The High House by James Stoddard Signed Lettered State. First Hardcover Edition, Private Press, Limited.
First hardcover edition, lettered and signed leather-bound state, the first of two states of the lettered copies. LETTERED COPIES LIMITED TO ONLY 26 SIGNED AND LETTERED COPIES (total of both of the two states), THE FIRST STATE OF THE SIGNED AND LETTERED COPIES LIMITED TO ONLY 13 COPIES, all 26 lettered and signed copies in full green leather with raised bands and gilt lettering and designs on spine, gilt design border on front cover, marbled endpapers.
A house whose many rooms lead to other worlds, a fantasy novel with tones of horror. Not issued in dust jacket. This signed and limited, specially published edition of James Stoddard's THE HIGH HOUSE is copy E. This edition is limited to 26 letters and 200 numbered copies.
The High House won the Compton Crook Award for best fantasy by a new novelist, was awarded second place as best fantasy of the year by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, landed in the Locus top ten for best SF/Fantasy book of the year. Fine: Very mild rubbing on corners of book.