Gene Wolfe's Book of Days
signed
New York: Doubleday, 1981. Stated First edition. Hardcover in an unclipped jacket ($9.95). A slim octavo with black paper covers and white titles on the spine. 182 pp.
Signed in ink on the title page by the author.
Second place in the 1982 Locus Award for Best Single Author Collection. The stories within the collection are each paired with a holiday within the calendar year that is thematically linked to the content of the story. Thus, a story about the resurgence of slavery ("How the Whip Came Back") is dedicated to Lincoln's Birthday.
A bright, fresh copy from the library of noted Colorado collector Paul Harms Near fine. Very slight age toning to the pages / Near Fine. A small area of spotting top corner of front of jacket, under left nail. Jacket protected in a mylar cover. Item #88
Price: $100.00