Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Todd Cameron Hamilton; James Clouse (illustratore).
paperback. Condizione: Good. Todd Cameron Hamilton; James Clouse (illustratore).
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Del Rey/Ballentine, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1989
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. Hamilton, Todd Cameron; Clouse, James (illustratore). Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Comprehensive guide to the world of Pern, including its exploration & colonization, flora & fauna, details of everyday life, and, of course, the dragons. Written with the cooperation of the creator of Pern, Anne McCaffrey, in 178 pages with maps & pen-&-ink illustrations throughout. Identical to the true FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from Del Rey from 1989, this is a book club edition (BCE) with 5-digit code to back DJ. Quarto has brown cloth-covered boards stamped in bright gilt lettering & design to spine. Condition is Near Fine: appears New save for a stain to top-outer edge of front endpaper (inside front cover), replicated on DJ; no other pages impacted. Else, completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked with modest, age-appropriate tanning to all edges. The price-clipped DJ is VG+, with very slight rubbing to both ends of spine & all corners, else, bright & unfaded! Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free!Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for any expedited domestic or international shipping without substantial (at least double) postage increase per USPS rates.
Paperback Original. Condizione: Very Good. Hamilton, Todd Cameron (illustrator); Clouse, James (illustrator) (illustratore). First Edition. Profusely illustrated trade paperback original published before any hardcover edition, this is stated on the copyright page: Pier Anthony's Visual Guide to Xanth is an original publication of Avon Books. This work has never appeared before in book form." Interior clean and fresh; only flaw being small amount of curve at the card cover tips and shelfwear at edges. Chapters include harpies and goblins, nymphs and fauns, centaurs, magic and customs of the people of Xanth, a bestiary of Xanth and many more wonderful creations and drawings. As the cover says : " A Magical Potpourri of Xanthian Wonders.".