Roger Wool is an amiable young gentleman whose wealthy, high-minded aunt, Dame Isabel Grayce, is Secretary-Treasurer of the Opera League on Earth.
Dame Isabel is tantalized by the inscrutable stage performances of the Ninth Company of Rlaru, a band of mysterious extraterrestrials visiting Earth under obscure circumstances. Convinced that classical earthly opera could span the intellectual divide with alien races, Dame Isabel assembles her own company—at great expense—to travel the galaxy promoting cultural exchange.
Her quest has entertainingly unpredictable results. Meanwhile, Roger woos the bewitching stowaway, Madoc Roswyn.
An homage to P.G. Wodehouse, Space Opera is an amusing speculation upon the limits of cultural comprehension.
Space Opera is Volume 32 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collection is based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoy up-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributed by a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of the author's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These unique features will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work for the first time. – John Vance II
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Vendeur : Aardvark Rare Books, EUGENE, OR, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine / Very Good Plus. Etat de la jaquette : dj. Stephen E. Fabian (illustrateur). First Hardcover Edition. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 143. Limited edition of 600 copies. Black sparkled boards with white title to spine. Very light rubbing to edges of dustjacket. Protected in mylar. "Jack (John Holbrook) Vance (San Francisco, August 28, 1916 - Oakland, May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction author. Most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance. Vance has published 11 mysteries as John Holbrook Vance and 3 as Ellery Queen. Other pen names (each used only once) included Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse. Among his awards are: Hugo Awards, in 1963 for The Dragon Masters, in 1967 for The Last Castle, and in 2010 for his memoir This is Me, Jack Vance!; a Nebula Award in 1966, also for The Last Castle; the Jupiter Award in 1975; the World Fantasy Award in 1984 for life achievement and in 1990 for Lyonesse: Madouc; an Edgar (the mystery equivalent of the Nebula) for the best first mystery novel in 1961 for The Man in the Cage; in 1992, he was Guest of Honor at the WorldCon in Orlando, Florida; and in 1997 he was named a SFWA Grand Master. A 2009 profile in the New York Times Magazine described Vance as 'one of American literature's most distinctive and undervalued voices.'" (from Jack Vance FB site). N° de réf. du vendeur 86278
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Vendeur : Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Stephen E. Fabian (illustrateur). Limited Edition. One of 450 unnumbered copies from an edition of 650. Hardcover, bound in cloth with dust jacket. Light edge-wear to the jacket with one nick. [Bas-Case1]. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1581015477043
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Vendeur : curtis paul books, inc., Crestline, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Stephen E. Fabian (illustrateur). First Edition. Stated first edition hardcover. Limited edition #107 of 200 copies signed by Vance to the limitation page. Fine/fine, appears unread. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 143 pages; Signed by Author. N° de réf. du vendeur 49673
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Vendeur : COLD TONNAGE BOOKS, Colyton, DEVON, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Stephen E. Fabian (illustrateur). First published as a Pyramid paperback original in 1965. LIMITED EDITION: 600 copies printed in total of which this is one of the 200 numbered copies signed by the author. This is no 165. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (as new). First hardcover edition (& 1st printing). N° de réf. du vendeur 02657
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Vendeur : Stuart W. Wells III, Norwalk, CT, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. Stephen E. Fabian (illustrateur). First Hardcover Edition. Limited #17 of 200, signed by Vance on the limitation page, with dust jacket art by Steve Fabian. As new, never read. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 012949
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Vendeur : Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Stephen E. Fabian (illustrateur). First Edition. Edition limited to 200 numbered copies. Signed by Jack Vance on the limitation page. 143, [1]p. Grey cloth lettered in silver on the spine panel. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Wraparound dustjacket art by Stephen Fabian. ; Octavo; Signed by Author. N° de réf. du vendeur 29875
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