SEVEN FOR A SECRET [with] THE TRICKS OF LONDON.

First edition, first printing. Two volumes. Signed by the author. 'Seven for a Secret' is bound in the original black cloth with pale green foil titles to the spine, in the Patrick Arrasmith illustrated dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper. Not price-clipped ($45 on the rear flap). 'The Tricks of London', is a staple-bound chapbook with card covers, the front panel illustrated by Arrasmith. A fine copy. The binding is firm and sharp, the contents clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions.

Issued in a limited edition of 250 copies, this example is numbered 5 and is signed by Elizabeth Bear in black ink on the limitation page of 'Seven for a Secret'. A novella from Bear's 'New Amsterdam' alternate-history vampire series, featuring the recurring character detective Abby Irene as a side character. Issued with the short story 'The Tricks of London', starring Abby Irene in an earlier time, which was later published in the collection 'Garrett Investigates' (Subterranean Press, 2012).