Second state of the Uncorrected Bound Proof [published in larger print, making the book somewhat bulkier]. 8vo. Pp. [viii], 370, [6 (blank)]. Glossy pictorial wraps.
Signed in a lower case signature by the author to title page.
Winner of the 2004 Mystery Writers' Dilys Award. The author's second novel featuring Thursday Next, Special Operative in literary detection. "[P]art Bridget Jones, part Nancy Drew and part Dirty Harry". –Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times