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Jack Vance. The Dying Earth

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Jack Vance. The Dying Earth
<B>Jack Vance. </B></I><B><I>The Dying Earth</B></I></B></I>. New York: Hillman Periodicals, Inc., [1950]. <BR>First edition. Twelvemo. 175 pages.<BR><BR>Publisher's illustrated wrappers. Textblock detached to page 48, and mild shelf wear, else a very good copy of Vance's first book.<BR><BR>"Six stories from 1950 about Earth in the far future: magic replaces science; population shrinks; the Sun is dying. Yet mankind struggles for survival in tragic heroic mood...Exotic characters and fascinating situations. Well told." (Barron: <I>Anatomy of Wonder</B></I> [1976] 269-270) <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)