Viriconium Nights by M. John Harrison ISBN 13: 9780575036628

Victor Gollancz: London, 1985. First edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Collection of stories set in the city of Viriconium. A paperback edition appeared one year earlier in the USA, but the stories in this British hardcover edition are extensively revised and the author's preferred texts. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (as new) but for a touch of edge wear.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1985. First hardcover edition, first printing . Hardcover. Referenced in Barron; Anatomy of Wonder 4, 4-202. "Viriconium, a city of marvels, is also very much a city of the mind and entropy." Barron; Fantasy Literature, 4A-133. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. An unread, as new copy.

SIGNED. First Hardcover Edition. First Printing. Gollancz (1985). Fine, as new, black full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Fine, as new jacket in new, removable mylar sleeve. Flat signed by Harrison on title page. A sharp copy. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 11-b

London: Victor Gollancz LTD, 1985. First Hardcover Edition. First Hardcover Edition. Signed by the author in ink at title page. 8 3/4" X 5 1/2". 158pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This new collection of stories returns us to the strange, haunting, mutable world of Viriconium and its citizens. Viriconium is a city of the imagination, a place in which the familiar and the utterly strange mingle together. Everything in Viriconium is subject to change, even its name: in one story it is Vriko; in another Uroconium. Sometimes its inhabitants' pursuits are relatively conventional, as in "The Llama and Lord Cromis", where a hero must fulfill his destiny by destroying a Beast, re-enacting a conflict a hundred generations old. Other tales--such as "Strange Great… Read More

Gollancz 1985, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. SIGNED by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UK: Gollancz. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures of the book are available upon request. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1985.

Victor Gollancz: London, 1985. First edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Collection of sf/fantasy stories set in the city of Viriconium. A paperback edition appeared one year earlier in the USA, but the stories in this British hardcover edition are extensively revised and the author's preferred texts. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR/''to Erik - Liverpool '01 - best M. John Harrison''. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (as new).