A Fine and Private Place [Signed]

New York: Ballantine Books, 1974. First paperback edition, 4th printing. Paperback. Very good to very good(-). See photos.. Small octavo pocketbook (mass market paperback) 256 pages; 18 cm. Massmarket paperback. Ballantine #23206. Signed by Beagle on title page. [Name obscured in photo only for privacy.] Cover art by Gervasio Gallardo // "Michael Morgan was not ready to die, but his funeral was carried out just the same. Trapped in the dark limbo between life and death as a ghost, he searches for an escape. Instead, he discovers the beautiful Laura ... and a love stronger than the boundaries of the grave and the spirit world." // "Peter S. Beagle is an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and screenplays. He was born on April 20, 1939, in New York City. Beagle's most famous work is the fantasy novel "The Last Unicorn," which was published in 1968 and has since become a classic of the genre. He has also written many other works of fantasy and science fiction, including "A Fine and Private Place," "The Innkeeper's Song," and "The Folk of the Air." In addition to his writing, Beagle has worked as a musician, a screenwriter, and a teacher. He has also been involved in various charitable causes, including animal rights and literacy programs. Beagle has won numerous awards for his work, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards." // Cemeteries -- Fiction. Widows -- Fiction. Pharmacists -- Fiction. Histoires de fantômes américaines. Cimetières -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. Veuves -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. Pharmaciens -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. Cemeteries. Ghost stories, American. Pharmacists. Widows.