signed first edition
1981 · New York
by YARBRO, Chelsea Quinn
New York: Ace Books, 1981. First Ace Edition. Octavo; illustrated wrappers; yellow edge-staining; [vi],250pp. Signed and dated by the author (1984) on the title page. Pinpoint wear to extremities, faint diagonal crease to upper left corner of rear wrapper, with some mild tanning to text edges; Very Good+ or better. Yarbro's 1976 novel in which the government re-introduces certain diseases as a means of population control. (Inventory #: 39145)