NY, Pyramid, (1967). An early story collection by Ellison, one of the most prolific and influential science fiction writers of his time, and winner of numerous awards for his writings, including a Hugo Award for best short story for the title story of this volume. A year earlier, Ellison had won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best short story of the year. Eventually he won the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Horror Writers Association, and was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Introduction by Theodore Sturgeon, at that time an established science fiction author and later, among other things, the model for Kurt Vonnegut's character Kilgore Trout. Stamp of another author inside the front cover. Paperback original, near fine in wrappers. [#033447] SOLD