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Galactic Effectuator
Jack Vance
1980
Underwood/Miller : San Francisco
10" by 6.5"
1-171 [1]pp
SUMMARY
The first edition of this science-fiction anthology by Jack Vance, consisting of his novella 'The Dogtown Tourist Agency', and his short story 'Freitzke's Turn'.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Fine
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
Asia Postage: £ 21.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99
DESCRIPTION
The first edition, first impression, trade issue of this work. One of eight-hundred trade copies from a first edition of one-thousand copies.
In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.
Illustrated with a frontispiece.
Both 'The Dogtown Tourist Agency' and 'Freitzke's Turn' feature the central character of sleuth Miro Hetzel, who calls himself a 'galactic effectuator', and solves mysteries on different planets.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper exceptionally bright, with a touch of sunning to back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.
Overall Condition: Fine Fine
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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