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Fox Valley Murders by John (Jack) Holbrook Vance. Gifting from author, Jack Vance, First printing

The Fox Valley Murders by John (Jack) Holbrook Vance. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. [1966] "FIRST PRINTING, 1966" stated with no later printing. Glued in a gifting from author, Jack Vance, which apparently had been sent separately from the book with the stamped addressed envelope in which the gifting was sent. Part of the gifting was stated, "Please insert, attach, gum, clip or staple appropriately until I can make suitable holographic annotation. Next time I'll do better." 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" 219 page Hardcover with dust jacket. DUST JACKET: Has wear, bumping and minor tears to the edges. No missing pieces. Not price-clipped. BOOK: Light cover edge wear. Book is slightly bent and cocked. Light soiling to edges of the page block. Otherwise, no previous owner markings. No tears, folds or creases to pages. Binding is tight with no looseness to pages. Not ex-library, not remaindered and not a facsimile reprint. For sale by Jon Wobber, bookseller since 1978. HJ03a