World of Ptavvs - Author's First Book, SIGNED

Niven, Larry

ISBN 10: 0356127311 / ISBN 13: 9780356127316

Published by MacDonald & Co., London, 1966

About this Item

1st ed/1st printing, SIGNED by AUTHOR on the title page. This book is square, solid and unread; the boards are solid and unblemished, and the lovely dust jacket is in a protective Brodart cover. No price clippings, no remainder marks. When you receive this book you'll feel as though you've won a one-week guided tour of Kzinhome, received a postcard from the Dream Park, had a drink at the Draco Tavern, or taken a spin on the Ringworld - TRANSPORTED! NOTE: The book has a few distinct flaws, here described: Light soiling to the pages tops with one small dot of a stain. The front flyleaf of the jacket has a red ballpoint pen mark scored through the price. On the FFEP there was at one time in the past a price written in ink and someone did their level best to erase it, so it's not sort of half-there. And, lastly, the back of the jacket, which is white has some smudgey traces of handling. No major flaws, just a small collection of minor ones.

Seller Inventory # 039654

Bibliographic Details

• Title: World of Ptavvs - Author's First Book, SIGNED
• Publisher: MacDonald & Co., London
• Publication Date: 1966
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0356127311
• ISBN 13: 9780356127316
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Collection of stories emphasizing Niven's "Draco's Tavern." Introduction by the author, plus: The Lion in His Attic (1982); Spirals (1979) Niven and Jerry Pournelle; A Teardrop Falls (1983); Talisman (1981) by Niven and Dian Girard; Flare Time (1978); The Locust; Yet Another Modest Proposal: The Roentgen Standard (1984) (essay); Folk Tale (1984); The Green Marauder (1979); War Movie (1981); The Real Thing (1981); Limits (1981).

From the Inside Flap

A masterful mix of fantasy and science fiction.
LIMITS. Two aliens fascinated by man's fondness for defining boundaries decide to make sure he doesn't get out of the habit.
THE LION IN HIS ATTIC. Seventy-six years after Atlantis drowned, a sorceress and a prince learn to their dismay that not all lions eat red meat.
TABLE MANNERS. When the proprietor of the Draco Tavern is invited to dine with some carnivorous etees, he brings along a xenobiologist to coach him in alien etiquette. But he forgets that he is already outfitted with the oldest guide of all.
A TEARDROP FALLS. In his youth, Hilary Gage had fought men and studied the ravages of Berserkers. As a machine, he terraformed planets and lay in wait . . . .
YET ANOTHER MODEST PROPOSAL. At last, a solution to the problem of radioactive wastes that costs nothing and yields an immodest profit.
Plus lots more!