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McCAFFREY**, ANNE: : the worlds of Anne Mccaffrey. [Restoree, Decision at Doona, and The Ship Who Sang.]

LONDON,ANDRE DEUTSCH,1981.

ISBN 0233974148.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,omnibus,1st edn,1st thus. [All 3 titles,after the prior US issues, were all UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns published by RAPP & WHITING (London) - the last title in collaboration with ANDRE DEUTSCH (London),in 1967,1970 and 1971 respectively.] FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around starlit night skied illustrated dw/dj with red,mauve-outlined white and mauve lettering to front and spine; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Very few minor,superficial scoring/indents - with no penetration nor affecting the boards below,to either dw/dj panels.Top edges aged/toned - slight dust-soiling - fore-edges brighter without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean - solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, omnibus,1st edn,1st thus,7-215pp [paginated] includes 2 novels and a linked,6 story collection comprising 7-223pp and 19 chapters,11-219pp and 26 chapters+Envoi,and 7-205pp and collection of 6 short stories respectively; and each with corresponding [unpaginated] title separator page,a dedication, contents list/table,character list,where necessary and present.Plus other [unpaginated] omnibus's half-title+title pages and to the rear,4pp blanks. 'Restoree': Her first novel,and she then later went on to publishing linked novels, enhancing her reputation as a writer of romantic, heightened adventure fantasies - short fiction collectively as 'Dragons of Pern'.These were set in a world where tame dragons and humans engage symbiotically in high adventures 'Dragonflight' (1968), 'Dragonquest' (1971) and 'White Dragon' make the most important of these series. Associated with it are a juvenile sequence of 'Dragonsong','Dragonsinger' and 'Dragonstar'.First published as a (US) Ballantine paperback original in 1967. 'Decision at Doona': First published as a (US) Ballantine paperback original in 1969.The author's third novel, and the first volume of the author's (eventual) Doona trilogy,followed by 'Crisis on Doona' and 'Treaty at Doona',the concluding volumes co-written with Jody Lynn Nye and published in 1992 and 1994 respectively. 'The Ship Who Sang': A collection of six short stories: the title story,'The Ship Who Mourned','T S W Killed','Dramatic Mission','T S W Dissembled', and 'The Partnered Ship'.5 of the 6,excepting 'The Partnered Ship',first appeared in various US sci-fi magazines (Mercury Press,Inc.,(1),Conde Nast Publications,Inc.,(2) and Galaxy Publishing Corp.,(2),covering the period 1961-69.For this UK omnibus edn, five of the contained six stories - with the exception of the last story 'The Partnered Ship' - were revised. The first US p/b,another Ballantine edn in 1970.The first US HB+dw/dj,1st edn collection,by Walker(NY),1969 (a scarce and costly edition).The UK HB+dw/dj,1st edition (Rapp+Whiting/Andre Deutsch, London,1971) is also uncommon. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N. B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,omnibus,1st edn,1st thus.
Not SIGNED.

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