The Graveyard Book.
New York: HarperCollins, 2008. Illustrations by Dave McKean. First edition, first printing. Quarter black paper over blue boards, stamped and ruled in silver, in Dave McKean dust jacket ($17.99). Very light shelf wear, slight press to spine head, small pink stain to front hinge, still fine, in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover. Item #238029
GAIMAN'S GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION
Nobody Owens is not a ghost. He does live in a graveyard and Haunts people. But he is certainly not a ghost. Fantasy giant Neil Gaiman's enchanting novel, the first story to win both the the British Carnegie Medal and the American Newbery Medal, follows Bod in Jungle Book-inspired stories as he adventures within the graveyard and discovers how he came to be raised by ghosts. The concept struck Gaiman as he watched his son ride his tricycle around their town's cemetery, looking very at home, and Bod's mysterious, magically written life was born.
This copy is inscribed on the full title page with Gaiman's signature gravestone doodle for this book.
Price: $150.00