Billenium
Billenium is J. G. Ballard's second story collection. It was published as a paperback original in the U.S. and collects: Billenium (1961), The Insane Ones (1962), Studio 5, The Stars (1961), The Gentle Assasin (1961), Build-up aka "Concentration City" (1957), Now: Zero (1959), Mobile (1957), Chronopolis (1960), Prima Belladona (1956), and The Garden of Time (1962). "Mobile" is an earlier version of "Venus Smiles" later collected in Vermilion Sands. "Build-up" is an interesting dystopian story about an overfilled, all-encompassing city where cubic space is in short supply and very costly. Published as Berkley Medallion F667 ($0.50)
Softcover. First Edition, Paperback Original. New York: Berkley Medallion, 1962. #10574.
Previous owner's signature to inside cover, else near fine, unread copy with faint crease and minor rub on cover.