MOORCOCK, Michael (b. 1939). Elric of Melniboné. London: Hutchinson, 1972.
MOORCOCK, Michael (b. 1939). Elric of Melniboné. London: Hutchinson, 1972. 8vo. 192 pp. Publisher's blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt in original unclipped dust jacket. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST STANDALONE ELRIC NOVEL, SIGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE.
Elric, Moorcock's most famous character, first appeared in his 1961 novella "The Dreaming City" and subsequently became the subject of 10 more novelettes in Science Fantasy magazine before this first standalone narrative. "Elric of Melniboné is not only the Moorcock's first Elric novel for some years, it is the first in the Elric cycle."
Condition
Light edge wear and toning to jacket. An additional ink signature appears on the half-title. Near fine.
MOORCOCK, Michael (b. 1939). Elric of Melniboné. London: Hutchinson, 1972. 8vo. 192 pp. Publisher's blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt in original unclipped dust jacket. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST STANDALONE ELRIC NOVEL, SIGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE.
Elric, Moorcock's most famous character, first appeared in his 1961 novella "The Dreaming City" and subsequently became the subject of 10 more novelettes in Science Fantasy magazine before this first standalone narrative. "Elric of Melniboné is not only the Moorcock's first Elric novel for some years, it is the first in the Elric cycle."
Condition
Light edge wear and toning to jacket. An additional ink signature appears on the half-title. Near fine.
