Slan

Overview:

• Title: Slan
• Author: A. E. van Vogt
• Year: 1994
• Publisher: The Easton Press
• Pages: xiii+216
• Binding: Hardcover
• Type: Novel
• Title Reference: Slan
• Notes:
  • "COLLECTOR'S EDITION" (over) "Bound in Genuine Leather" stated on the title page.
  • "The special contents of this edition are copyright © 1994 by The Easton Press..." stated on the copyright page. No stated date of publication.
  • This is a signed limited edition of an unknown number of copies and was available by subscription only.
  • Signature sheet is after the front loose endpaper and prints the statement: "This leather-bound Easton Press Collector's Edition is personally signed by A. E. van Vogt", below which is the author's signature.
  • One of The Masterpieces of Science Fiction series, indicated by the logo printed on the endpapers.
  • No ISBN, no printed price, and no dustjacket as issued.
  • The uncredited illustrative cover design is repeated on the back.
  • Pages are gilt-edged and there is a gold satin ribbon bookmark bound into the book.
  • Unlike most editions in this series, the frontispiece by Richard Powers, credited on the title page and the copyright page, is a double-page spread. It appears after the signature sheet and before the half-title page.
  • "Collector's Notes" (uncredited) are on a double-sided laid-in sheet.
  • This edition appears to be a facsimile reprint of the 1946 Arkham House edition.
  • Verified copy was purchased for approximately $45.00 from the publisher.