New York: St. Martin’s Press, (1977). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 313 pp. Original navy boards, stamped in gold, in original unclipped ($8.95) dust-jacket. Mild edge wear, particular to spine ends, corners, tips. Handling and shelf wear, with rubbing, surface nicks and light wrinkles. Protected in archival mylar. Book is moderately tight, square and firm. Faintest forward lean. Mild handling, shelf wear present to panels. Page edges faintly toned bright with a few tiny nicks to edges. Light curling to spine ends, rubbing to corners. Interior clean sans light pencil notations from previous bookseller to ffep and rfep.

Dust Jacket: Very Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“Gateway is a 1977 science-fiction novel by American writer Frederik Pohl. It is the opening novel in the Heechee saga, with four sequels that followed (five books overall). Gateway won the 1978 Hugo Award for Best Novel, the 1978 Locus Award for Best Novel, the 1977 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 1978 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. The novel was adapted into a computer game in 1992. Gateway was serialized in Galaxy prior to its hardcover publication. A short concluding chapter, cut before publication, was later published in the August 1977 issue of Galaxy.”