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American company Ace Books began publishing genre fiction starting in 1952. Initially these were mostly in tête-bêche format with the ends of the two parts meeting in the middle and with a divider between them which functioned as the rear cover of both (the two parts were oriented upside-down with respect to each other in order to effect this), but the company also published some single ...
Therefore some science fiction collectors treat D-13 the first science fiction Ace Double, although the novel on the other side of the book is a mystery, The Judas Goat by Leslie Edgley. For more information about the history of these titles, see Ace Books , which includes a discussion of the serial numbering conventions used and an explanation ...
The list given here gives a date of publication; in all cases this refers to the date of publication by Ace, and not the date of original publication of the novels. For more information about the history of these titles, see Ace Books, which includes a discussion of the serial numbering conventions used and an explanation of the letter-code system.
Most of the early titles were published in this "Ace Double" format, and Ace continued to issue books in varied genres, bound tête-bêche, until 1973. Ace, along with Ballantine Books, was one of the leading science fiction publishers for its first ten years of operation. The death of owner A. A. Wyn in 1967 set the stage for a later decline ...
Pages in category "Lists of Ace Books books" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... List of Ace SF double titles;
Pages in category "Ace Books books" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 416 total. ... List of Ace miscellaneous double titles;
Ace Books published 8 Ace doubles between 1952 and 1961 that did not fit the usual genre categories of its 1952 to 1978 Doubles series. All those miscellaneous volumes were published in the famous "dos-à-dos" binding (actually tête-bêche format ), whose use continued to 1974.
Ace Books have published hundreds of science fiction titles, starting in 1953. Many of these were Ace Doubles (dos-a-dos format), but they also published many single volumes. . Between 1953 and 1968, the books had a letter-series identifier; after that date they were given five-digit numeric serial numb