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BIRD ISLE [and] TAKE MY FACE.
Los Angeles, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1988. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Vance. A two volume set. Limited editions of two uncommon mystery titles. TAKE MY FACE was first published in 1957 as by Peter Held (pseudonym), BIRD ISLE was also first published in 1957 as ISLE OF PERIL by Alan Wade (pseudonym). Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A6b, A7f.
![BIRD ISLE [and] TAKE MY FACE. John Holbrook Vance, "Jack Vance."](/pictures/thumb/27194_1.jpg?v=1619992112)
BIRD ISLE [and] TAKE MY FACE.
Los Angeles, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1988. Octavo, cloth. First limited edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Vance. A two volume set. Limited editions of two uncommon mystery titles. TAKE MY FACE was first published in 1957 as by Peter Held (pseudonym), BIRD ISLE was also first published in 1957 as ISLE OF PERIL by Alan Wade (pseudonym). Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A6b, A7f.
THE BOOK OF DREAMS.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood/Miller, 1981. Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. Trade issue. The fifth and final volume in the Demon Princes series. "Originally published between 1964 and 1981 ... these five picaresque novels are vintage Jack Vance, crammed to the brim with sardonic wit and beautiful, slightly understated prose. Five aliens, the Demon Princes of the title, were responsible for the Mount Pleasant Massacre, which destroyed an entire world. Kirth Gersen, whose entire family died in the massacre, has dedicated his life to hunting down and avenging himself upon the princes, one per volume." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1160. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A38i.
THE BRAINS OF EARTH.
London: Dennis Dobson, [1975]. Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. First published in the U. S. as a paperback original. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A22b.
THE BRAINS OF EARTH.
London: Dennis Dobson, [1975]. Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. First published in the U. S. as a paperback original. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A22b.
THE BRAINS OF EARTH/THE MANY WORLDS OF MAGNUS RIDOLPH.
New York: Ace, 1966. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First editions. Paperback original. Ace Double M-141.
CHATEAU D'IF: AND OTHER STORIES.
Novato, California, Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1990. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Vance. Collects five novellas, four of the five are early works from the 1950s. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A83.
CHATEAU D'IF: AND OTHER STORIES.
Novato, California, Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1990. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Vance. Collects five novellas, four of the five are early works from the 1950s. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A83.
CHATEAU D'IF: AND OTHER STORIES.
Novato, California, Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1990. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Vance. Collects five novellas, four of the five are early works from the 1950s. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A83.
CHATEAU D'IF: AND OTHER STORIES.
Novato, California, Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1990. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First edition. Trade edition. Collects five novellas, four of the five are early works from the 1950s. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A83.
CHATEAU D'IF: AND OTHER STORIES.
Novato, California, Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1990. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First edition. Trade edition. Collects five novellas, four of the five are early works from the 1950s. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A83.
CHATEAU D'IF: AND OTHER STORIES.
Novato, California, Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1990. Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. First edition. Trade edition. Collects five novellas, four of the five are early works from the 1950s. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A83.
CITY OF THE CHASCH.
London: Dennis Dobson, [1975]. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition in English. Signed by Vance on the title page. The first volume in the Planet of Adventure series. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A32i.
THE COMPLETE MAGNUS RIDOLPH.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1984. Octavo, cloth. First U. S. hardcover edition and expanded edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Vance. The definitive Magnus Ridolph collection, collects the contents of THE MANY WORLDS OF MAGNUS RIDOLPH (1966) plus 4 additional stories, one published in hardcover for the first time. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A27j.
THE COMPLETE MAGNUS RIDOLPH.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1984. Octavo, cloth. First U. S. hardcover edition and expanded edition. One of 500 copies of the trade edition. The definitive Magnus Ridolph collection, collects the contents of THE MANY WORLDS OF MAGNUS RIDOLPH (1966) plus 4 additional stories, one published in hardcover for the first time. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A27j.
CUGEL'S SAGA.
New York: Timescape Books, [1983]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Episodic novel featuring Cugel the Clever. Includes "The Seventeen Virgins" and "The Bagful of Dreams." Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A71.
CUGEL'S SAGA.
