Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Volume 6

The 1985 Sphere paperback original is the true first edition of Volume 6. Unlike Volumes 1 to 3, the Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardcover of Volume 6 followed a year later, in 1986, with a dust jacket reproducing Barker's own painting; sources consistently date the W&N Volume 6 hardcover to 1986 rather than 1985. A 200-copy signed and boxed Weidenfeld & Nicolson limited issue exists but comprised Volumes 4, 5, and 6 together. No separate US trade volume appeared; the stories reached the US later, notably in the expanded US edition of Cabal (Poseidon, 1988) and a 1991 Scream/Press signed limited, with a 1995 Lord of Illusions tie-in paperback.