New York: Henry Holt and Company 1996. First Owl Book Edition, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Approx. 6" x 9" VG+ softcover, brown and black with copiously gilded design and lettering. Gentle shelfwear with light stain to bottom edge of text block that seeps subtly onto early pages at gutter, but otherwise clean and tight throughout. SIGNED and affectionately INSCRIBED by author on half-title page. Shelve in Books on Books.