Nice ex-library book with protective plastic cover. Stickers on spine and back cover under plastic. Sticker on inside front cover. Stamps on top outer page edges.

Nice ex-library book with protective plastic cover. Stickers on spine and back cover under plastic. Sticker on inside front cover. Stamps on top outer page edges.

Mild wear from previous use; Pages free of markings.

Mild wear from previous use; Pages free of markings.

BZ0-A first American edition hardcover book SIGNED by author with drawing on

BZ0-A first American edition hardcover book SIGNED by author with drawing on the on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the front, dust jacekt and book have bumped corners and edgewear, light discoloration and shelf wear. Written and illustrated by Edward Carey. 25 Black & White Illustrations. 8"x5.25", 404 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Young Clod is an Iremonger. He lives at Heap Houst, his family's mansion at the center of the Heaps, a vast sea of lost and discarded items whose ever-shifting masses have been known to swallow people alive. The Iremongers are an odd old family, each the owner of the Birth Object they must keep with them at all times. Clod is perhaps the oddest of all-his gift and his curse is that he can hear all of the objects of Heap House whispering. Yes, a storm is brewing over Heap House. The Iremongers are growing restless and the house's many objects are showing strange signs of life. Clod is on the cusp of being "trousered" and married off (unhappily) to his cousin Pinalippy when he meets the plucky orphan servant Lucy Pennant, with whose help he begins to uncover the dark secrets of his family's empire. The first installment of the Iremonger Trilogy, Heap House introduces the reader to a fascinating world whose inhabitants come alive on the page-and in Edward Carey's fantastical illustrations-Clod and Lucy, anxious, animal loving Tummis with his pet seagull, menacing cousin Moorcus, dreadful Aunt Rosamud, and more. Mystery, romance, and the perils of the Heaps await!