New York: ChickenHouse / Scholastic, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Early story by the author of "The Thief Lord" and "Inkheart," originally published in Germany in 1994, translated by Oliver G. Latch and illustrated with numerous black and white drawings by Paul Howard. SIGNED on the left title page. Illustrated endpapers. 167 pp. ISBN: 0-439-78204x.