Folio Society First edition, first printing - new and unread, no defects. Signed by the author and artist (by way of affixed bookplates) and the translator.
Sold out at publisher, this sumptuous full-leather/slipcased volume has been signed by the author by way of an affixed bookplate (originally produced for the UK edition of The Angel's Game) and by the artist Jorge González on an affixed bookplate produced by FS for this edition. Additionally this has signed in silver pen to the title page by the translator Lucia Graves.
Synopsis - Dawn is breaking in post-war Barcelona when Daniel's father guides him through the mist to a mysterious building hidden in the heart of the old city. Here in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, ten-year-old Daniel is allowed to choose one from the thousands of abandoned volumes that line the labyrinthine corridors. Inexplicably drawn to The Shadow of the Wind, the boy clutches his prize, unaware of the fantastical and frightening chain of events that its discovery triggers; a mystery that will see the new custodian embark on a dangerous quest to reveal the book's shocking secrets. A captivating story of huge historical and fantastical scope, this book about books became an international bestseller and remains beloved the world over.
With this beautiful limited edition, you can step into Daniel's shoes and choose La Sombra del Viento directly from the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. Its sumptuous leather binding, blocked in gold and with a gilded top edge, is an exact replica of Daniel's own magical discovery. Limited to just 500 numbered copies, each edition is signed by the artist Jorge González and presented in a cloth-bound slipcase with a design depicting the enchanting interior of the emporium. Hidden inside the slipcase the illustration of the magical library continues, while González has also created seven double-page illustrations that are woven throughout the novel and recreate Ruiz Zafón's Barcelona.
The limited edition includes an exclusive print, as well as a beautifully written new preface by translator Lucia Graves, who first brought this literary phenomenon to an anglophone readership.
Limitation tip signed by Jorge González Bound in leather blocked in gold foil
496 pages set in Sabon 7 double-page colour illustrations
Illustrated black & white title-page spread Gilded page tops
Ribbon marker
Slipcase covered with printed cloth and with hidden illustration
Exclusive print in presentation folder
10" x 6¾"