8vo. 256 pp. 5 5/8 x 8 1/2. Red boards with qtr black cloth, stamped in gold on spine. Red dj. No damage or markings noted.

8vo. 256 pp. 5 5/8 x 8 1/2. Red boards with qtr black cloth, stamped in gold on spine. Red dj. No damage or markings noted.

256 p. Audience: General/trade. A New (Pristine Condition) copy in a New

256 p. Audience: General/trade. A New (Pristine Condition) copy in a New (Pristine Condition) dust jacket; a copy that was purchased New, and never read. First Edition-First Printing with a full number line ending with a 1. Signed, signature only, on the Title page, by Award Winning Author Steven Millhauser, in person, during his Author event in New York City on April 20, 2015. A photo of Steven during the event will be included. "The Knife Thrower" is a short story collection of twelve mesmerizing tales. which introduces a series of distinctively "Millhauserian" worlds: tiny, fabulous, self-enclosed, like Faberge eggs or like the short-story genre itself-flying carpets; subterranean amusement parks; a band of teenage girls who meet secretly in the night in order to do nothing at all, etc. Included in this this short story collection is "The Sisterhood of the Night" which was made into a motion picture. Rest assured, this collectible copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.