The Path Beyond the Stars ~ by Emil Petaja. Dell Books #6864, 1967. 50¢ cover price. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. Standard vintage paperback. Light to moderate wear, previous dealer's price inside in pencil. Nice overall. First and only edition.

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.