INVOLUTION OCEAN

(New York): Jove / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977. First printing. Fine.. First edition of the first novel by "fine, fine, superfine Sterling," published as no. 4 in the Harlan Ellison Discovery Series and introduced by Ellison with characteristically fulsome effusions. 7'' x 4''. Original pictorial wrappers by Vision Graphics & Film / John David Moore, after a photograph by Charles Bush, cover price $1.50, A4301. All edges tinted yellow. 191, [1] pages. Only a tiny crease to one corner.