First edition. The second novel by the author of Little, Big; Aegypt; and Love and Sleep, all selected by critic Harold Bloom for his "Western Canon", faring as well or better than most of his elders and any of his contemporaries. Having won a World Fantasy Award for Little, Big; and listed along with Aegypt in Pringle's top 100 Fantasy novels, and having been well and frequently reviewed in the New York Times one would think that he would have reached a larger audience than he has. This copy is signed on the title page; other than remainder spray on the bottom edge about fine.