HOW THE WORLD BECAME QUIET

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Original beige cloth with bronze foil titles to the spine, in the Shaun Tan illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding firm, the contents clean throughout and without previous owers' inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($40 on the front flap).

Issued in a limited edition of 750 copies, this example is numbered 29 and signed by Rachel Swirsky in black ink on the limitation page. A collection of short speculative fiction stories, including the Nebula winning 'The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window'.