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Nifft the Lean: Available Copies

Sprache: deutsch Taschenbuch ,

Sprache: deutsch Taschenbuch ,

Pictorial wraps have moderate cover and edge wear. Dark residue present on back cover. Spine is creased with bumped head. Text block canted with faded yellow edges. Binding is tight. 304p. Penciled notations present on upper edge of page just before title page. Interior otherwise is unmarked with crisp pages that have some lightly creased edges through out.

An uncommon paperback original. World Fantasy Award Winner.Small color loss on spine from sticker. Two tiny stickers o/w sharp-unread.

An uncommon paperback original. World Fantasy Award Winner.

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First hardcover edition, one of 440 copies, octavo size, 369 pp., signed by Shea, Powers, Clark, and Cecere. Michael Shea (1946-2014) had his first book published in 1974; he would go on to have later stories nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and is best known for this work, "Nifft the Lean", which won the World Fantasy Award in 1983. Originally published in 1982, this 1994 publication features the artwork of Alan M. Clark (b. 1957), who won the World Fantasy Award in 1994 and has been nominated for many other awards including the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel in 2005. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full faux "demon-skin", gilt lettering on both boards and spine top edge stained black, map endpapers at both front and rear, tissue-guarded black-and-white frontispiece one of five bound in throughout; binding octavo size (8 1/2" by 5 5/8"), pagination: [i-iv] v-xiv [2] 1-351 [1, blank] [1, statement of limitation], this copy no. 203 of the 440 and is signed here by all four contributors. ___CONDITION: Fine, the boards clean, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; still with that tight, unread feel, crisp and as new. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note the following: (i) additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs, please inquire for details; and (ii) any taxes, duty, or tariffs charged by your country will, of necessity, be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Limited edition hardcover bound in full leather "demon skin." #105 of 440 copies signed by Michael Shea, Tim Powers [intro], Alan M. Clark [artist] and LInda Cecere [mapmaker. ] fine unread condition, very tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 351 pages; Signed by Author

Signed by Author(s). This book is wraps is an Uncorrected Proof of the First Hardcover Edition of this book. First Hardcover Edition Stated. Signed by the author on the title page.

NIFFT THE LEAN Follow the adventures of Nifft the Lean, the master thief whose felonious appropriations and larcenous skills will lead through Stygian realms to challenge your most lurid fantasies and errant imaginings. Places where horror, harm and long eerie calms flow past the traveller in endless, unpredictable succession. Travel the man whose long, rawboned, sticky fingers and stark length of arm will lead you down to the vermiculous grottos of the demon sea, to stand beneath the subworld's lurid sky and battle monsters who seem the spiritual distillation of human evil itself! This new edition features dustjacket artwork by Stanislav Dikolenko, interior black & white illustrations by Francesco Giani, frontispiece artwork by Michael Whelan, two maps by Linda Shea, an afterword, illustrated with photographs, by Linda Shea, and an introduction by Tim Powers. THE MINES OF BEHEMOTH By Crack, Key, and Cauldron! Nifft the Lean, our spirited and wily thief extraordinaire, has proclaimed his second coming in the novel-length adventure, The Mines of Behemoth. Travel the man whose long, rawboned, sticky fingers and stark length of arm will lead you down to the vermiculous grottos of the demon sea, to stand beneath the subworld's lurid sky and battle monsters who seem the spiritual distillation of human evil itself! Here his treacherous journey is made just a touch less daunting with the axe and mace wielding Barnar Hammer-Hand by his side. That is, even if his colleague was the catalyst for the whole trek, which finds them navigating the seas around the Angelheim Islands, roving the plains of Latter Kairnlaw, and negotiating the quartz-lined sap mines of the Broken Axle Mountains. A most perilous quest if there ever was one! But when the allure of bountiful riches is a proven draw, this pair cannot evade its pervasive clutches. Both books are signed and in fine condition but the numbers do not match. Rights will be transferred to the buyer for book three so they can purchase it directly from the publisher with a number that matches Mines of Behemoth. Inquire directly for PayPal invoicing and reduced shipping.

Limited leather bound edition; copy Q of 60 copies thus bound. Illustrated by Alan M Clark with 5 plates including a tissue guarded frontispiece. The first hardbound edition of this 1983 World Fantasy Award winner. Signed by the author, Tim Powers who provides the introduction, Alan M Clark illustrator & Linda Cecre who provides the map endpapers. Accompanying the book is the portfolio by Alan M Clark RHYPAROGRAPHY which collects the 5 illustrations, each matted for display and encased in folding box. Both volumes in a single slipcase with black faux snakeskin binding. Note a faint small scratch to the cover, think of it as indicative of this being genuine leather binding. An as new set.