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Chateau D'If: Available Copies

Softcover; new.

Chateau D'If and Other Stories 1.52

Unread book in perfect condition.

Special order direct from the distributor

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.5

Light foxing to page edges, otherwise a near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.

Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 284. White cloth-covered boards with blue title to spine. Very light rubbing to board edges. Very light rubbing to dustjacket edges. Protected in mylar. Contains five, short science fiction novellas: 1) Abercrombie Station; 2) Cholwell's Chickens; 3) Chateau D'If; 4) Gift of Gab; 5) Rumfuddle. "Jack (John Holbrook) Vance (San Francisco, August 28, 1916 - Oakland, May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction author. Most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance. Vance has published 11 mysteries as John Holbrook Vance and 3 as Ellery Queen. Other pen names (each used only once) included Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse. Among his awards are: Hugo Awards, in 1963 for The Dragon Masters, in 1967 for The Last Castle, and in 2010 for his memoir This is Me, Jack Vance!; a Nebula Award in 1966, also for The Last Castle; the Jupiter Award in 1975; the World Fantasy Award in 1984 for life achievement and in 1990 for Lyonesse: Madouc; an Edgar (the mystery equivalent of the Nebula) for the best first mystery novel in 1961 for The Man in the Cage; in 1992, he was Guest of Honor at the WorldCon in Orlando, Florida; and in 1997 he was named a SFWA Grand Master. A 2009 profile in the New York Times Magazine described Vance as 'one of American literature's most distinctive and undervalued voices.'" (from Jack Vance FB site). Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus

Unread book in perfect condition.

This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days 750

fine book, fine jacket, some foxing,

Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. Trade edition. Collects five novellas, four of the five are early works from the 1950s. [Reference: Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A83]. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild rubs to the spine panel. (21660)

1st ed/1st printing, 1990. Book is lovely, square and solid, apparently unread, with lovely dust jacket in protective mylar Brodart cover. The only flaws: some age-spotting to the top and sides of the pages, and edges of the boards, top and bottom. You'll feel like you could jump a tall building with a single bound when this book arrives at your doorstep!

First Edition. First Edition. Very Good Hardcover with Dust Jacket. VERY GOOD - Collectible. Standard-sized.

Octavo, 284 pages; VG-/VG; spine pictorial, with red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; price uncut '$29.95'; mild soiling to boards; some soiling to upper edge of textblock; pages clean; shelved below Front Counter. 1350952. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Lancaster: Underwood/Miller:, 1990. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket, Cover artwork by: Ned Dameron First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket,

Octavo, 284 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine blue and patterned with red lettering; dust jacket protected in mylar covering, price uncut '$29.95'; minor shelfwear, including age-toning to jacket flaps; light foxing to top of textblock; shelved under Front Counter. 1366343. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Neuware - Jack Vance mastered his craft over more than sixty years, garnering awards including the Nebula, Edgar, two Hugos, and the 1997 SFWA Grandmaster. The stories in this collection were written through the early-mid period of his career, spanning twenty years from the early 50's on.

Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. Trade edition. Collects five novellas, four of the five are early works from the 1950s. [Reference: Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A83]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (27231)

Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. Trade edition. Collects five novellas, four of the five are early works from the 1950s. [Reference: Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A83]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (27200)

Beautiful illustrated dust-jacket, as new having been kept in a clear protective sleeve. Book also unused, as new.

Trade state. (750 copies, 220 were signed, 200 of those signed were numbered, 20 were marked "Presentation Copies"). Collects five sci-fi novellas: "Abercrombie Station"; "Cholwell's Chickens"; "Chateau d'If", "The Gift of Gab"; "Rumfuddle." Book Condition: Fine: A sharp tight copy. / DJ Condition: Fine: A sharp bright dust jacket. Not price-clipped. Mylar cover.

1st ed/1st pr, SIGNED on title page by AUTHOR. Book is solid, square, unread, sharp as a tack in like Brodart-protected DJ. This book is like Narnian Turkish Delight -- you won't be able to enough of it, you'll gorge yourself and ask for more!!! NOTE: not QUITE as sharp as a tack -- maybe a semi-sharp pencil. The book has some evidence of aging to the sides, top, and bottom, nothing major, but it's there.

Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Vance. Collects five novellas, four of the five are early works from the 1950s. [Reference: Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A83]. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing and a touch of shelf wear to corner tips, lacking the slipcase. (21659)

Stated first edition hardcover. Limited edition #93 of 300 copies signed by Vance to the limitation page. Fine unread condition in like DJ in mylar in fine slipcase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; Signed by Author