Dragon Waiting, Signed (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 21.5 × 14.5cm, 365pp. Signed and dedicated by John M Ford to the title page, "To Mike and Di, Brimingham BFC 1984, John M Ford". The BFC was the Fantasy Convention (Fantasycon IX) held in the West Midlands city in September 1984. A novel of alternate history. The story follows an unlikely band of four mercenaries/misfits who are drawn together to stop the Byzantine expansion and place Richard III on the throne of England. The four are Hywel Peredur, a Welsh wizard with a grudge against the Empire; Dimitrios Ducas, an exiled Byzantine soldier and expert tactician; Cynthia Ricci, a brilliant female doctor from Florence fleeing political intrigue; and Gregory van Kalemstout, Flemish vampire (in this world, "vampirism" is a medical condition). In this world, 15th century, the Roman Empire never converted to Christianity, and as a result, the Byzantine Empire has grown into an unstoppable, sorcerous superpower that is slowly swallowing Europe. Condition: Good condition. The dustwrapper is edge-worn with slight loss to the spine ends but it has not been price-clipped. The inner binding is a little pulled at the half-title revealing a little of the webbing, and the gathering of chapter heading and page 17/18 is neatly detached. However, the book remains in good readable condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Howard Koslow, dj art (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s). The book is slightly soiled on the page block with remainder stamp to bottom. The dust jacket has light wear to the covers and is unclipped ($14.95). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 number line. Signed by the author on the title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. hardback book and unclipped dust jacket [$15.95] in near fine condition,symbol stamped on bottom page edges,first edition,number sequence is corrrect,SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as issued. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s). This book is an Uncorrected Proof of the First Hardcover Edition. The edges of the page block are slightly foxed and there is wear and small tears to the bottom quarter of the spine. Signed and dated "WFC '89" by the author on the title page.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as issued. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s). This book is an Uncorrected Proof of the First Hardcover Edition. Signed by the author on the title page.

New York: Timescape, (1983). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 365 pp. Original quarter crimson cloth over charcoal paper-covered boards, stamped in silver, in original unclipped ($15.95) dust-jacket. Edge wear consistent with a few tiny tears, wrinkles and some waviness. Some tape repairs to verso of jacket. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Lightly bumped bottom front corner. Light curling to spine ends. First issue with a clean and unmarked interior. Signed and dated by the author in black pen. Dust Jacket: Very Good Hardcover: Near Fine "The Dragon Waiting: A Masque of History is a 1983 fantasy novel by John M. Ford. It won the 1984 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. In 1985 Neil Gaiman reviewed The Dragon Waiting for Imagine magazine, and called it "a complex and brilliant work, serious, funny, and highly entertaining," recommending that readers buy it despite the cover art.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 8vo. [16], 17-365, [3] pp. Quarter red cloth over black paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Price of $15.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket art by Howard Koslow. Signed by Ford on the title page. Remainder stamp on the bottom textblock, a small note on the title page (WFC '89); jacket with a tiny abrasion on its front panel.