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The Man with the Speckled Eyes: Available Copies

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The Man with the Speckled Eyes (The Collected Short Fiction, Volume Four)
    by Lafferty, R.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781613471678
    Publisher: Centipede Press (2017)


    Seller: Gardner's Used Books, Inc. (Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $250.00
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Beautiful copy, 2017 Centipede Press. Hardcover book is in excellent condition. Clean throughout (no highlighting or other markings), strong binding, very little to no visible wear. More photos on request. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.

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The Man with the Speckled Eyes (The Collected Short Fiction, Volume Four)
    by Lafferty, R.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781613471678
    Publisher: Centipede Press, Lakewood, CO (2017)


    Seller: Abacus Bookshop (Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
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8vo, 359 pp., Introduction by Richard Lupoff; afterword by John Pelan.

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The Man with the Speckled Eyes (The Collected Short Fiction of R.A. Lafferty, Volume Four)
    by Lafferty, R.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781613471678
    Publisher: Centipede Press (2017)


    Seller: Barsoom Books (torrance, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $274.95
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    TOTAL Cost: $280.90

UNSIGNED copy, still in shrinkwrap. The book is perfect in every way, square, solid, and unread. Introduction by Richard Lupoff, Afterword by John Pelan. All of the by-now-expected Centipede bells and whistles in terms of binding, materials, etc, in other words -- a feast for both the eyes, hands, and nose. When you receive this book, you'll feel as though you've received a rare gift from one of Scheherazade's fabled djinn! You MAY even cartwheel with glee!

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The Man with the Speckled Eyes - unsigned Centipede Press edition
    by Lafferty, R.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781613471678
    Publisher: Centipede Press, Lakewood, CO (2017)


    Seller: Rare Books Honolulu (Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $295.00
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Unsigned Trade Edition. Centipede Press 2017, The Man with the Speckled Eyes by R.A. Lafferty, (The Collected Short Fictiin of R. A. Lafferty, Volume 4). Published in a limited, signed and numbered edition of 300 copies. .This is one of the UNsigned copies. NEW and unread. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority mail upgrade within the US. New. With most of his brilliant and original work now out-of-print, this is the fourth volume in Centipede Press' series of the short fiction of R. A. Lafferty, one of science fiction's most highly-regarded authors. Volume four features a new introduction by esteemed science fiction and fantasy author Richard A. Lupoff, an afterword by John Pelan, and art by Jacob McMurray. The Man with the Speckled Eyes includes nearly twenty stories, many of which have never before been collected in book form. R. A. Lafferty (1914-2002) was a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author known for his singular creativity, originality, and wit. In a Washington Postarticle after Lafferty's death, Neil Gaiman eulogized him as being "without precedent"; Arthur C. Clarke referred to Lafferty as "One of the few writers who have made me laugh aloud." In 1990, Lafferty received a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. Richard A. Lupoff is a Hugo Award-winning editor and Nebula Award-nominated author of short fiction, novels, and nonfiction. John Pelan is a genre historian living in New Mexico. Jacob McMurrayis a graphic designer and illustrator living in Seattle, Washington. He is also a curator at the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle. . unsigned Trade Edition, (The Collected Short Fiction, Volume Four).

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The Man with the Speckled Eyes,- Limited, numbered and signed Centipede Press edition
    by Lafferty, R.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781613471678
    Publisher: Centipede Press, Lakewood, CO (2017)


    Seller: Rare Books Honolulu (Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.)
    New Book
    Book Price: $385.00
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    TOTAL Cost: $390.50

Centipede Press 2017, The Man with the Speckled Eyes by R.A. Lafferty, (The Collected Short Fictiin of R. A. Lafferty, Volume 4). Published in a limited, signed and numbered edition of 300 copies. .This is one of the signed copies and has the number 148. NEW and unread. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority mail upgrade within the US. New. With most of his brilliant and original work now out-of-print, this is the fourth volume in Centipede Press' series of the short fiction of R. A. Lafferty, one of science fiction's most highly-regarded authors. Volume four features a new introduction by esteemed science fiction and fantasy author Richard A. Lupoff, an afterword by John Pelan, and art by Jacob McMurray. The Man with the Speckled Eyes includes nearly twenty stories, many of which have never before been collected in book form. R. A. Lafferty (1914-2002) was a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author known for his singular creativity, originality, and wit. In a Washington Postarticle after Lafferty's death, Neil Gaiman eulogized him as being "without precedent"; Arthur C. Clarke referred to Lafferty as "One of the few writers who have made me laugh aloud." In 1990, Lafferty received a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. Richard A. Lupoff is a Hugo Award-winning editor and Nebula Award-nominated author of short fiction, novels, and nonfiction. John Pelan is a genre historian living in New Mexico. Jacob McMurrayis a graphic designer and illustrator living in Seattle, Washington. He is also a curator at the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle. . Signed and numbered edition of 300. (The Collected Short Fictiin of R. A. Lafferty, Volume 4).

