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NIGHT LAMP.
New York: Tor, 1996. Octavo, boards. First edition. According to the JACK VANCE: CRITICAL APPRECIATIONS AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY (2000) this trade edition precedes the limited edition from Underwood books which was dated April, 1996 had experienced production delays. "Another adventure/drama set in Vance's inimitable far-future Gaean Reach (Throy, 1993, etc.), encompassing thousands of inhabited planets. During a field trip to planet Camberwell, philosopher Hilyer Fath and his musicologist wife, Althea, rescue a six-year-old boy, Jaro, from a severe beating at the hands of local peasants. So traumatized is the boy by his experiences- -including the torture and death of his mother--that the doctors are forced to excise much of his memory. The Faths, with no clue as to Jaro's past, adopt the boy and return to their academic lives on planet Gallingale. Jaro, though occasionally troubled by fleeting memories and instances of what seem to be telepathy, grows up determined to become a spaceman and discover the truth about his origins. He also becomes friendly with Skirlet, an intelligent and vivacious girl from the top of Gallingale's social pyramid who, after numerous weird adventures, plans to become an interstellar detective. Years later, Jaro meets Tawn Maihac, a competent, unassuming ex-policeman with his own gruesome experiences to relate; Maihac--Jaro's father!--has been searching without success for the murderer of Jaro's mother. When the Faths are killed in a bizarre mass-murder while attending a conference on yet another planet, Jaro, Skirlet, and Maihac journey into space in search of some answers. And all of the foregoing merely hints at the diverse, expertly arranged plots, vivid scenarios, and splendid characters to be found here. Storyteller Vance is in top form here: the result is uneven in places, perhaps, but always astonishing and enthralling." - Kirkus Review, 1 August, 1996. Not in Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance.
NIGHT LAMP.
Grass Valley, CA: Underwood Books, 1996. Octavo, illustrated by Steve Hickman, cloth. First limited edition. One of 600 numbered copies signed by Vance. "Another adventure/drama set in Vance's inimitable far-future Gaean Reach (Throy, 1993, etc.), encompassing thousands of inhabited planets. During a field trip to planet Camberwell, philosopher Hilyer Fath and his musicologist wife, Althea, rescue a six-year-old boy, Jaro, from a severe beating at the hands of local peasants. So traumatized is the boy by his experiences- -including the torture and death of his mother--that the doctors are forced to excise much of his memory. The Faths, with no clue as to Jaro's past, adopt the boy and return to their academic lives on planet Gallingale. Jaro, though occasionally troubled by fleeting memories and instances of what seem to be telepathy, grows up determined to become a spaceman and discover the truth about his origins. He also becomes friendly with Skirlet, an intelligent and vivacious girl from the top of Gallingale's social pyramid who, after numerous weird adventures, plans to become an interstellar detective. Years later, Jaro meets Tawn Maihac, a competent, unassuming ex-policeman with his own gruesome experiences to relate; Maihac--Jaro's father!--has been searching without success for the murderer of Jaro's mother. When the Faths are killed in a bizarre mass-murder while attending a conference on yet another planet, Jaro, Skirlet, and Maihac journey into space in search of some answers. And all of the foregoing merely hints at the diverse, expertly arranged plots, vivid scenarios, and splendid characters to be found here. Storyteller Vance is in top form here: the result is uneven in places, perhaps, but always astonishing and enthralling." - Kirkus Review, 1 August, 1996. Not in Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance.
THE PALACE OF LOVE.
London: Dennis Dobson, [1968]. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. Full page inscription signed by Vance to the front free end paper. The third volume in the "Demon Princes" series. Kirth Gersen's revenge continues. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1160. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A31b.
[PLANET OF ADVENTURE SERIES or the TSCHAI TETRALOGY]: CITY OF THE CHASCH, SERVANTS OF THE WANKH, THE DIRDIR, and THE PNUME.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1979-81. Octavo, four volumes, cloth. First U. S. hardcover editions. One of 111 numbered copies signed by Vance and illustrator David Ireland. Comprises City of the Chasch (1968), Servants of the Wankh (1969), The Dirdir (1969), and The Pnume (1970). Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A32l, A35k, 36k, A38i.
[PLANET OF ADVENTURE SERIES or the TSCHAI TETRALOGY]: CITY OF THE CHASCH, SERVANTS OF THE WANKH, THE DIRDIR, and THE PNUME.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1979-81. Octavo, four volumes, cloth. First U. S. hardcover editions. A mixed set: Volume one is a trade edition, volume two is a trade edition signed by Vance, volumes three and four are one of 111 numbered and signed copies by Vance and artist David Ireland. Comprises City of the Chasch (1968), Servants of the Wankh (1969), The Dirdir (1969), and The Pnume (1970). Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A32l, A35k, 36k, A38i.
THE PNUME.
New York: Ace Publishing Corporation, [1970]. Small octavo, cover by Jeff Jones, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ace 66902. Paperback original. Signed by Vance on the title page. Planet of Adventure #4. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A38.
