VERY FINE without any flaws as shipped by the publisher. Personally signed by Thomas Harris, who defined a genre and created one of fiction s most likeable villains. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION "W" OF ONLY 52 PRODUCED.Subterranean Press 2015. Thomas Harris "The Silence of the Lambs". Signed Lettered Edition "W" of only 52 produced. Signed by Thomas Harris directly onto the limitation page. Signed by Marshal Arisman on a separate illustrated page. Half-bound in leather and cloth. Housed in a luxurious custom traycase. Not commonly offered for purchase. This is a stunning production by Subterranean Press, and the only edition by this publisher signed by Harris. The second novel by Thomas Harris to feature the character of Hannibal Lecter. It went on to win the Bram Stoker Award and is without a doubt one of the best in the genre of thriller fiction. Basis for the 1991 film, starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins won five Academy Awards. From The Publisher: Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Marshall Arisman. Hand lettering by Dave McKean. Subterranean Press is proud to present an exclusive signed, limited edition of one of Thomas Harris most accomplished novels, The Silence of the Lambs. It will be available in two unique editions, one signed by the artist (the limited edition) and one signed by both author and artist (the lettered edition) 1) Limited: 200 numbered copies, housed in a custom slipcase, signed by the artist. (Note: This edition is not signed by the author.) 2) Lettered: 52 signed (by author and artist) copies, half bound in leather and cloth, housed in a custom traycase. (Note: This is one of our finest productions.) This listing is for the second state. The second book in Thomas Harris s Hannibal series, The Silence of the Lambs was first published in 1988; a sequel to the author s 1981 novel, Red Dragon. This time, the cannibalistic forensic psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter is called upon by FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling, to use his powers of deduction to assist her in tracking down the grotesque serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill. But to enlist Dr. Lecter s help, Starling will have to risk everything by letting him inside of her mind. In Red Dragon, author Thomas Harris introduced us to Dr. Hannibal Lecter, and in The Silence of the Lambs he ushers Lecter to center stage, creating one of the most iconic and enduring villains the page and screen have ever known. Ingenious and masterfully written, The Silence of the Lambs is a modern-day classic of suspense and storytelling.