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SHOWBOAT WORLD: THE MAGNIFICENT SHOWBOATS OF THE LOWER VISSEL RIVER LUNE XXIII SOUTH, BIG PLANET.

Vance, John Holbrook, writing as "Jack Vance."

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. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (27169). Item #27169

Price: $200.00