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The Wolfe Archipelago: Available Copies
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Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (Laurel, MD, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $75.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $82.00
Octavo, cloth. 1020 copies printed of which this is one of 800 trade copies. Collects four stories including "The Death of Doctor Island," winner of the 1974 Nebula award for best novella. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. (31945)
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Wolfe Archipelago by Wolfe, Gene
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780917488146
Publisher: Mark V Ziesing, Willimantic, CT (1983)
Seller: Aladdin Books (Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $150.00
Shipping: $8.95
TOTAL Cost: $158.95
AS IS. Unfortunately, the edges of the cloth of this book have some insect generated abrasions along top edge of cloth only. For this reason, we downgrade the condition to fair, though there are no other significant flaws. Dust jacket is fine. Custom, unused bookplate laid in. Signed by GENE WOLFE and the two artists on limitation page at rear of book. #137 of 200 copies in the signed limited.
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The Wolfe Archipelago by Wolfe, Gene
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780917488139
Publisher: Mark V. Ziesing, Willimantic (1983)
Seller: Ziesings (Shingletown, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $165.00
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $168.75
Willimantic: Mark V. Ziesing, 1983. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket, 119 pp. Cover artwork by: Carl Lundgren First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket,
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Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books (Martinez, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $200.00
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $205.00
One of the limited numbered copies SIGNED by Wolfe and both Artists> A sharp copy in a jacket with a short tear to the front panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 135 pages; Signed by Author
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The Wolfe Archipelago by Wolfe, Gene
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780917488139
Publisher: Mark V. Ziesing, Willimantic (1983)
Seller: Ziesings (Shingletown, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $250.00
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $253.75
Willimantic: Mark V. Ziesing, 1983. First edition, Hardcover, SIGNED (label)Fine in Fine dust jacket, 119 pp. Cover artwork by: Carl Lundgren Label, signed by the author, affixed to half-title page. Just a tak of scuffing to upper edges of cover mayerial. This copy comes replete with bookplate by Richard Schindler. All copies of this title originally shipped with this bookplate but very few have survived. First edition, Hardcover, SIGNED (label)Fine in Fine dust jacket,
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Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB (Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $250.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $256.00
Octavo, cloth. First edition. 1020 copies printed of which this is one of 200 numbered copies signed by Wolfe and artists Carl Lundgren and Rick Demarco. Collects four stories including "The Death of Doctor Island," winner of the 1974 Nebula award for best novella. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with touch of rubbing at edges. (#168125)
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Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (Laurel, MD, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $250.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $257.00
Octavo, cloth. Of 1020 copies printed this is one of 200 numbered copies signed by Wolfe and artists Carl Lundgren (jacket) and Rick DeMarco (interiors). Collects four stories including "The Death of Doctor Island," winner of the 1974 Nebula award for best novella. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a tiny 3 mm closed tear to the upper front panel. (25774)
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