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The Man with the Speckled Eyes (The Collected Short Fiction, Volume Four)
    by R.A. Lafferty

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Centipede Press (2017)


    Seller: AwardWinningBooks (Spring Branch, TX, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $400.00
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New Sealed

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The Man with the Speckled Eyes (The Collected Short Fiction, Volume Four)
    by Lafferty, R.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781613471678
    Publisher: Centipede Press (2017)


    Seller: The Book Lady Bookstore (Savannah, GA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $475.00
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    TOTAL Cost: $479.00

Black cloth in DJ illustrated by Jacob McMurray. Number 224 of 300, signed on limitation page by Richard Lupoff, author of the introduction, John Pelan author of the afterword, and Jacob McMurray the DJ artist. Yellow book mark bound in.

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The Man With the Speckled Eyes SIGNED ltd ed.
    by R. A. Lafferty / (Richard A. Lupoff)

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Centipede (2017)


    Seller: DreamHaven Books (Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $500.00
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    TOTAL Cost: $506.00

The Fourth volume of the Collected Stories of R.A. Lafferty. One of 300 copies SIGNED by Richard A. Lupoff (intro). Fully cloth bound, gorgeous dustjacket, ribbon marker, head and tail bands. Fine in jacket.

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The Man Who Made Models / The Man with the Aura / The Man Underneath / The Man with the Speckled Eyes / The Man Who Walked Through Cracks / The Man Who Never Was : The Collected Short Fiction of R.A. Lafferty, Volumes 1-6
    by Lafferty, R.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Centipede Press, Lakewood, CO (2018)


    Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore (San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $1700.00
    Shipping: $6.50
    TOTAL Cost: $1706.50

6 Volume set. Limited Edition of 300 signed and numbered copies. This is a matching set, with all six volumes numbered 143. All volumes are signed, variously, by Michael Swanwick, John Pelan, Jack McMurray, Michael Kurland, Harlan Ellison, Richard Lupoff, Neil Gaiman. Minor shelfwear, some light scuffing along DJ edges. All volumes are tightly bound, no marks. Set is in Near Fine condition.

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The Collected Short Fiction of R.A. Lafferty, Volumes One-Seven: The Man Who Made Models; The Man with the Aura; The Man Underneath; The Man with the Speckled Eyes; The Man Who Walked Through Cracks; The Man Who Never Was; Mad Man
    by Lafferty, R.A.; Pelan, John (Ed.); Swanwick, Michael (Intr.); Ellison, Harlan (Intr.); Webster, Bud (Intr.); Lupoff, Richard (Intr.); Kurland, Michael (Intr.); Gaiman, Neil (Intr.); Bradfield, Scott (Intr.)

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781613470466
    Publisher: Centipede Press, Lakewood, CO (2013)


    Seller: Fahrenheit's Books (Denver, CO, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $2580.00
    Shipping: $7.00
    TOTAL Cost: $2587.00

First Centipede Press editions, seven volume hardcover set published between 2013-2023, with each marked as limited no. 17/300, and most signed by John Pelan (the editor) & Jacob McMurray (the cover artist). All volumes excluding Vol. 3 are also signed by their introduction author on the limitation page. All of the books have a very small lean or skew to their binding, and a touch of rubbing to their covers, while most of the books also have mild shelfwear to their spine ends, and very shallow bowing to their covers. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight, clean and sharp, Very Good+ seven volume set in like dust jackets, half of which have slight bumps to either the head or tail of their spine, while the other half have mild wear to their corners. All of the jackets are wrapped in Mylar, and additional images are available upon request. Vol. 7 is sealed in publisher's shrink wrap and remains unopened. ISBN: 9781613470466 (Vol. 1, 2013) 9781613471098 (Vol. 2, 2014) 9781613471647 (Vol. 3. 2015) 9781613471678 (Vol. 4, 2017) 9781613472026 (Vol. 5, 2018) 9781613472668 (Vol. 6, 2021) 9781613473368 (Vol. 7, 2023).

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