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The Best of Jack Vance: Available Copies

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Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38

To view other titles by this author enter the kewords; XDCX, XJGX, Vance or Sc Fi In good+ condition with minor wear o/w tight clean and square. Cover art by CM

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.36

Prompt Shipment, in Boxes, Tracking First Editions are First Printings. . 12mo; 274 pages; acceptable mass market paperback; stain and slight chip spine; crease to cover; nicks to edges cover; spine slanting; tips bumped; tanned pages; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking

First edition bound in yellow cloth and blue boards. A Fine copy in a VG+ dust jacket. Rubbing to the rear panel. Dust soiling to the rear cover, spine and panels. Introduction by Barry N. Malzberg.

First ed. Very good/Very good condition, moderate over all wear to book and dustjacket, bookstore price label on back cover of dustjacket. Review slip laid in.

Small octovo hardcover, duo-tone covers, very tight and square spine/binding, pages white, unmarked and crisp, covers are unworn, may have never been read, else FINE+ in FINE DJ, now in clear mylar jacket protector. Stories for future reading. Six short stories personally selected by the author, including 'The Last Castle'. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall

Hardcover octavo in dj. boards clean and sharp, tight binding, interior text clean. DJ covers lightly worn yet clean, no tears, 9.95 price remains intact on inner front dj flap.

First hardcover edition, has slight bumps to spine ends and upper corners, otherwise a bright, clean Near Fine copy in VG+ dustjacket which has slightest bumps to top of spine and corners, and some rubbing.

Octavo, 8.4 in. x 5,.5 in., pp. x, [2], 274. Blue cloth boards over amber spine. Dark blue title to spine. Very light rubbing to extremities. Protected in mylar. Seven selections revealing Vance' s talent." 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).

Zustand: SEHR GUTER Zustand! 220 Seiten Deutsch 132g

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35

The Best of Jack Vance by Jack Vance Faint tanning to textblock, otherwise pristine copy. Not price clipped. In protective mylar. Moderate shelfwear with scuffing. First edition. Quarter bound blue boards with yellow publisher's cloth to spine. Pictorial dustjacket.

The Best of Jack Vance (First Edition) A tight bright unread copy A bright dust jacket in protective clear cover. Not price-clipped. "This edition first published in the United States in 1978 by Taplinger" stated. Yellow cloth over blue paper-covered boards. Wrap-around jacket illustration, artist not credited.

1st pr. SIGNED by AUTHOR on the title page. Book is square, solid, and unread. In protective archival bag. Once this treasured tome from Tanjecterly has arrived at your stately manse of Trilda, you'll retire to the parlor and a light repast of wine and cheese, melon and water fowl, before focusing your attention on its many and varied excellences, composed, as it is, of sandestin stuff — hopefully Grofinet won't choose this moment for a spontaneous lecture on the Egyptian pyramids! NOTE: VERY light evidence of edgewear and age-toning.

Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat dust-dulled and scuffed dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 274 pages; Description: x, 274 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Fantasy fiction, American. Form/Genre: Science fiction. 1 Kg.

Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat dust-dulled and scuffed dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 274 pages; Description: x, 274 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Fantasy fiction, American. Form/Genre: Science fiction. 1 Kg.

Octavo, cloth backed boards. Collects six stories, including "The Last Castle" and "Rumfuddle." Introduction by Barry Malzberg. Offset from the Pocket Books edition (1976). [Reference: Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A51e]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to the spine ends. (21535)

, 274 pages, introduction by Barry N. Malzberg First Edition thus , light rubbing to spine, little mark to front board, small inscription scratched from front free endpaper, book in very good condition , dust wrapper has a small nick at head of spine, lightly rubbed, in good+ condition Octavo (over 7-10 inches tall) Hardback ISBN: 080080726X

Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First hardcover edition. Collects "Sail 25," "Ullward's Retreat," the award-winning novella "The Last Castle," "Abercrombie Station," "The Moon Moth," and "Rumfuddle." "Exotic, stylish, often humorous stuff in Vance's inimitable vein. Although he's rarely written a major book, he's one of American science fiction's originals" (Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition [1995], p. 33). Preface by Vance; introduction by Barry N. Malzberg. Offset from the Pocket Books edition (1976). Mild bruise to upper spine end, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket with light matching bruise. (#153121)

Signed. First Edition. First ed, stated. SIGNED by author on title page. Jacket has minor shelf/dust wear, NO stains or rips. Book itself VG, appears unread, binding tight.

Nice Copy - Signed By The Author On The Title Page. First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Small Amount Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Very Mild Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Wrapper. Thanks And Enjoy.

Octavo, cloth backed boards. Signed by Vance on the title page. Collects six stories, including "The Last Castle" and "Rumfuddle." Introduction by Barry Malzberg. Offset from the Pocket Books edition (1976). [Reference: Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A51e]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Scarce signed by Vance. (27151)