George R.R. Martin. FEVRE DREAM. Poseidon, 1982. 1st HC/DJ. Signed! Very Scarce!

Description: Martin, George R.R. FEVRE DREAM. New York, NY: Poseidon Press, 1982. 1st edition. With number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 printed on the copyright page, which indicates that this is the correct 1st edition, 1st printing. This is NOT a book club book. This is NOT an ex-library book. Buyer beware: there may have been a later printing of FEVRE DREAM that was published in this trade hardcover edition format and there definitely was a book club edition of this book that resembles the 1st edition (with the same dust jacket artwork). This is the real deal: the true 1st edition, 1st printing of FEVRE DREAM. SCROLL DOWN THIS PAGE IMMEDIATELY TO SEE THE CONDITION OF THIS BOOK AND THIS DUST JACKET. George R.R. Martin is one of the best and most famous science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers in the world (and of all time). He is the author of such great and famous books as DYING OF THE LIGHT, WINDHAVEN (co-written with Lisa Tuttle), FEVRE DREAM (offered here), THE ARMAGEDDON RAG, A SONG FOR LYA, SONGS OF STARS AND SHADOWS, SANDKINGS, NIGHTFLYERS, TUF VOYAGING, PORTRAITS OF HIS CHILDREN, QUARTET, and many more. Martin is also, of course, the author of “A Song of Ice and Fire” series. That series includes A GAME OF THRONES (book 1 in the series; offered here), A CLASH OF KINGS (book 2 in the series), A STORM OF SWORDS (book 3 in the series), A FEAST FOR CROWS (book 4 in the series), and A DANCE WITH DRAGONS (book 5 in the series). Some of the awards and award nominations that George R.R. Martin has been honored with: 1975: “A Song for Lya.” Hugo Award winner for Best Novella. 1978: DYING OF THE LIGHT. Hugo Award nominee for Best Novel. 1979: DYING OF THE LIGHT. British Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1980: “Sandkings.” Hugo Award winner for Best Novelette. 1980: “Sandkings.” Nebula Award winner for Best Novelette. 1981: WINDHAVEN (co-written with Lisa Tuttle). Locus Award nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel. 1983: FEVRE DREAM. Locus Award nominee for Best Science Fiction novel. 1983: FEVRE DREAM. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1983: THE ARMAGEDDON RAG. Locus Award nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel. 1984: THE ARMAGEDDON RAG. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1986: “Portraits of His Children.” Hugo Award winner for Best Short Story. 1988: “The Pear-Shaped Man.” Bram Stoker Award winner for Long Fiction. 1989: “The Skin Trade.” World Fantasy Award winner for Best Novella. 1996: A GAME OF THRONES. Locus Award winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 1997: A GAME OF THRONES. Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel. 1997: A GAME OF THRONES. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1997: “Blood of the Dragon.” Hugo Award winner for Best Novella. 1998: A CLASH OF KINGS. Locus Award nominee for Best Fantasy Award. 1999: A CLASH OF KINGS. Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel. 2000: A STORM OF SWORDS. Locus Fantasy Award winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 2000: A STORM OF SWORDS. Hugo Award nominee for Best Novel. 2001: A STORM OF SWORDS. Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel. 2004: GRRM: A RRETROSPECTIVE. Locus Award runner-up for Best Collection. 2004: George R.R. Martin is honored by being named a Skylark Award winner for Contributions of Science Fiction in the Spirit of E.E. “Doc” Smith. 2006: A FEAST FOR CROWS. Quill Award winner for Best Novel. 2006: A FEAST FOR CROWS. British Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 2010: SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH. (George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds.). World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology. 2010: SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH. (George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds.). British Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology. 2011: “The Mystery Knight.” World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novella. 2011: WARRIORS. (George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds.). Locus Award winner for Best Anthology. 2011: George R.R. Martin is declared by Time Magazine to be “One of the Most Influential People of 2011.” 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Hugo Award nominee for Best Novel. 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Locus Award winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. British Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 2012: George R.R. Martin is honored by being named a World Fantasy Award winner for Lifetime Achievement. 2013: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Geffen Award winner for Best Fantasy Book. 2014: THE MEATHOUSE MAN. Hugo Award nominee for Best Graphic Story (based on Martin’s original short story of the same name). 2014: DANGEROUS WOMEN. (George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds.). World Fantasy Award winner for Best Anthology. 2014: OLD MARS. (George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds.). Locus Award winner for Best Anthology. 2014: “The Princess and the Queen.” Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Novella. 2015: ROGUES. (George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds.). World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology. 2015: ROGUES. (George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds.). Locus Award nominee for Best Anthology. 2016: OLD VENUS. (George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds.). World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology. Clearly George R.R. Martin is one of the best, most famous, most important, and most collectible science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers in the world. From the dust jacket: " . . . FEVRE DREAM . . . 