"In the slum known as the St. Giles rookery in 19th century London, the beggar guild run by Horrabin the Clown is the last resort of the down-and-out. Horrabin is rumored to maim his people to make them more effective mendicants, and when dimwitted beggar Isaac Fairchild is summoned by the clown, he fears the worst. But in the subterranean chamber known as the Nursery, Fairchild learns that Horrabin's purpose is to greatly increase his intelligence, by grafting his rudimentary mind into the group mind shared by Horrabin's ...
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"In the slum known as the St. Giles rookery in 19th century London, the beggar guild run by Horrabin the Clown is the last resort of the down-and-out. Horrabin is rumored to maim his people to make them more effective mendicants, and when dimwitted beggar Isaac Fairchild is summoned by the clown, he fears the worst. But in the subterranean chamber known as the Nursery, Fairchild learns that Horrabin's purpose is to greatly increase his intelligence, by grafting his rudimentary mind into the group mind shared by Horrabin's gang of Spoonsize Boys alchemically-hatched homunculi, two-inch-tall men employed by the clown for subtle thefts and assassinations. Fairchild yearns to be able at least to think clearly, understand conversations, read books, but there's a cost"--
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New in new dust jacket in new slipcase. SIGNED by the author on the limitation page (signature only). First SLIPCASED LIMITED Edition #388/474. New, unread copy bound in leather, housed in a custom, foil stamped slipcase. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 80 p. Audience: General/trade. A tale that features the beggar clown Horrabin in the world of The Anubis Gates by the Philip K. Dick Award-, World Fantasy Award-, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award-, and Locus Award-winning author of the Fault Lines series and the Vickery and Castine novels. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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78 p. 1st Limited Edition hardcover from Subterranean, 2020. SIGNED BY TIM POWERS! One of 474 such numbered copies, bound in leather, housed in a custom, foil stamped slipcase. NEW IN DJ AND CASE. Jacket and interior art by David Palumbo.
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Like New in Near Fine jacket. Size: 5x0x8; #349 of 474 signed, numbered, limited first edition copies. Signed by Powers at the limitation page. Black leather with pale blue spine titling, fine. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket near fine with only very faint shelf-wear, which looks to be the sort from rubbing against the inside surface of the slipcase when removed or returned. Black cloth slipcase with gilt titling, fine. Pages bright, text unmarked.
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78 p. 1st LETTERED hardcover edition from Subterranean, 2020. SIGNED BY TIM POWERS! One of 26 such copies. NEW IN TRAYCASE! NO DJ, AS ISSUED. David Palumbo art.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) 1st ed/1st printing, SIGNED by the author on the title page. This book is square, solid, and unread; the boards are solid and unblemished, and the lovely dustjacket is in a protective Brodart cover. No price clippings, no remainder marks. When you receive this book, you'll feel as though you've stumbled into a cave and come across. an elven sword named Glamdring--or the crown of the fabled Prester John--a ring of invisibility. or even a Magic Lamp, prosaic as that may sound! You MAY even cartwheel with glee! NOTE: NOT the limited, slipcased edition.
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Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. Shelfwear. Bumped edges. Minor Exterior Wear. Pages clean. Binding tight. May contain pen markings and highlights. Good reading copy. Hardcover.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) First limited ed. Fine/Fine condition, in fine condition slipcase. Signed by the author on the limitation page. #36/474.
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One of 475 numbered copies signed by Powers. Includes 2 full-color illustrations which are not in the trade edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and slipcase.
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