BESTER, ALFRED. The Demolished Man. 8vo, publisher's 1/4 cloth over plum boards; top edges stained black; dust jacket, few soft creases, faint shelfwear to front panel; ownership inscription on half-title, front flyleaf gutter darkened. first edition, signed by bester. Reviewer's copy with the publishers stationery laid-in. The author's first book and winner of the first Hugo Award. Chicago: Shasta Publishers, (1953)