ZELAZNY, ROGER — Isle of the Dead

London, England: Rapp & Whiting Ltd, 1970. 1st Hardcover Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0853911754. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. First British Edition and First Hardcover Edition. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There are three spots of discoloration on the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is clean and crisp. "In his stories, Roger Zelazny frequently portrayed characters from myth, depicted in the modern or a future world. Zelazny included many anachronisms, such as cigarette-smoking and references to modern drama, in his work. His crisp, minimalistic dialogue also seems to be somewhat influenced by the style of wisecracking hardboiled crime authors, such as Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett. The tension between the ancient and the modern, surreal and familiar was what drove most of his work. A very frequent motif in Zelazny's work is immortality or people who (have) become gods (as well as gods who have turned into people)." (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .