The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe ISBN 13: 9780283988608

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bruce Pennington Cover. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards clean, very sharp corners. Title gilt perfect. Text block clean, and off white with three very feint small spots to top edge. Feels lightly read. Near fine condition. Lovely glossy jacket with the brilliant Bruce Pennington wrap around artwork has been price clipped, and has a touch of sunning to spine that does not detract. Overall a near fine copy. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A super example of this collectible first edition first printing title, the third book in the New Sun series, a lovely example of this increasingly… Read More

Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bruce Pennington, dj art.. This is the first UK Hardcover Edition. The book has slight soiling to the edges of the page block. The dust jacket is unclipped (L7.95).