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Little, Big by John Crowley (signed) Illustrations by Alan M. Clark (signed) Collectors Note by James Gunn (signed) Easton Press Collector's Edition Description: Leatherbound hardback book published by Easton Press in 1997. Bound in top grade dark green leather with 22kt gold lettering and cover artwork. Hubbed spine, acid neutral paper with page edges gilded, and a satin ribbon book mark sewn in. Collector's Note and unused publisher supplied bookplate laid in (not attached). Originally issued by Easton Press completely unsigned, I have gotten this copy signed as follows: Signed by the author on the title page without inscription or personalization; Signed by the illustrator on the title page without inscription or personalization; Signed by the writer of the collectors note at the bottom of the last page of the collectors note. Part of the now out of print Masterpieces of Fantasy series from Easton Press. We have more autographed books by John Crowley for sale, to see a list, Autographed John Crowley items for sale Synopsis: "Little, Big" traces five generations of the John Drinkwater family. Drinkwater, a Victorian architect, is something of an eccentric. Drinkwater's Edgewood estate borders on a fairyland that contains an unusual orrery, which that happens to be broken. With allusions to "Midsummer Night's Dream", "Little, Big" is rife with gnomes, sibyls, fairies. Publisher's Note: Smoky Barnable walks to Edgewood to marry Daily Alice Drinkwater and become a part of her fanciful family Industry reviews: "To me the fairies represent the sense we all have that there's a story being told about us--that there's a larger meaning or plot to life." Dictionary of Literary Biography - John Crowley "This book is indescribable: a splendid madness, or a delightful sanity, or both. A book unique in its own way as 'Islandia' or 'A Voyage to Arcturus'. Persons who enter this book are advised that they will leave a different size than when they came in." Book Jacket - Ursula K. Le Guin "Crowley is one of these necessary writers for whom one has been waiting without knowing it." Book Jacket - Russell Hoban Condition: Binding - fine, a few very slight flaws to the page edge gilding, otherwise like new. Dust jacket - none, as issued. Note on first editions: If this book is listed as a first edition, it will also be a first printing. We do not consider later printings to be first editions. We know the difference between a publisher's edition and a bo ok cl ub edition and will always disclose bo ok cl ub editions. If we aren't sure, we will so indicate. Note on condition descriptions: In our written descriptions, we use the standard professional bookseller's condition grading on our items (fine, near fine, very good, good, poor). We believe that you deserve to know exactly what you will be getting if you buy our item. We describe each item carefully. If the condition description doesn't mention a rem ainder mark or ex-l ibrary markings, they do not exist. No hidden reserve on auction items. If you bid our starting price and are the only bidder, the item is yours. See our other auction and store items for lots of autog raphed first edition and collectable books. We specialize in Sci ence Fiction and Fan tasy but also have general fiction, mys tery and nonf iction. We usually have over 400 autog raphed Eas ton Pr ess books available for purchase. Payment: We accept all forms of PayPal Payment. Unless a delay in payment is agreed to by us before purchase, payment is expected within 48 hours of our sending an invoice. Buyers taking more than 48 hours to pay without that agreement will not receive feedback. Note: Paying with a PayPal echeck (bank or other financial institution transfer) will delay shipping until PayPal informs us that the transfer has completed. This can take 4 or 5 days for US banks (occasionally longer) and up to 2 weeks for international... read more

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