JOANNA RUSS. — The Female Man. A novel.

A Star Book / W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd., London, 1st Edition, The first English edition, issued two years after the original US edition. 8vo. 214pp + [ii] publisher's catalogue. Card wrappers featuring a splendid Peter Jones design (both the US and this UK editions were originally only issued in paperback format). A hint of toning to the wrappers. Very good indeed, and somewhat more uncommon than the first US edition. The author's third novel - and her most celebrated, heralding the beginnings of feminist science fiction. The blurb on the upper wrapper proudly states that it won the Nebula Award, but in fact it was only nominated, although 'The Female Man' did go on to win, almost inevitably, one of three Retrospective Tiptree Awards in 1996., Very Good