Item #28106 THE FACE. John Holbrook Vance, "Jack Vance."

THE FACE.

San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood/Miller, 1980. Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. Trade issue. The fourth 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. Lower right front corner bruised, spine ends a bit soft, a just about fine copy. (28106). Item #28106

Price: $125.00

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