Once

First edition, first printing. 476pp, plus four full colour plate illustrations, with occasional page decorations. Maps on endpapers. In black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Cloth very slightly crushed at spine ends. Upper text block edge spotted, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original dust jacket, lightly bumped on edges. Dust jacket now protected in an archival-quality Mylar wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. A masterfully crafted novel of fairy tales, erotic love and dark horror. Modern Fiction Firsts, thrillers, horror, novels, fiction