A signed and remarqued edition of this title from the hugely popular children's fantasy series, Mortal Engines. There is a beautiful fine pen illustration to the title page. Only a few special copies would have had this. This is a significant full page, highly detailed, illustration. Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines series is a bold blend of steampunk fantasy and dystopian science fiction, set in a far future where vast mobile cities roam the world, consuming smaller towns in a harsh system known as Municipal Darwinism. Following Tom Natsworthy and the fiercely independent Hester Shaw, the books examine the costs of technological ambition, imperial power, and environmental ruin, without offering simple heroes or villains. Inventive, dark, and emotionally resonant, the series is celebrated for its striking world-building and its readiness to show that progress often comes at a heavy price. Fever Crumb, by Philip Reeve (A Prequel to Mortal Engines - Part 1 of the Fever Crumb prequel Trilogy). Published by Scholastic, London, 2009. First edition, first impression - signed by the author, and additionally illustrated with an original pen drawing by Philip Reeve on the title page (remarque), and accompanied by promotional postcard. The illustration is substantial and very detailed. A fine condition hardback with laminated printed paper over boards with die cut design to front cover.  Text is bright, clean and soundly bound. With printed pictorial endpapers. Text in English. Prelims + 321pp + (1) Acknowledgements.. Dimensions: approx 203mm high x 163mm wide x 32mm deep. Weight: approximately 548g (unpacked).