Bedlam Planet ~ by John Brunner. Ace Books #G-709, 1968. 50¢ cover price. Cover art by Jeff Jones. Standard vintage paperback, first edition of any type. Previous dealer's price written inside in pencil, new copy with uncracked spine, however was stacked with many other books for years and has some ink transference. Nice overall.

Vintage popular priced books, paperbacks and magazines are subject to aging of the cheap internal paper, weakness or drying of the spine glue resulting in occasional loose pages, rusting of staples, and loss of original lamination (particularly early Dells). Previous bookseller's prices written lightly inside are typical and not considered a defect. I do not consider names written or stamped inside the book/magazine to be a serious defect but I note them if they are present. I do consider tape of any kind to be a serious defect and will only offer items with tape defects if they are particularly scarce or desirable.