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VANDALS OF THE VOID
by Vance, John Holbrook, writing as "Jack Vance
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- first
- Condition
- Board edges rubbed, some tanning to edges of end papers, text paper a bit age darkened, a very good copy in a good price clipped
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, [1953]. First edition. Board edges rubbed, some tanning to edges of end papers, text paper a bit age darkened, a very good copy in a good price clipped first state dust jacket (lists 15 titles on the rear) with chipping along the upper front edge, corner tips and spine ends, closed tear and crease to upper rear panel. (27160). Octavo, cover illustration by Alex Schomburg, boards. The author's first hardcover title. "Future piracy and old-fashioned megalomania play prominent roles in this novel of space rockets being attacked, taken, and reconverted into a fleet designed to conquer Earth and its colonies ... Stylistically one of the best written Winston 1950s novels." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 5-161. Part of the popular Winston juvenile series published between 1952-1961, which introduced many young readers to science fiction. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A3.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27160
- Title
- VANDALS OF THE VOID
- Author
- Vance, John Holbrook, writing as "Jack Vance
- Book Condition
- Used - Board edges rubbed, some tanning to edges of end papers, text paper a bit age darkened, a very good copy in a good price clipped
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The John C. Winston Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Toronto
- Date Published
- [1953]
- Keywords
- SF
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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