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Warlocks and Warriors; Edited And With An Introduction By L. Sprague de Camp
by de Camp, L. Sprague
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Signed first edition of Warlocks and Warriors by L. Sprague de Camp.. Octavo, 255pp. Red boards, title in gilt on spine and front cover. No additional printings on copyright page. Spine ends rubbed, upper corners slightly bumped, light foxing to top edge of text block. Text clean, no marks or notations. In publisher's illustrated dust jacket featuring a wraparound painting by Jim Steranko, $4.95 on front flap, rubbing to spine, spine ends and corners, touch of shelf wear to front panel. Signed by L. Sprague de Camp on the half-title. From the personal collection of D. Douglas Fratz, five-time Hugo nominee and well-known science fiction book reviewer. Title on dust jacket - Warlocks and Warriors: An Anthology of Heroic Fantasy.
Synopsis
Warlocks and Warriors is an anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in hardcover by Putnam in 1970, and in paperback by Berkley Books in 1971. It was the fourth such anthology assembled by de Camp, following his earlier Swords and Sorcery (1963), The Spell of Seven (1965), and The Fantastic Swordsmen (1967). The book collects ten sword and sorcery tales by various authors, with an overall introduction by de Camp.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11774
- Title
- Warlocks and Warriors; Edited And With An Introduction By L. Sprague de Camp
- Author
- de Camp, L. Sprague
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of Warlocks and Warriors by L. Sprague de Camp.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- first edition l Sprague de camp, signed book l Sprague de camp, Swords and Sorcery l Sprague de Camp, Warlock and Warriors Sprague de Camp, Lest Darkness Fall de Camp, Gun for Dinosaur de Camp, Best of L Sprague de Camp, Undesired Princess de Camp
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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