Stardust. Gaiman, Neil.

First UK edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the half title, "Mike, sweet dreams from Neil Gaiman, 24/6/99", with a drawing of a smiling half-moon. Stardust was awarded the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 1999; the first UK edition is scarce in commerce, particularly signed. Stardust first appeared as a four-issue comic mini-series, illustrated by Charles Vess, followed by a 1998 illustrated book. It was made into a film in 2007, directed by Matthew Vaughn. Octavo. Original black boards, spine lettered in gilt, blue endpapers, black silk bookmarker. With dust jacket. Text block faintly toned and foxed at edges; edges of unclipped jacket slightly toned: a near-fine copy in like jacket.