'George R.R. Martin, somehow, has managed to write a novel that will delight fans of both Stephen King and Mark Twain. The voyage of the grand steamer Fevre Dream down the Mississippi, and the horror that waits for her and her crew at the end of the river, will haunt a reader's dreams and nightmares for a long time. Darkly romantic, chilling and rousing by turns, moody and memorable, Martin's novel is a thundering success.' -- Roger Zelazny . . . FEVRE DREAM is a rich, evocative tale of a noble vampire's quest to unite his race with humanity, of a garrulous steamboat captain's dream of immortality, of the grand legends of the steamboat era, and of the haunting power of the ancient river . . . Abner Marsh, a grizzled giant of a riverboat man, is left stranded and penniless after the icy winter of 1857 destroys his dilapidated fleet. When the aristocratic Joshua York offers him partnership and enough gold to build the fastest steamboat on the Mississippi, it is a dream come true for Abner. But it is not until the maiden voyage of the stately new sidewheeler Fevre Dream, that Abner discovers, to his horror, that his pale, intellectual partner is a vampire, and that Abner's own plans to make history as the fastest steamboat captain on the river must play second fiddle to York's noble mission . . . York is traveling downriver to gather members of his ancient, maligned race in order to free them from their heritage of bloodthirsty violence. But first he must overcome a corrupt and powerful blood-master who awaits him in a crumbling Bayou plantation. Abner Marsh decides to stay on with his partner, little realizing that with every passing mile his dream ship is plunging them deeper and deeper into nightmare . . . " From the rear flap of the dust jacket: ". . . About the author: George Martin is the author of five books, and is the winner of three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. He is a contributor to Omni Magazine and Analog, and is a book reviewer for The Washington Post. He has also been a college instructor, a chess tournament director, a Vista volunteer, and a sportswriter. Mr. Martin lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico . . . " from the rear panel of the dust jacket: " . . . What an idea! A picaresque journey down a river of terror. The subtle atmosphere of menace grows and grows until toward the end it becomes almost unendurable. Add to that a fresh vision of the vampire, a lot of historical fun, and you have one very special horror novel . . . " -- Whitley Strieber, author of THE HUNGER and THE WOLFEN ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I grade books and dust jackets: fine, near fine, very good, good, fair, and poor. I describe all faults. If you sell books on EBAY (or anywhere else), it is de rigueur not to list 1st printings of book club books as 1st editions (unless they ARE the 1st edition, which occurs only occasionally); also, a 1st edition, 7th printing, is not a 1st edition. Ex-library books must be noted as such since generally they are of little value to the collector of 1st editions. Condition is also very important to those collectors. Books and dust jackets must be described in detail. In other words, it is incumbent upon the SELLER to know what is and is not a 1st edition. Mistakes can be made (and corrected), of course, but if you DON'T KNOW, don't try to sell a book as a 1st edition. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONDITION: A FINE book in a NEAR FINE dust jacket. The book is tight and square in its red quarter-cloth and red boards binding with very bright silver lettering on the spine of the book. This may be an unread copy of this book. There is no writing in the book (except for George R.R. Martin’s signature on the title page); no bookplates; no remainder marks (important in that many copies of FEVRE DREAM show up with the publisher's remainder mark on the bottom edge of the pages). The book has the correct red endpapers. The corners are sharp. There is no readers’ crease or waviness to the spine of the book. The dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and shows the correct 1st issue price of $14.95. There are no chips or tears or wrinkles to the dust jacket, except that there is minor wrinkle and slight smudge at the lower right corner of the rear panel of the dust jacket; largely unobtrusive, especially when considering the overall very nice condition of the rest of the dust jacket. The dust jacket on copies of FEVRE DREAM almost always show up worn and torn due to the relatively flimsy paper used and the method of printing used on the dust jacket. The great and famous and evocative dust jacket artwork is by the excellent artist Barron Storey. This is clearly a collectible copy of this very early and important George R.R. Martin vampire novel. FEVRE DREAM is widely considered to be one of the best vampire novels of the last half of the 20th century and it shows that Martin was destined to be one of the best and most important genre writers at the very end of the 20th century and on into the 21st century, as is evidenced by the great and ongoing "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, the first novel of which is the massively famous A GAME OF THRONES. I use the EBAY shipping system to send out the majority of the books that I sell. Insurance is included in the shipping charges for this book that the buyer will be paying. One would assume that the buyer would want to insure this book for its correct value. A MUST FOR THE COLLECTOR OF IMPORTANT MODERN FANTASY/HORROR FICTION 1st EDITIONS AND/OR THE COLLECTOR OF GENRE AWARD-NOMINATED 1st EDITIONS AND/OR THE COLLECTOR OF GEORGE R.R. MARTIN 1st EDITIONS! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional photos are available upon request. I am continuing to list some of my best books (especially science fiction, fantasy, and horror 1st editions) on EBAY not so much as auctions (due to the fact that EBAY charges quite a bit to list items for reserve auctions), but more along the lines of listing my “catalogue” of books that I have for sale. I'm not going to “give” these books away, but my opening bids and Buy-It-Now prices are usually a fair amount below market value. 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