Ace, New York, 1988, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 0-441-03610-4.  MMPB, 295 pages.  Wraps show edge and cover wear, creases, small scrapes.  Binding crack with all pages secure; slight roll.  Book store stamp on first page; remainder of interior clean and unmarked with tanned pages.  ‘For more than four decades Jack Vance has been hailed as one of the masters of science fiction.  His award-winning stories are distinguished by their intelligence, wit, and boundless imagination.  Included here are eight classic tales of adventure and fantasy …’ (from rear wrap)