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Featured items that Annette & Larry Hancks plan to bring to RMBPF 2009.
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Kenneth Graham. THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. London: The Folio Society, 2008.
This is the Centenary Edition of the Wind in the Willows, limited to 1000
copies signed and numbered by the illustrator, Charles van Sandwyk, on a
special etching tipped on to the limitation page. There were also 30 copies
which were hors commerce. In 2005, The Folio Society and Charles van
Sandwyk produced a new edition of the Wind in the Willows that was widely
hailed. Now, for the centenary of the original publication of Kenneth
Grahame's masterpiece, that edition has been completely revisited to produce
an altogether new book of superb quality. There are now 16 tipped-in color
plates, with gold edges and decorative gold borders, and numerous pen and
ink drawings and decorations, 40 of which are new to this edition. New
endpapers illustrating Toad Hall have been printed letterpress. The
binding is quarter vellum, stamped in 22 carat gold, with vellum tips and
paper-covered boards blocked with a design by the illustrator in three
shades of metallic foil. The book is housed in a sturdy cloth-covered
solander box with a paper label. The result is an altogether worthy
successor to the magnificent limited-edition gift books of the early 20th
century. 267 pp./Boxed. $1,900.00
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Andrew Lang. THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK. London: The Folio Society, 2003. The
first of Lang's famous color fairy books, initially published in 1889, is
here given a sumptuous treatment with 16 color plates and numerous black and
white drawings by noted Canadian artist Charles van Sandwyk. Book is housed
in a matching blue paper-covered slipcase. Another gorgeous Folio Society
production. 372 pp./ Slipcased. The first printing of the Folio Society
edition, SPECIALLY SIGNED BY THE RENOWNED ARTIST CHARLES VAN SANDWYK IN
BLACK INK ON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE! $400.00
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Neil Gaiman. THE GRAVEYARD BOOK. (Burton, Michigan): Subterranean Press,
2008. When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family,
who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local
graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has
an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there
is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is
the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly
constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life,
from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man? Designed and
illustrated by Dave McKean. Copy no. 128 of 500 specially bound and
numbered copies of the limited edition of the Newbery Medal winning book for
2009, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND BY THE DESIGNER/ILLUSTRATOR! 323
pp./Slipcased. $400.00
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Suzanne Collins. CATCHING FIRE. New York: Scholastic Press, 2009.
Advance Reader's Copy, wraps. The second book in The Hunger Games Trilogy.
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen
and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves
and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they
unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion. Includes the
publisher's promotional button. SIGNED AND STAMPED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE
HALF-TITLE PAGE! 391 pp. $210.00
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DAVE MCKEAN SIGNED ITEMS FROM THE SPECIAL "NITRATE & KINOGEISTS" EXHIBIT THE
WEEKEND OF JULY 17-18, 2009 AT THE PORTAGE THEATRE, CHICAGO, INCLUDING:
NARCOLEPSY. Pacific Grove, California: Allen Spiegel Fine Arts/Beeld
Beeld/Hourglass, 2003. A retrospective collection, signed by the artist.
96 pp., wraps $175.00
THE PARTICLE TAROT (The Major Arcana). Pacific Grove, California:
ASFA/Hourglass, 2000. Photographs by Dave McKean, signed by the artist.
Unnumbered $245.00
POSTCARD FROM VIENNA (2006); POSTCARD FROM BARCELONA (2007); POSTCARD FROM
PARIS (2008); and POSTCARD FROM BRUSSELS (2009). Four books of sketches and
illustrations inspired from trips to Brussels, Paris, Barcelona, and Vienna,
each signed by the artist. $225.00 the set.
SQUINK: Dessins de Dave McKean. Pacific Grove California: Allen Spiegel
Fine Arts/Paris: Bdartist(e), 2008. Collection of ink drawings, signed by
the artist. 200 pp., wraps $160.00
Private Views --- A postcard collection of 16 views by Dave McKean (signed
on cover card) $65.00
Program from the Portage Theatre Exhibit, signed by the artist. $35.00
Poster, 18.50" x 24", advertising the exhibit weekend at the Portage
Theatre, signed by the artist. $85.00
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