Abarat: The First Book of Hours - The first book in the "Abarat" series -(First Edition hard cover with jacket) by Barker, Clive - 2002

New York: HarperCollins / Joanna Cotler Books, 2002. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Purple boards, headband, Near Fine condition with a tiny scrape to bottom from inside edge (check out the scans), illustrated end papers, 389 (xxv) pages fully illustrated in colour through-out by Clive Barker, un-read condition, errant ink mark on bottom edge, dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition, now in Mylar. "Abarat: an archipelago of amazement and wonder. A land made up of twenty-five islands, each one representing one hour of the day, each one a unique place of adventure and danger (and one mysterious place out of time), all ruled over by the evil Christopher Carrion, Lord of Midnight, and his monstrous grandmother, Mater Motley. Candy Quackenbush, a 16-year old from Chickentown, Minnesota, crosses by accident from our world into Abarat, and discovers she has been there many, many times before. She has friends there and she has enemies. As Candy makes her journey between all the islands of the archipelago, she will discover a plot by Christopher Carrion to block out the Sun, Moon and stars to achieve a condition of Permanent Midnight. In order to prevent this disaster, Candy must find the courage to confront the Lord of Midnight; and in doing so come to know who she really is: a revelation which will transform her own understanding of her place in the epic events." Check the scans. . First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Clive Barker. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.