EMPHYRIO
by Vance, Jack (pseudonym of John Holbrook Vance)
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- Signed
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and cloth slipcase. (27136)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Charles F. Miller Publisher, 1995. Limited edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and cloth slipcase. (27136). Octavo, illustrated by Ned Dameron, cloth. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the Vance. "A young man attempts to free the people of the semi-ruined city of Ambroy on the planet Halma from the benign oppression of the Lords...This is one of his best novels." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 118. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1163. See Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A34 (this edition issued after the bilbliography was printed).
Synopsis
Emphyrio is a science fiction adventure novel written by Jack Vance. It tells the story of a young man who overturns the foundations of his world.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27136
- Title
- EMPHYRIO
- Author
- Vance, Jack (pseudonym of John Holbrook Vance)
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and cloth slipcase. (27136)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- Charles F. Miller Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- SF . Signed
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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