VERY RARE:  Gifts of Blood, Susan Petrey HC 1st Ed #43/474 LeGuin, McIntryre, Wilhelm Signed

Gifts of Blood: The Collected Stories of Susan C. Petrey was published by OFSCI as a 500-copy limited first edition hardcover in 1990, 474 were numbered and offered for sale and 27 lettered copies were kept for presentation.  This is copy 43/474. It also has essays by Ursula K. Le Guin, Vonda N. McIntyre, and Kate Wilhelm who signed all copies of the book in ink.  It is a very rare book !

This is a 8.5" x 5 1/4" x 3/4" and has 208 pages.  The three signatures are on a special signature page and are in black ink.

There is an introduction by Debbie Cross and Paul Wrigley, who edited the book.

Essays in this book:

"Prides", by Ursula K. Le Guin - with illustrations

"Getting the Block & Tackle on the Gargoyle",  by Vonda N. McIntyre

"What Do You Do At Clarion, Mommy ?",  by Kate Wilhelm

Stories by Susan Petrey in this book:

Spareen Among the Cossacks

Spareen Among the Tartars

Spidersong

The Healer's Touch

Leechcraft

Small Changes

Spareen and Old Turk

Fleas

The Neisserian Invasion 

This book is in like new condition. The binding is like new. The inside pages are white and pristine.  The black hardcovers are pristine.  The dust jacket has a little bumping on the top edge.  Please look at the photos.

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