This book was published as a supplemental volume to the Vance Integral Edition. The stories were written by Vance for Ellery Queen (Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee), and modified before publication. The versions printed here are partially restored to the author's original version from his manuscripts.
The Integral Edition itself could only be purchased as a complete set of 44 books.
600 sets, most of which were the Reader's Edition similar to this book cost $1500 per set.
Of these, 200 were numbered and signed by Vance in the 44th volume. A small number of Deluxe, fully leather-bound sets with ribbon markers were produced at $3000.
Cloth covers, leather spine.
