Ace Double

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Ace Double was a line of science fiction and genre paperbacks published in a dos-à-dos “two novels in one” format by Ace Books in the mid-20th century.

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Ace Double novels 1

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instanceOf book series
paperback line
binding perfect binding
businessModel pairing original novels with reprints
reprinting magazine novellas and novels
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtBy Ed Emshwiller NERFINISHED
Jack Gaughan NERFINISHED
Kelly Freas NERFINISHED
editor Donald A. Wollheim NERFINISHED
Terry Carr NERFINISHED
endTime early 1970s
fieldOfWork pulp-era science fiction publishing
format dos-à-dos
tête-bêche
genre fantasy
mystery fiction
science fiction
western fiction
hasCharacteristic books must be flipped over to read the second novel
each side has its own cover and title page
hasPart Ace Double D-series NERFINISHED
Ace Double F-series NERFINISHED
Ace Double G-series NERFINISHED
Ace Double H-series NERFINISHED
Ace Double M-series NERFINISHED
Ace Double mystery doubles
Ace Double western doubles NERFINISHED
influenced later dos-à-dos paperback experiments
language English
marketedAs two complete novels for the price of one
medium paperback
notableAuthorPublished A. E. van Vogt NERFINISHED
Andre Norton NERFINISHED
Jack Vance NERFINISHED
Leigh Brackett NERFINISHED
Philip K. Dick NERFINISHED
Robert Silverberg NERFINISHED
notableFor two novels in one format
numberOfWorks over 200 volumes
printingTechnology mass-market paperback printing
publicationEra mid-20th century
publisher Ace Books NERFINISHED
publisherImprint Ace Books, Inc. NERFINISHED
publisherLocation New York City NERFINISHED
startTime 1952
subjectOf Ace Double (bibliographic checklists) NERFINISHED
fan bibliographies of Ace Doubles

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ace Books hasNotableSeries Ace Double
this entity surface form: Ace Double novels