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First edition, first printing. Signed by the author and the illustrator. Publisher's original John Kenn Mortensen illustrated cloth with titles in gilt to the upper board and in silver to the spine, in the plain acetate dustwrapper. Illustrated with ten full page 'Goreyesque' artworks by John Kenn Mortensen. Two ribbon page markers. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' marks.

Issued in a limited edition of 300 copies, this example is numbered 206 and signed by the author and the artist in black ink on the colophon. An original novel, reminiscent of Ray Bradbury with the atmosphere of Edward Gorey, from the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy award-winning author Steve Rasnic Tem. The volume also includes the story 'Bloodwolf', previously published in 'Shadows' (1989), and a new story, 'Skullbees', created specifically for one of Mortensen's illustrations and which will not be reprinted anywhere.