3381pp. 8vo. An Advance Reader's Edition (ARC) with illustrated wraps. Author has signed his name at the top of the title page. Number line runs from 2-9, with a stated First Edition. (If this were a second printing there would be no First Edition statement.) Book is unread, unmarked, unclipped, tight, bright. A section of the top edge has subtle wrinkles from page 82 to 380. Author's debut fiction. The story actually takes place in Budapest, but the characters think their counterparts in Prague have it better than they do.