FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo. 192 pp. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Publishers’ black cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket with rare wrap-around band proclaiming “First publication in ...

FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo. 190 pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Publishers’ black cloth with gilt title to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket with rare wrap-around band proclaiming “First publication in ...

Undated circa 2004. ASSOCIATION COPY WITH ARTWORK & INSCRIPTION BY ILLUSTRATOR. Quarto. 192 pp. Pictorial card wraps with cover art by Richard Corben & Robert R Barrett, here published in colour for the first time. Edges lightly rubbed otherwise a clean, bright copy. Leaf of original artwork by James Cawthorn, illustrated both sides, loosely inserted next to printed illustration pp 78. Lengthy New Year gift inscription to loosely inserted sheet from Mike (Moorcock) to Jim (James Cawthorn). This copy belonged to fantasy artist James Cawthorn, close friend, co-author and illustrator of the Elric graphic novels, and collaborator with Moorcock for over forty years; Cawthorn's art and Moorcock's literature made for a sucessful symbiotic relationship. A rare opportunity to purchase a piece of Moorcock/Cawthorn history.