Novato, California, Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1992. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One 500 numbered copies signed by Vance. Book three of the "Cadwal Chronicles," preceded by ARAMINTA STATION (1987) and ECCE AND OLD EARTH (1991). "Wrapping up the far-future trilogy begun with Araminta Station and continued in Ecce and Old Earth (1992), the struggle for control over the scenically spectacular and biologically diverse planet Cadwal. Here, the unspeakable Smonny Clattuc, her hordes of Yip subjects, and her allies at the cliffside town Stroma on the continent of Throy are preparing to invade and destroy Araminta Station. To forestall this, investigators Glawen Clattuc and Eustace Chilke must determine the facts behind the possibly significant involvement of interstellar engineer and entrepreneur Barduys and his adopted daughter Flitz in Smonny's complex affairs. After pursuing inquiries on several planets--one populated, hilariously, by food faddists and health freaks--Glawen and Chilke discover that Barduys himself has been swindled by Smonny's associate, the venal Namour; indeed, they arrive just in time to prevent Namour from murdering Barduys. On Cadwal, meanwhile, Smonny attempts to assert her authority by destroying Stroma; in retaliation, her erstwhile allies burn the atoll-town Yipton to the waterline. Would that all trilogists provided as succinct and pithy a summary as Vance does here." Kirkus review, 1 April, 1993. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A85.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1956. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition, paperback issue. Signed by Vance on the title page. Paperback edition, issued simultaneously with the hardcover edition. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A4.

New York: Ballantine Books, [1956]. Octavo. cloth. First edition. Signed by Vance on the half title page. "The convoluted tale of a far-future metropolis in which people will kill for the chance of immortality. A standard theme, stylishly presented, in one of the most solid (and best plotted) of this talented author's earlier works." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 381. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A4ab.

Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, [1953]. Octavo, cover illustration by Alex Schomburg, cloth. First edition. The author's first hardcover title. "Future piracy and old-fashioned megalomania play prominent roles in this novel of space rockets being attacked, taken, and reconverted into a fleet designed to conquer Earth and its colonies ... Stylistically one of the best written Winston 1950s novels." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 5-161. Part of the popular Winston juvenile series published between 1952-1961, which introduced many young readers to science fiction.

Boston: Gregg Press, 1979. Octavo, cloth. Later edition (first Gregg Press edition). New printing of the author's first hardcover title. "Future piracy and old-fashioned megalomania play prominent roles in this novel of space rockets being attacked, taken, and reconverted into a fleet designed to conquer Earth and its colonies ... Stylistically one of the best written Winston 1950s novels." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 5-161. This edition has a new introduction by Vance. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A3g.

Novato, California, Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1992. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Vance. Collects twelve stories originally published 1951-1962, most first appearing in magazines, some stories have been re-titled. "Dazzling inventiveness, barbed wit, the renowned prose style combining spareness of detail with extraordinary visual richness: that Vance does not top popularity polls and win critical acclaim is the most intractable and perplexing of all science-fiction mysteries." - Kirkus reviews, 15 July, 1992. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A86.

New York: Ace Books, [1973]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ace 90955. Signed by Vance on the title page. Collects the contents of the previous titles: THE WORLDS BETWEEN AND OTHER STORIES and THE BRAINS OF THE EARTH and three stories from THE MANY WORLDS OF MAGNUS RIDOLPH. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A44.

New York: Ace Books, [1973]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ace 90955. Signed by Vance on the title page. Collects the contents of the previous titles: THE WORLDS BETWEEN AND OTHER STORIES and THE BRAINS OF THE EARTH and three stories from THE MANY WORLDS OF MAGNUS RIDOLPH. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A44.