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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Preceded by US,(NY), Poseidon Press (1988) trade HB+dw/dj 1st edn,and US,(NY),Poseidon Press. (1988) Limited edition of 750 signed and numbered copies and the US,Poseidon/Doubleday Book Clubs HB (1988).This the first UK,(London),Collins 1989 HB edn of only 2,300 copies.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - these generally believed to be export edns,released prior to trade's issue in the country of its origin.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,colour pictorial artwork illustration by David Scutt,illustrated front of dw/dj,with author's capitalised,yellow-lettered name,a capitalised,red-lettered title and a capitalised, white-lettered strap line to same; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered name+title as front's and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered+illustrated name and colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's superimposed b/w portrait photograph on illustration's background.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges unusually - with 4 distinct bands of varying widths of toning to signatures; two light and two slightly darker,the top's bands with faint,sporadic foxing aand the fore-edges also similarly affected; but contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,15-252pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 comprising 6, 4, 4, 4 and 7 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with critics' reviews of already published titles to its verso and the followng 3pp,b/w thumbail illustrated title page,a dedication with an epigram (Domingo D'Ybarrondo,A Bestiary of the Soul) to its verso,a Contents list/table,individual Pts separator pages with an epigram and a b/w illustration to its verso,some random b/w illustration chapter tailpiecesa Contents list/table and to the rear,2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and even internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 30+ year-old age. It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite them,it really is still is an exemplary example for its overall cleanliness and lack of other detracting faults. Believing himself responsible for horrific crimes, Boone secludes himself in a remote Canadian necropolis,pursued by hunters and a woman who loves him,in a short novel accompanied by four short stories - these four comprise Volume 6 of the 'Books of Blood.' 'One of the things I wanted to do with the book was to set up a classic stalk-and-slash psycho, the 20th century monster on the loose - Decker - against the historical, mythological and fairy tale version of 'the monster' which is what Boone and the Nightbreed are.' - Clive Barker. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **