BIG PLANET.
San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1978. Octavo, illustrated by Steve Hickman, cloth. First printing of unabridged text. One of 111 numbered copies signed by Vance and artist Steve Hickman. This edition restores the full text of the novel as first printed in magazine format. "In Big Planet Vance provided an sf model for the planetary romance which has been of significant use for forty years. The planet of this novel is a huge though Earthlike world, with enough landmass to provide realistic venues in which a wide range of social systems can operate..." - Malcolm J. Edwards and John Clute, SFE (online). Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A5j. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Publisher's information sheet laid in. (27187). Item #27187
Price: $450.00