TO LIVE FOREVER.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1956]. Octavo. cloth. First edition. Signed by Vance on the title page. The author's scarce fourth book. "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. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1167. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A4ab. Former owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear to edges and folds, spine panel is a bit color faded (very common to this title), dust soiling to rear panel. (27156). Item #27156
Price: $350.00