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The Dying Earth: Available Copies
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Seller: ZBK Books (Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $15.35
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $15.35
Used book - May contain writing, notes, highlighting, bends or folds. Text is readable, book is clean, and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks. Fast Shipping
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Seller: Pink Casa Antiques (Frankfort, KY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $13.49
Shipping: $4.99
TOTAL Cost: $18.48
tight, uncreased spine, pages clear and tanning, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, ex-library copy with usual library markings and laminated cover, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders
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Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $21.73
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $21.73
Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 2.07
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Tales of the Dying Earth: The Dying Earth; The Eyes of the Overworld; Cugel's Saga; Rhialto the Marvellous by Vance, Jack
Paperback
ISBN: 9780312874568
Publisher: Orb / Tom Doherty Associates (1998)
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (Webster, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $21.99
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $21.99
5th printing. Pages lightly toned, otherwise an excellent copy. 1998 Trade Paperback. 741 pp. Includes: The Dying Earth; The Eyes of the Overworld; Cugel's Saga; Rhialto the Marvellous. Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers. One of his enduring classics is his 1964 novel, The Dying Earth, and its sequels--a fascinating, baroque tale set on a far-future Earth, under a giant red sun that is soon to go out forever.
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Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $25.38
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TOTAL Cost: $25.38
Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 2.07
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Seller: Book Deals (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $25.39
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TOTAL Cost: $25.39
Like New condition. Great condition, but not exactly fully crisp. The book may have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages. 2.07
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Tales of the Dying Earth: Including 'The Dying Earth, ' 'The Eyes of the Overworld, ' 'Cugel's Saga, ' and 'Rhialto the Marvellous' (Paperback or Softback) by Vance, Jack
Seller: Lakeside Books (Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $21.88
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $25.87
Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!
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Seller: Ab Astra Books (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $15.06
Shipping: $12.00
TOTAL Cost: $27.06
The book has been read and is in good readable condition with visible wear on the cover and possibly some noticeable writing on the pages. Possible book foxing. Omnibus edition. Trade paperback.
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Tales of the Dying Earth (Paperback) by Jack Vance
Paperback
ISBN: 9780312874568
Publisher: St Martin's Press, New York (2000)
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Fairfield, OH, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $30.99
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $30.99
Paperback. Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers. One of his enduring classics is his 1964 novel, The Dying Earth, and its sequels--a fascinating, baroque tale set on a far-future Earth, under a giant red sun that is soon to go out forever. This omnibus volume comprised all four books in the seriesThe Dying EarthThe Eyes of the OverworldCugel's SagaRialto the MarvellousA must-read for every Science Fiction fan. All four books in "The Dying Earth" science fiction series are now available in single volume. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: Goldstone Books (Llandybie, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $24.22
Shipping: $9.06
TOTAL Cost: $33.28
All orders are dispatched within one working day from our UK warehouse. We've been selling books online since 2004! We have over 750,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Seller: Callaghan Books South (New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $35.00
Shipping: $8.00
TOTAL Cost: $43.00
(All four novels in one volume.) Very large thick, heavy large softcover, glossy wrappers with stunning color-illustration of spacecraft above ravished Earth on front, spine and back wrapper, 741 pages. First page is creased. Near Very Fine.
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