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The Autopsy and Other Tales: Available Copies

The largest collection of Michael Shea stories ever published, this handsome new edition includes all of Shea s best fantasy, horror, science fiction, and Cthulhu Mythos tales. The contents include all of the stories from the Arkham House book Polyphemus, two complete novels with I Said the Fly and The Color Out of Time, a new Mythos tale, and several stories that have never been reprinted in any form. Michael Shea has extensively revised many of the stories, making these the first definitive editions. Laird Barron has provided an insightful introduction. The book also features the complete John Stewart line drawings from Polyphemus, and about twenty color photographs. Limited to 500 copies, all signed by Michael Shea. Over 7 × 10 inches, bound in full cloth with a ribbon marker and patterned endsheets. This volume is bound in faux leather with a rounded spine, an upgrade over the variant with a cloth binding and flat spine. In fine condition. Signed by Michael Shea. Use PayPal checkout to receive an invoice and avoid sales tax.

Lakewood, CO, Centipede Press, 2008. Limited Edition. Hardback. A fine copy. Signed by the author to the rear, as issued. 291 of 500 copies. Illustrated by Lee Brown Coye and John Stewart. [12106, Hyraxia Books].

Lakewood: Centipede Press:, 2008. First edition, Hardcover, SIGNED Limited, Near Fine sans dust jacket as issued, 588 pp. This edition limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the author. First edition, Hardcover, SIGNED Limited, Near Fine sans dust jacket as issued,

First limited ed. #25/500. Fine condition. Signed by the author on the title page. Without dustjacket, as issued.

First edition thus, hardcover, signed by Shea and marked no. 465/500 on the limitation page. The book has a minor skew starting to the spine, a touch mild shelfwear to the spine ends and cover corners, and very faint soiling to the edges of the text block that does not affect the page faces. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight, sharp Very Good+ copy. Additional images are available upon request.

LIMITED EDITION, this being #286 of 500 Copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Scarce, with only 3 copies in OCLC. 592pp, [3], bound in black textured paper over boards, with binding and hinges tight, silk ribbon intact, ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. American Horror Tales.