Signed, with an Original Drawing
Vlemk the Box-Painter [Presentation Copy with an Original Drawing]
Notes: A sort of fairy tale about a man who decorated boxes. He falls in love with a princess and paints a portrait of her that is so lifelike that it can speak—which it does, to curse Vlemk and make him mute.
Published in a trade edition; 300 regular signed and numbered copies; and 100 deluxe copies bound in leather with an original drawing by Gardner bound in. This is a "presentation copy", so noted on the limitation page. It is signed by Gardner, includes a drawing, but has the binding of the regular numbered issue.
Edition + Condition: First edition, presentation copy. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Gardner, with a full-page drawing.
Publication: Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1979.
Item No: #307097
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