero (Berkeley Books #F-1186)

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Bill, the Galactic Hero (Berkeley Books #F-1186)

by Harrison, Harry

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  • Paperback
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New York, NY: Berkeley Medallion Books. Very Good. 1966. Paperback. Cover Art; This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There are a couple of spots of discoloration on the rear book cover. The front inside cover has a previous book store's ink stamped name and address. The text pages are clean and bright. The cover art is by Richard Powers. "Before becoming an editor and writer, Harrison started in the science fiction field as an illustrator, notably with EC Comics' two science fiction comic book series, Weird Fantasy and Weird Science. In these and other comic book stories, he most often worked with Wally Wood. Wood usually inked over Harrison's layouts, and the two freelanced for several publishers and genres, including westerns and horror comics. He and Wood split up their partnership in 1950 and went their separate ways. Harrison used house pen names such as Wade Kaempfert and Philip St. John to edit magazines and published other fiction under the pen names Felix Boyd and Hank Dempsey (see Personal Life below). Harrison ghostwrote Vendetta for the Saint, one of the long-running series of novels featuring Leslie Charteris' character The Saint. Harrison also wrote for syndicated comic strips, writing several stories for the character Rick Random. " (from Wikipedia) .

Synopsis

Bill, the Galactic Hero is a satirical science fiction novel by Harry Harrison, first published in 1965. It is a retelling of the famous WWI anti-war novel The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, set in the future. The overall plot is most similar to Hašek's work, with the protagonist tricked into joining the army, and then sent on a succession of badly-organised adventures.

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Seller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB) US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
A44055
Title
Bill, the Galactic Hero (Berkeley Books #F-1186)
Author
Harrison, Harry
Illustrator
Richard Powers
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Publisher
Berkeley Medallion Books
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
1966
Keywords
Science Fiction And Fantasy, Harry Harrison, Bill The Galactic Hero, Fantasy, Richard Powers

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About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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Mass Market
Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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