ISLE OF THE DEAD Tapa dura - 1970

Rapp and Whiting: London, 1970. First hardcover edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. 1969 Nebula nominee for best sf novel, published earlier as an Ace paperback original in 1969. The sequel was TO DIE IN ITALBAR (1973). Page edges a little browned, else a fine copy in a near fine dustjacket with wear along bottom spine edge.

Rapp and Whiting, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. First thus; the first UK edition, and the first-ever in hardback, preceded by the Ace paperback. Black boards very good with lightly bumped spine foot. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket good in Mylar with scuffing, foxing, toning, light general edgewear, and a few small closed tears from top edges. Textblock edges foxed. Pages else clean, text unmarked.

London: Rapp and Whiting Bk / Andre Deutsch, 1969. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First UK Edition. First British and Hardcover edition. Dustjacket shows slight chipping on spine edge. Book in Mylar cover. First Edition, First Printing. No remainder marks, no ink markings. NOT priced clipped. - well packed Boxes - no padded envelopes..

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Rapp and Whiting, 1969. Very Good/Very Good. First British edition. Signed by Zelazny in blue ink on title page. Light soiling and fading to dust jacket front panel; light scuffing to back panel. Closed tear approx. 2mm in length near foot of spine to front panel; another closed tear approx 3mm in length to top edge of front panel. Light soiling to boards. Minor foxing to text block edges that spreads into first few pages. Pages otherwise clean with binding in nice shape.

London, England: Rapp & Whiting Ltd. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. 1st Hardcover Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0853911754 . SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. First British Edition and First Hardcover Edition. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There are three spots of discoloration on the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is clean and crisp. "In his stories, Roger Zelazny frequently portrayed characters from myth, depicted in the modern or a future world. Zelazny included many anachronisms, such as cigarette-smoking and references to modern drama, in his work. His crisp, minimalistic dialogue also seems to be somewhat influenced by the style of wisecracking hardboiled crime authors, such as Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett. The tension between the ancient and the modern,… Leer más