Synopsis
In 1870s London, a city of contradictions and improbabilities, a dead man pilots an airship and living men are willing to risk all to steal a carp. Here, a night of bangers and ale at the local pub can result in an eternity at the Blood Pudding with the rest of the reanimated dead.
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From the Publisher
Few writers dare attempt a historical fantasy in an effort to best Edgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne, and Robert Louis Stevenson at their own game, but back in 1986 - long before the current alternate history craze - James Blaylock not only tried, but succeeded brilliantly. Homunculus was awarded the Philip K. Dick Award.
About the Author
Winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Philip K. Dick Award, James P. Blaylock is the author of Winter Tides, All the Bells on Earth, Night Relics, The Paper Grail, The Last Coin, Land of Dreams, Homunculus, and The Digging Leviathan. He lives in Orange, California, where he is a creative writing instructor at Chapman University.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Ferret (illustrator). 1st Edition. First limited edition-- #290 of 310. Signed by author, artist and Roberts. A fine copy in a fine DJ, now protected in removable archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. All books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #157. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 016108
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Ferret (illustrator). Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. Limited to 1010 copies of which this is one of 300 numbered copies signed by Blaylock, introducer Keith Roberts, and artist Ferret. This issue adds "A Postscript to Homunculus" by William Hastings (a Blaylock pen name) and "A Note on Mr. Hastings' Postscript" by Blaylock, pages 245-257. Winner of the 1986 Philip K. Dick Award for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-134. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-39. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-35. A fine copy in fine dust jacket and cloth slipcase. (#169134). Seller Inventory # 169134
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Ferret (illustrator). 1st Hardcover edition. HC in dust jacket and slipcase, 1/300 signed & numbered copies. 1st Printing. Includs two additional articles, "A Postscript to Homunculus" by William Hastings (i.e. Blaylock) and "A Note on Mr. Hasting's Postscript" by Blaylock, which are not in the trade edition. Signed by Blaylock, introducer Keith Roberts and illustrator Ferret. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and slipcase. Seller Inventory # 11719