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The Dragon Masters.
by Vance, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Dennis Dobson, 1965. First British and first hardcover edition of the author's work which won the 1963 Hugo Award for best novella. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Jack Vance on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine jacket with light rubbing to the crown of the spine. Vance is the greatest living Science Fiction writer. His work continues to exhibit imagination, originality, and style, three things sadly lacking in 95% of the SF being published nowadays" (George R. R. Martin).
Synopsis
In The Dragon Masters, the first of ibooks definitive reissues of the work of Jack Vance, he develops several races of people and follows the life of a boy born into and growing up in a stratified society, in which he comes into conflict and is eventually driven into rebellion. “A Rebel Without a Cause” for an Alien world.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1163
- Title
- The Dragon Masters.
- Author
- Vance, Jack
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dennis Dobson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Jack Vance Signed First Edition, Science Fiction, signed first edition
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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