Green, Joseph

Star Probe [SIGNED]

New York: Ace Books, 1978. First ACE Printing. Star Probe features classic cover art by Boris Vallejo. A quintessential late-1970s vision of cosmic adventure, it blends Cold-War-era space ambition with environmentalist tension—a compelling artifact from the Ace revival years.

Joseph Green (b. 1931) – Star Probe. New York: Ace Books, 1978. First Ace paperback edition, first printing (December 1978). Pictorial wrappers with cover art by Boris Vallejo,  205 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page: ‘For Jeri and thanks / Joe Green’. A post-NASA speculative novel exploring mankind’s first contact amid ecological activism and corporate power.

Condition: Good. Moderate cover creasing and edge wear with some curling at corners; front hinge secure, slight lean to spine. Tape reinforcement inside covers at upper and lower corners. Pages uniformly toned but clean and unmarked. 

Signed inscription remains strong in blue ink. A solid reading copy with collectible association value.

Joseph Green, a Florida-based science fiction author and aerospace engineer, published several novels exploring ethical and technological conflicts of space exploration (Gold the Man, The Loafers of Refuge, Conscience Interplanetary). 

Cover artist Boris Vallejo’s 1970s Ace designs remain among the most recognizable in the genre’s visual canon.

From the estate of Jeri Kandel of Sarasota, Florida. Jeri, an aspiring Sci-Fi/Horror author, was active in the Florida West Coast Sci-Fi–Fantasy community. She served as a volunteer for DragonCon in Atlanta and other Florida West Coast and Orlando conventions, and as an active member of ASFA (Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists), through which she acquired many remarkable autographs.

Subjects: 1970s Ace Paperbacks, Boris Vallejo Cover Art, Signed Florida SF Authors, Pulp Collecting, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, First Contact, Environmental Conflict.

Item #21299

Price: $18.00