First U.
S.
edition (stated).
Limited edition: one of 500 copies SIGNED by the author.
Thin vertical stripe to the front and rear endpaper (as usual-printer's error), else near fine; in a near fine illustrated dust jacket with design by Fred Marcellino.
Front flap price of $18.95.
The book by the award-winning Canadian author was a finalist for the 1988 Governor General's Award and for the 1989 Booker Prize.