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RITE OF PASSAGE.

Panshin. Alexei.

Boston: Gregg Press, 1976. Octavo, boards. First U.S. hardcover edition, first printing. 362 copies printed. Text offset from that of the 1968 Ace Books edition. New introduction by Panshin. The author's first book. 1968 Nebula award winner for best novel. "...a complex and expertly told novel, making adroit use of the basic right-of-passage structure that underlies almost all tales set in generational starships..."- Clute and Nichols: the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction pp. 906-907. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-844. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1805-08]. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (29266). Item #29266

Price: $250.00