THE DYING EARTH.
Grass Valley, CA, Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1994. Octavo, illustrations by George Barr, cloth. New edition. Of 500 numbered copies this is one of a small number of extras for use by the publisher, so marked "Presentation Copy," signed by Vance and artist George Barr. "Little noticed at initial publication, this work launched a whole sub-genre of fictional futures in which magic replaces science..." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-185. "...Vance was beginning to compose the kind of story that would eventually make him one of the two or three most deeply influential authors in the sf and fantasy genres after World War Two" - Malcolm J. Edwards and John Clute, SFE (online). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and slipcase. (33892). Item #33892
Price: $450.00