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Vintage Science Fiction Hardcover Bundle — Limits (1985) + Quarantine (1995) — Larry Niven & Greg Egan | Dust Jackets, Science Fiction

Two very different flavors of vintage Science Fiction in one shelf-ready bundle: Larry Niven’s idea-packed story collection Limits paired with Greg Egan’s brainy, reality-bending Quarantine.

If you love classic “what if?” SF with big concepts and crisp pacing, this set delivers—one for short bursts, one for a deep dive.

Both are photo-verified editions with clean, readable interiors and great display presence (those covers do the work).

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Quick Specs

Item Type: Book bundle (2 volumes)

Size: 9 × 6 × 1 inches (bundle size provided; per-book exact measurements Not provided)

Material: Hardcover books with paper dust jackets (as pictured)

Origin or Maker:

  • Limits: Ballantine Books / Del Rey Book (New York)
  • Quarantine: HarperPrism (an imprint of HarperPaperbacks)

Year or Era:

  • Limits: Copyright © 1985
  • Quarantine: Copyright © 1992; First HarperPaperbacks printing January 1995

GENRE: Science Fiction

Language / Pages: English — Limits 205 pages; Quarantine 280 pages

Identifiers:

  • Limits: Not provided
  • Quarantine: ISBN 0-06-105423-2

Edition & Features

Condition/Printing:

  • Limits: Book Club Edition (noted on dust jacket flap); Del Rey/Ballantine
  • Quarantine: First HarperPaperbacks printing: January 1995 (noted on copyright page)

Extras:

  • Limits: Contents include multiple stories (collection)
  • Quarantine: “Part One” shown; interior reads clean and bright in photos

Condition Grade: Very Good

Notes: Clean, solid-looking copies with light, honest shelf wear visible on jackets/edges in photos. Pages appear bright and readable; no writing or library markings are visible in the provided images.

  • See all photos for detail—sold as pictured.

This bundle pairs a Del Rey Book Club Edition of Limits with a first HarperPaperbacks printing of Quarantine, and it suits a reader who likes big-idea science fiction. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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