I Am Legend (22/54) - Easton Press Leatherbound Collector's Edition (2009)

It only took them 55 years, but the Easton Press finally got around to releasing a deluxe edition of I Am Legend in 2009.

It was part of a five-volume, 'Day After Doomsday" collection, which also included Earth Abides by George R. Stewart, On the Beach by Nevil Shute, Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank, and Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle. I was frankly not excited about having to buy multiple overpriced volumes just to get the one title I needed, and thankfully my pal and fellow Matheson aficionado Matthew R. Bradley was able to hook me up so I was able to order just the one book I needed.

Each book in the series has an original frontispiece by artist Patrick Jones, who (spoiler alert) we'll be talking about soon enough. 

The book block used by the Easton Press edition is identical to the Orb Trade paperback from Tor (albeit on nicer paper with gilded edges and fancy endpapers), which means it also includes a number of Matheson's short stories from that edition. 

A nice looking edition on the shelf, and certainly one the Archive wouldn't be complete without.

Be sure to check back next week to see another item from the I Am Legend Archive!