This is a UK first edition hardcover published by Walker Books in 2011 for schools (referred to by Patrick as the ""educational"" edition when he signed it) AND SIGNED & DATED BY PATRICK NESS DURING HIS LIVERPOOL VISIT IN 2023. The book comes with the ticket for the event. Issued in pictorial boards without jacket, the book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page has the run of numbers 1-10 present to confirm the first edition state.