Chateau D'If And Other Stories by Jack Vance ISBN 13: 9780887330988

San Francisco, CA: Underwood-Miller, 1990. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 284. White cloth-covered boards with blue title to spine. Very light rubbing to board edges. Very light rubbing to dustjacket edges. Protected in mylar. Contains five, short science fiction novellas: 1) Abercrombie Station; 2) Cholwell's Chickens; 3) Chateau D'If; 4) Gift of Gab; 5) Rumfuddle. "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… Read More

Novato, CA: Underwood-Miller, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 284 pages; VG-/VG; spine pictorial, with red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; price uncut '$29.95'; mild soiling to boards; some soiling to upper edge of textblock; pages clean; shelved below Front Counter. 1350952. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Lancaster: Underwood/Miller, 1990. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket,. Ned Dameron. Lancaster: Underwood/Miller:, 1990. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket, Cover artwork by: Ned Dameron

Novato: Underwood-Miller, 1990. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 284 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine blue and patterned with red lettering; dust jacket protected in mylar covering, price uncut '$29.95'; minor shelfwear, including age-toning to jacket flaps; light foxing to top of textblock; shelved HC Sci-Fi. 1366343. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

U.S.A.: Underwood Books, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful illustrated dust-jacket, as new having been kept in a clear protective sleeve. Book also unused, as new.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Underwood-Miller, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x6x1. Signed. AS NEW condition, a collector's grade copy. A signed copy in slipcase, and limited #8/300. The hardcover book is in Fine condition, full bound in blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Clean inside and out with no markings of any kind; binding is solid and square. The unclipped dustjacket is in Fine condition; cover art by Ilene Meyer is bright and glossy. The slipcase is bound in yellow cloth, and is in Fine condition. Collects five novellas: "Abercrombie Station", "Cholwell's Chickens", "Gift Of Gab', "Rumfuddle" and "Chateau d'If".