Shadow Castle, Signed (3 results)

Softcover. Condition: As New. Autorensignatur; Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. +++ Hol dir die wunderschon veredelte Liebhaberausgabe fur dein Bucherregal mit edlem Bluten-Farbschnitt. Nur fur kurze Zeit! +++ Blutend und schwer verletzt bringen die Lords Madison in ihr Palais - einen weiteren Sitz der Gesellschaft. Wahrend Madison um ihr Leben kampft, wird ihr Bruder von den Dolce Morte aufgesucht. Sie wollen seine Schwester! Sie ist die Einzige, die Informationen uber die Dolce Morte besitzt, fur die es sich zu toten lohnt. Als Madison von der Entfuhrung ihres Bruders erfahrt, reisst es ihr den Boden unter den Fussen weg. Sie muss ihrem Bruder helfen! Obwohl sie sich mit der Zeit nicht nur zu Plutao hingezogen fuhlt, sondern einem weiteren Lord, verschweigt sie ihre Vergangenheit. Denn sie traut ihnen nicht. Sie kann nicht. Wird es sich als grosser Fehler herausstellen? Und warum ist Diabo an der Entfuhrung von Cassio beteiligt?

First Edition. *** THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN ***being THE SHADOW OF THE TORTURER, THE CLAW OF THE CONCILIATOR, THE SWORD OF THE LICTOR & THE CITADEL OF THE AUTARCH, Simon & Schuster / Timescape Books, 1980 -1982, 3 volumes with light foxing to the t.p.e.'s, the first volume has a bit of tanning to the top and bottom sections of the front and rear covers (as often found), THE CLAW OF THE CONCILIATOR has two short closed tears with an associated crease to the base of the rear dust-wrapper panel, else all 4 volumes fine in like full color pictorial dust-wrappers with the final album having an author SIGNED sticker to the f.e.p.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing of each of the four volumes of The Book of the New Sun, signed by Gene Wolfe on each title page and inscribed to former owners in the first and second volumes. With the limited edition of The Castle of the Otter, #94 of 100 copies, signed on the title page and also signed and numbered by Wolfe on the limitation page at rear. 303; 301; 301; 317; 117 pp. New Sun volumes bound in publisher's paper-covered boards over spine cloth lettered in variously colored gilt. Otter bound in publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering; blank bookplate by cover artist Stephen Fabian laid in. Near Fine with light shelfwear and very light sunning to board edges and spines. Toning to Torturer endpapers, light foxing to upper edge of Autarch textblock. In Near Fine dust jackets with light soiling visible in paler areas, very light wear and toning to extremities, and a few creases to flaps; tiny chip to rear flap of Torturer. A carefully assembled and preserved set comprising Gene Wolfe's four-volume magnum opus and the accompanying volume of essays about its publication.