Fritz Leiber “The Mind Spider / The Big Time” Vintage Paperback 1961

The Mind Spider / The Big Time
This “Ace Double” features Fritz Leiber’s Hugo Award-winning masterpiece *The Big Time* paired with *The Mind Spider and Other Stories*.
Leiber’s avant-garde approach to the “Change War” and cosmic horror redefined the narrative boundaries of science fiction in the mid-20th century.
Wrapped in iconic dual-sided cover illustrations, this volume is a wonderful time capsule of speculative fiction.

#### **Book Details**
* **Author:** Fritz Leiber
* **Illustrator:** Ed Emshwiller (uncredited)
* **Publisher:** Ace Books (Ace Double D-491)
* **Binding:** Paperback
* **Edition Points:** First publication thus, Ace Double D-491 (1961). Cover price 35c.

#### **Condition Report**
* **Overall Grade:** Good plus
* **Cover & Spine:** Covers show edge wear with chipping all around.  Transparent tape applied at the spine at bottom of The Big Time.  Cover hinges weak.
* **Text Block & Pages:** Lightly age-toned pages, remaining clean and supple without any sign of brittleness.
* **Binding:**  Block out of square a bit due to age warping of the spine glue  Block is complete, solid not cracked.  Delicate but whole.
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