(Sauk City), Arkham House, (1987). A review copy of this collection of stories, which won the World Fantasy Award for best collection. Published in an edition of 3194 copies, with illustrations by J.K. Potter. Inscribed by the author to Stanley Wiater: "For Stanley/ Thanks for the 1st intelligent interview I've had in a long while...with admiration/ Lucius Shepard/ '89/ Necon." Wiater's Gahan Wilson-designed bookplate front flyleaf (reportedly the only bookplate Wilson ever designed); faint mottling to boards; near fine in a fine dust jacket, with review slip laid in. A nice association copy: Wiater is a three-time winner of the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award; Shepard has won most of the major awards in the fantasy and science fiction fields. [#029414] SOLD