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Number 209 of only 250 copies, this elegant edition by Otto Penzler's Mysterious Press is signed by the editor, Leslie Klinger, and Joe Hill, who wrote the introduction. Mr. Klinger has also written a Foreword and the many illuminating annotations. Extremely hard to find in the UK. This has a gilt titled and beautiful black leather turned over spine; a dark and mysterious marbled board cover and rear. Additionally, this has many wonderful illustrations of adaptations and editions. Various appendices include the author's notebook draft, the printer's copy, notable stage and screen adaptations, and notable graphic adaptations. This is a remarkable and beautiful edition. It is also a resource about a timeless novel. In the mirror of our darkest fears, much will be revealed.

About Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a gothic novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson first published in 1886. The work is also known as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London legal practitioner named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde.