Signed limited edition of 500 with introduction by the author. This is the original novel from which the World Fantasy Award-winning novella 'The Summer Isles' was excerpted. The novel is approximately two-thirds greater in length. This is the first time it has been available in the English-speaking world. Bound in ecologically friendly materials; printed on acid-free paper. This edition took top honors for book design at the 2005 Chicago Book & Media Show.