LIGHT FROM A LONE STAR (SIGNED); Introduction by Russell Letson
by Vance, Jack
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Cambridge, Mass: The Nesfa Press, 1985. Stated FIrst Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near FIne. 12mo, 7.25 in. x 5.25 in., pp. xiii, 125, [3]. Signed by the author in felt pen on title page. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt title to spine. Protected in mylar. Limited edition of 1000. SIx stories, plus an interview by Tim Underwood, and "A Vance Encyclopedia."
"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).
"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).
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86258
- Title
- LIGHT FROM A LONE STAR (SIGNED); Introduction by Russell Letson
- Author
- Vance, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine / Near FIne
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated FIrst Edition
- Publisher
- The Nesfa Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Mass
- Date Published
- 1985
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