Slave Ship, by Frederik Pohl, Published Dennis Dobson, London, 1960

First UK edition of Frederik Pohl's Slave Ship, a sharp and unsettling work of mid-twentieth-century science fiction. Blending dystopian themes with Pohl's characteristic satirical edge, the novel explores issues of control, identity, and exploitation within a technologically advanced future society. Though less well known than some of his later collaborations, it remains an early and distinctive example of his socially engaged science fiction.

Slave Ship, by Frederik Pohl.

Published by Dennis Dobson / Dobson Books Ltd., London, 1960. First UK edition (first published in book form by Ballantine in the USA in 1956, following its serialisation in Galaxy). Uncommon.

A near fine tan cloth hardback with gilt title to spine. Cover still crisp and clean. With its original very good (plus) dustjacket. The jacket is fully intact. With a few discolored marks to rear panel. Not price-clipped. The dustjacket now housed in clear, removable, protective plastic.

Some light offsetting to endpapers. Previous owner has written "P" to the first free blank endpaper. Text is bright and clean throughout. Soundly bound. A very smart copy.

Text in English. 

 (iv) + 148pp.

Weight approximately 232g (unpacked).

Dimensions: approximately 190mm high x 136mm wide x 21mm deep.