Jurassic Park (Signed First Edition) Crichton, Michael Fiction,Limited Editions,Rare Books,Signed Copies

Flat signed in ink by Michael Crichton on tipped-in blank (front fly leaf). Small quarto. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 399 pp. Publisher's original full black leather. Designed and bound by the Sloves Organization, an affiliate of the Franklin Mint. Spine and boards decoratively stamped in 22 karat gilt. Hubbed spine. All edges 22k gilt. Marbled endpapers. Printed on acid-free paper. Attached silk ribbon page marker. Color frontispiece by Karen Barbour. Original promotional material from The Signed First Edition Society laid in (edges trimmed by previous owner). Spots of light rubbing to gilt on boards and bottom edge of text block, else Fine. True first edition, preceding the first trade printing. Quite scarce in the market.