San Francisco, CA, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, [1983, i.e. 1984]. Octavo, illustrated by Stephen Fabian, cloth. First limited edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Vance. A novel of the Dying Earth, sequel to THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD, beginning where it left off. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A71b.
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
San Francisco, CA, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1986. Octavo, pictorial cloth. First edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Vance. Collection of fourteen early stories, all previously uncollected. Introduction by Vance. "The text of the stories in this edition was edited from the magazine version[s] by Tim Underwood and D. Ross Voyles with Vance's approval." - The Works of Jack Vance, pp. 152-153. Introduction by Vance. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A78.
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
San Francisco, CA, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1986. Octavo, pictorial cloth. First edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Vance. Collection of fourteen early stories, all previously uncollected. Introduction by Vance. "The text of the stories in this edition was edited from the magazine version[s] by Tim Underwood and D. Ross Voyles with Vance's approval." - The Works of Jack Vance, pp. 152-153. Introduction by Vance. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A78.
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
San Francisco, CA, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1986. Octavo, pictorial cloth. First edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Vance. Collection of fourteen early stories, all previously uncollected. Introduction by Vance. "The text of the stories in this edition was edited from the magazine version[s] by Tim Underwood and D. Ross Voyles with Vance's approval." - The Works of Jack Vance, pp. 152-153. Introduction by Vance. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A78.
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
San Francisco, CA, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1986. Octavo, pictorial cloth. First edition. Trade edition. Collection of fourteen early stories, all previously uncollected. Introduction by Vance. "The text of the stories in this edition was edited from the magazine version[s] by Tim Underwood and D. Ross Voyles with Vance's approval." - The Works of Jack Vance, pp. 152-153. Introduction by Vance. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A78.
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
San Francisco, CA, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1986. Octavo, pictorial cloth. First edition. One of limited edition copies signed by Vance, not numbered one of approximately ten copies stamped "presentation copy." Collection of fourteen early stories, all previously uncollected. Introduction by Vance. "The text of the stories in this edition was edited from the magazine version[s] by Tim Underwood and D. Ross Voyles with Vance's approval." - The Works of Jack Vance, pp. 152-153. Introduction by Vance. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A78.
DE STERVENDE AARDE.
Amsterdam: Meulenhoff, [1981]. Octavo, cloth. First Dutch hardcover edition. Signed by Vance on the title page. Dutch edition of THE DYING EARTH. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A1gb.
THE DEMON PRINCES SERIES: THE STAR KING, THE KILLING MACHINE, THE PALACE OF LOVE, THE FACE and THE BOOK OF DREAMS (5 volumes).
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood/Miller, 1980-81. Octavo, 5 volumes, leatherette. First U. S. hardcover editions volumes 1-3, first hardcover editions volumes 4 and 5. Trade editions. All five volumes comprising the "Demon Princes" series. "Originally published between 1964 and 1981 ... these five picaresque novels are vintage Jack Vance, crammed to the brim with sardonic wit and beautiful, slightly understated prose. Five aliens, the Demon Princes of the title, were responsible for the Mount Pleasant Massacre, which destroyed an entire world. Kirth Gersen, whose entire family died in the massacre, has dedicated his life to hunting down and avenging himself upon the princes, one per volume." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1160. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A15m, A17m, A31h, A61c, A66b.
THE DEMON PRINCES SERIES: THE STAR KING, THE KILLING MACHINE, THE PALACE OF LOVE, THE FACE and THE BOOK OF DREAMS (5 volumes).
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood/Miller, 1980-81. Octavo, 5 volumes, leatherette. First U. S. hardcover editions volumes 1-3, first hardcover editions volumes 4 and 5. Trade editions. All five volumes comprising the "Demon Princes" series. "Originally published between 1964 and 1981 ... these five picaresque novels are vintage Jack Vance, crammed to the brim with sardonic wit and beautiful, slightly understated prose. Five aliens, the Demon Princes of the title, were responsible for the Mount Pleasant Massacre, which destroyed an entire world. Kirth Gersen, whose entire family died in the massacre, has dedicated his life to hunting down and avenging himself upon the princes, one per volume." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1160. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A15m, A17m, A31h, A61c, A66b.