HARRISON, HARRY — Bill, the Galactic Hero

New York, NY: Doubleday, 1965. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Larry Lurin. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is one small semi-circular tear to the rear spine joint. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked ownership notation with address on the dedication page. The dust jacket has two smallish tears to the top rear panel, along with a patch of discoloration to the rear flap. The spine ends have some light bumping and several small nicks and there are patches of discoloration to the spine and bottom front flap joint. "Bill, the Galactic Hero is a satirical science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison, first published in 1965. A novella length version appeared in the magazine Galaxy Science Fiction in 1964 under the name "The Starsloggers". Harrison reports having been approached by a Vietnam veteran who described Bill as "the only book that's true about the military". Terry Pratchett once said: "I don't think The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was the funniest Science Fiction novel ever written. The funniest Science Fiction novel ever written was Bill, The Galactic Hero"." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .