The Best of Jack Vance

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Overview:

Title: The Best of Jack Vance
Author: Jack Vance
Year: 1978
ISBN-10: 080080726X
Publisher: Taplinger
Price: $9.95
Pages: x+274
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Collection
Title Reference: The Best of Jack Vance
Notes:
Wrap-around jacket illustration, artist not credited. Each story has a short (1-2 page)introduction by Vance. The ToC gives the pages the stories themselves start; the pages here give the start of the introduction for each story.