New York: Harper & Row, 1980. first. Hardcover. Good/good. Ron Walotsky. First edition. Dust jacket has light edge wear; flaps were once glued to the pastedowns but the glue has browned and become brittle and no longer holds the flaps down; flaps and pastedowns are stained by the glue remains. Dust jacket is not price clipped ($12.95) or date clipped (0480); now in new removable protective cover. Quarter bound in blue cloth with gilt print on spine and blue boards; boards are worn and corners are bumped. Blue end papers. Remainder mark on top edge of textblock; pages are clean and unmarked with deckle edges; page ends are slightly tanning. Harper & Row hard cover with dust jacket, first edition (stated), first printing April 1980, complete number line. ISBN: 9781125594049, 444 pages, cover art by Ron Walotsky. 8vo (6.5"" x 9.5"") Winner, 1981 Locus Poll Award. Nominated, 1981 Hugo Award, 1981 Balrog Award. First in series, followed by Majipoor Chronicles, Valentine Pontifex, The Mountains of Majipoor, The Sorcerers of Majipoor, Lord Prestimion, and The King of Dreams.

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Bookseller: Bujoldfan (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 040815050060140267cgr
Title: Lord Valentine's Castle
Author: Robert Silverberg
Illustrator: Ron Walotsky
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: good
Edition: first
ISBN 10: 1125594047
ISBN 13: 9781125594049
Publisher: Harper & Row
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1980
Keywords: Science fantasy
Bookseller catalogs: Signed Collectible; Science Fiction / Fantasy; First editions;

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