THE PNUME.
New York: Ace Publishing Corporation, [1970]. Small octavo, cover by Jeff Jones, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ace 66902. Paperback original. Signed by Vance on the title page. Planet of Adventure #4. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A38.
THE PNUME: TSCHAI BOOK VI.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1981. Octavo, cloth. First U. S. hardcover edition. Trade issue. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A38i.
PORTS OF CALL.
Grass Valley, CA: Underwood Books, 1998. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 350 [i.e. 271] numbered copies signed by Vance. Letter from publisher Tim Underwood states only 271 copies manufactured. Space adventure set in the author's Gaean Reach universe. Not in Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance.
PORTS OF CALL.
New York: Tor, [1998]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Part of the "Gaean Reach" series, set in the same universe as THE NIGHT LAMP. Not in Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance.
PORTS OF CALL.
New York: Tor, [1998]. Octavo, boards. First trade edition. Part of the "Gaean Reach" series, set in the same universe as THE NIGHT LAMP. Not in Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance.
SERVANTS OF THE WANKH.
London: Dennis Dobson, [1975]. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition in English. The second volume in the Planet of Adventure series. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A35g.
SERVANTS OF THE WANKH.
New York: Ace Books, Inc., [1969]. Small octavo, cover art by Jeff Jones, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ace 66900. Paperback original. Planet of Adventure #2. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A35.
THE SEVENTEEN VIRGINS [and] THE BAGFUL OF DREAMS.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood/Miller, 1979. Octavo, illustration by Stephen Fabian, cloth. First edition. One of 125 sets of sheets hardbound and signed by Vance. This copy is signed by Vance again with an inscription on the title page. The two stories were also issued as separate booklets. The further adventures of Cugel the Clever, and The Dying Earth. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A58b & A59b.
THE SEVENTEEN VIRGINS [and] THE BAGFUL OF DREAMS.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood/Miller, 1979. Octavo, illustration by Stephen Fabian, cloth. First edition. One of 125 sets of sheets hardbound and signed by Vance. The two stories were also issued as separate booklets. The further adventures of Cugel the Clever, and The Dying Earth. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A58b & A59b.
THE SEVENTEEN VIRGINS [and] THE BAGFUL OF DREAMS.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood/Miller, 1979. Octavo, illustration by Stephen Fabian, cloth. First edition. One of 125 sets of sheets hardbound and signed by Vance. The two stories were also issued as separate booklets. The further adventures of Cugel the Clever, and The Dying Earth. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A58b & A59b.
THE SEVENTEEN VIRGINS.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood/Miller, 1979. Octavo, illustration by Stephen Fabian, pictorial wrappers. First edition. The further adventures of Cugel the Clever, and The Dying Earth. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A58.
SHOWBOAT WORLD: THE MAGNIFICENT SHOWBOATS OF THE LOWER VISSEL RIVER LUNE XXIII SOUTH, BIG PLANET.
SF, California, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1983. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First hardcover edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Vance. A novel set on Big Planet. This edition restores the author's chosen title for the book. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A47h.
SHOWBOAT WORLD: THE MAGNIFICENT SHOWBOATS OF THE LOWER VISSEL RIVER LUNE XXIII SOUTH, BIG PLANET.
SF, California, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1983. Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. One of 480 trade copies. A novel set on Big Planet. This edition restores the author's chosen title for the book. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A47h.
SHOWBOAT WORLD: THE MAGNIFICENT SHOWBOATS OF THE LOWER VISSEL RIVER LUNE XXIII SOUTH, BIG PLANET.
SF, California, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1983. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First hardcover edition. A novel set on Big Planet. "Rivalry between actor-managers on the river-boats of Big Planet ends with the exposing of a royal crime during a performance of Macbeth." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 327. This edition restores the author's chosen title for the book. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A47h.
SHOWBOAT WORLD: THE MAGNIFICENT SHOWBOATS OF THE LOWER VISSEL RIVER LUNE XXIII SOUTH, BIG PLANET.
SF, California, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1983. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First hardcover edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Vance. A novel set on Big Planet. "Rivalry between actor-managers on the river-boats of Big Planet ends with the exposing of a royal crime during a performance of Macbeth." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 327. This edition restores the author's chosen title for the book. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A47h.
SHOWBOAT WORLD: THE MAGNIFICENT SHOWBOATS OF THE LOWER VISSEL RIVER LUNE XXIII SOUTH, BIG PLANET.
SF, California, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1983. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First hardcover edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Vance. A novel set on Big Planet. "Rivalry between actor-managers on the river-boats of Big Planet ends with the exposing of a royal crime during a performance of Macbeth." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 327. This edition restores the author's chosen title for the book. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A47h.
SON OF THE TREE.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1983. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First hardcover edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Vance. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A13g.
SON OF THE TREE.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1983. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First hardcover edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Vance. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A13g.
SON OF THE TREE.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1983. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First hardcover edition. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A13g.