5.25" x 7.25", 142 page trade edition hardcover with dustjacket titled LIGHT FROM A LONE STAR by Jack Vance/ The NESFA Press, ISBN # 0-915368-31-5, First Edition limited to 1,000 copies (800 trade edition, 200 slipcased), copyright 1985 / This is a collection of stories and articles by and about the Guest of Honor at the 1985 North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC), called Lone Star Con, in Austin. "Cat Island" is a previously unpublished excerpt from a novella. "A Vance Encyclopedia" is a selection of descriptions of people, places, and customs from Vance's universes; it is the first publication in this form. Contents: Introduction (Russell Letson) The Men Return Hard-Luck Diggings First Star I See Tonight The Potters of Firsk Noise Cat Island (previously unpublished) A Talk with Jack Vance (Tim Underwood) A Vance Encyclopedia (non-fiction) The book is complete and in FINE condition with some light overall wear. JACK VANCE has signed his name on the title page. I personally had this book signed by the author at the third North American Science Fiction Convention, held in Austin, Texas, on August 30 - September 2, 1985.