Spine a bit slanted and creased, reading crease, minor edge wear, crease across bottom corners, some darkening and soiling to covers, store stamp on front end paper. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. Overall a solid copy. ; Permabooks M-4242, first paperback printing. The title story originally appeared in Astounding in 1949. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 185 pages; "'Having a Daya-Bal as a Zone Agent makes me extremely uneasy,' the Executive Scientist said. 'Especially when she's given one of your ultimate space ships. ' "'I can vouch for her,' the Galactic Co-ordinator said c... View More...