THE COMPLETE MAGNUS RIDOLPH. San Francisco, California, Columbia, Pennsylvania: Underwood-Miller, 1984. Octavo, cloth. First U. S. hardcover edition and expanded edition. One of 500 trade copies. The "adventures of the old, bearded, omniscient title character who roams the galaxy solving mysteries and righting wrongs. These pieces date from very early in Vance's career (the late 1940s), and they provide decent though unmemorable entertainment" (Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition [1995], p. 227). Collects all ten Magnus Ridolph stories, the six published in THE MANY WORLDS OF MAGNUS RIDOLPH (1966) and four additional stories, one published here in hardcover for the first time. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance A27j. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#176232).
Price: $250.00
"First Hardcover Edition" on copyright page.