Prayers to Broken Stones (two book lot both limited and UK editions)

Prayers to Broken Stones A Collection by Dan Simmons Introduction by Harlan Ellison Illustrated by Ron Lindahn and Val Lackey Lindahn. Hardcover First Edition Dark Harvest 1990. Signed-Limited issue of 500 copies signed by Simmons and the contributors. This is copy no. 408.

Fine in Fine Dust Jacket in a Fine Slipcase. As New and unread.

Prayers to Broken Stones by Dan Simmons, story collection (author of Hyperion, Fall of Hyperion, Carrion Comfort, etc) Hardcover First UK Edition - First Printing Headline UK 1992. (also published by Dark Harvest, but this UK edition has slightly better jacket art!) SIGNED by Simmons on the title page.

Fine in Fine Dust Jacket The page edges with a tiny bit of natural aging and typical toning (common with UK editions published circa 1980-2000) The book is now 30 years old, and still looks nearly new.

NOTE: All modern books with dust jackets come with dust jacket covers.

Fine in Fine Dust Jacket in Fine- Slipcase with just a bit of a superficial abrasion to the back of the slipcase, really no big deal.

Edition note: Prayers to Broken Stones was Simmons first short story collection published shortly after Carrion Comfort, his second novel, and Hyperion his third novel, and after Song of Kali, his first published book. Early on, Simmons had bad luck getting published. Apparently, one of his short stories was accepted and then the magazine went defunct before it was published. Song of Kali was accepted by another publisher which went defunct before it was published. Bluejay published Song of Kali finally but it went defunct shortly thereafter. When Simmons was shopping around for a publisher for Carrion Comfort, most publishers felt it was too hefty a book for the horror genre. Apparently Dean Koontz suggested small press Dark Harvest. Shortly thereafter, Simmons published the Hyperion/Fall of Hyperion duology which is in my opinion one of the best science fiction novels up there with Dune by Herbert.

NOTE: All modern books with dust jackets come with dust jacket covers.

ALSO: The picture is the actual item for sale. (The picture is NOT a stock photo.)