CORALINE,
by
Neil Gaiman,
Lyra's Books,
Signed, Numbered, Limited, Leatherbound Hardcover Edition
Like New, Very Fine Condition. Both slipcase and dust jacket are pristine and unblemished, with a new archival-quality Mylar Protector. The boards are straight and square, with sharp corners and a tight binding. The pages are clean and crisp, without creases, marks or tears. A Great Copy!
Published in 2023 by Lyra's Books in the U.K, this is the Signed, Numbered, Leatherbound Hardcover Edition of Neil Gaiman's bestselling novel, CORALINE. It is signed by both Neil Gaiman and Rovina Cai (the artist) and numbered (#144/200 sold, #48/200 is my last copy available) on a special limitation page. The book features a matching slipcase with marbled paper, 2-color letterpress printing, a goatskin leather binding, a red top-edge stain, numerous full-color illustrations on tipped in plates, black-silhouette illustrations throughout the book, 148 gsm paper, a reversed "HELP US" card insert, and red thread motifs spread across the book. This makes for a Superb Collectible for fans of Fantasy, Lyra's Books and Gaiman in particular!
From the Publisher:
- Print Run: 200
Pages: 201
- Trimmed Page Size: 240 x 170mm
- Paper: 148gsm Mohawk Superfine Eggshell
- Printing: Letterpress in black and red throughout
- Binding: Full black Morocco goatskin
- Presentation: Tipped in colour plates, silk marker ribbon
- Box: Cloth capped slipcase with a wrap of marbled paper
- Signatures: Neil Gaiman (author) and Rovina Cai (artist)
"Printed letterpress on 148gsm Mohawk Superfine paper by Phil Abel and Robert Hetherington of Hand and Eye Letterpress. Black ink throughout with red on many of the other pages.
16 colour plates, including frontispiece. With over 25 black and red letterpress silhouettes.
The Numbered edition is fully bound in black Morocco goatskin leather with a foil blocked ‘red thread’ design spanning the entirety of the cover. The title is foil blocked in gold on the spine.
Silk ribbon marker.
Silhouette endpapers.
The book comes in a cloth capped slipcase with a wrap of marbled paper by Freya Scott of Paperwilds. The inside is lined with black suede. The outside of the slipcase is blocked with two passes of black and red foil, depicting one of Rovina Cai’s silhouettes."
Ships via USPS Priority Mail Shipping, with insurance. Packed with care.
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