ROGERS, Mark E.

£675 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

The Runestone. First edition, signed limited issue, number 40 of 170 signed by the author. Rogers wrote and illustrated the book while a student at Pt Pleasant Beach High School in New Jersey. The story is an urban-fantasy set in New York City, influenced by the Ragnarök prophecy.It was adapted into a film in 1990 by Willard Carroll. This slim chapbook was the first publication from Burning Bush press, the layout and typing completed by Ernest H. Bush. This is a lovely example of early indie publishing.An additional 15 copies were produced for review, and another limitation numbered I - XV were held for presentation. This copy also has an envelope inscribed, "Ken", likely in Rogers's hand.

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