Jeff Vandermeer - Finch (Heretic edition) ultra-rare limited first edition
Underland Press, US, 2009. Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. John Coulthard (illustrator). 1st Edition. The limited first edition, first printing edition publication of Finch by Jeff VanderMeer, called the Heretic limited edition and inscribed by the author. Octavo, 399pp. Green cloth, title in gilt on spine, illustration in gilt on front panel. Stated "First Underline Press Edition" on copyright page with full number line. In publishers limited edition dust jacket, gold foil, limitation printed on rear, in fine condition. This unique limited edition is inscribed on the dust jacket, with the limitation (#79) on the rear panel. Inscription reads: "The camps were unknown to Finch.Second hand accounts. People came back transformed, as if experimented on and their families often wouldn't accept them. Jeff VanderMeer." Accompanied by a CD, covering letter from the publisher dated Year 801, a wax seal and a chapbook Proto-Finch - Finch before Finch - all items in fine condition. (NB - at the time of listing this title, the sister book "Shriek" is also available in limited edition format. This work by Jeff Vandermeer was a nominee for the 2010 World Fantasy Award for best novel. His first novel, Annihilation, won a Nebula Award and the Shirley Jackson award. Inscribed by Author(s)
