THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

First Subterranean Press edition. Signed by the illustrator. Original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Marshall Arisman illustrated dustwrapper. Housed in a red cloth slipcase with titles and a motif in black. Illustrated with three colour plates by Marshall Arisman. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the fine dustwrapper. Not price clipped ($150 on the front flap). The slipcase is also in fine condition.

Issued in a limited edition of 200 copies, this example is numbered 19 and signed by Marshall Arisman in blue ink on the limitation page. Arisman's wonderfully unsettling paintings pair seamlessly with Thomas Harris's classic psychological horror in this beautifully produced edition of the best known 'Hannibal Lecter' title. 'The Silence of the Lambs' is the second novel in the series, and formed the basis for the hugely popular 1991 film of the same name starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster, and which won five academy awards. The books have inspired four other films adaptations as well a television series starring Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen.