2003, ISBN: 9780571221998

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,Special edn,1st edn thus. [A full number line on publisher's page for 1st printing,1-10.Includes a new foreword by the author and additional final last chapter (not prese… More...

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,Special edn,1st edn thus. [A full number line on publisher's page for 1st printing,1-10.Includes a new foreword by the author and additional final last chapter (not present in earlier editions), revealing what happened to Raphah,Thomas and Jacob Crane as they sailed into the sinister arms of the Seloth aboard the Magenta.] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Gold and blue foil dw/dj designed by Ghost,jacket photograph courtesy of Deborah Voss and hand lettering by Ruth Rowland; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Gold foil body of dw/dj shows some light scattered rubbing - ubiquitous to most unprotected copies,it seems.Top+fore-edges coloured dark blue,contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Unblemished,and generally sharp-cornered,publisher's original black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip with immaculate plain maroon endpapers,and a headband.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,v-viiipp+3- 308pp [paginated] includes foreword,b/w map frntis and 26 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. An unread copy of the first print,first UK hardback edition,a "Special Edition" which although published in the same year as the 1st,it includes a previously unpublished final chapter,and a specially commissioned foreward from the author,recounting some of the supernatural folklore legends from Whitby in the North Riding that inspired Shadowmancer. Shadowmancer takes you into a world of superstition,magic and witchcraft where nothing can be taken for granted,and the ultimate sacrifice might even be life itself.Obadiah Demurral is a sorcerer who is seeking to control the highest power in the Universe.He will stop at nothing.The only people in his way are Raphah,Kate,Thomas - and the mysterious Jacob Crane. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.FABER & FABER,2003., 4.5<