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The Night Circus by Books Illustrated

1Praveenna_Nagaratnam
sep 18, 2021, 6:41 pm

Anyone purchased their fine edition books before? What is the quality like? I am a huge fan of both Erin Morgenstern's books (The Night Circus and Starless Sea) and have been hoping for a limited edition version

2whytewolf1
sep 18, 2021, 6:49 pm

I've seen video examinations/reviews of their books, and they seem nice. I have my eye on a couple. My only gripe from what I know is that for some reason they choose to use "faux leather" (presumably bonded leather) for their bindings. It seems that at the price point they sell at, they could offer a bit better.

3Praveenna_Nagaratnam
sep 18, 2021, 6:57 pm

>2 whytewolf1: I browsed through their page and looked at their other fine publications. They look nice but I have not seen any post of them here or reviews elsewhere. This is their description for the Night Circus books;

The Night Circus
Limited Edition
Register your interest in this amazing book to be published in 2022

Each book will be signed by the Author Erin Morgenstern

and the Illustrator Anne Yvonne Gilbert

Edition size of only 580

30 Prestige Editions (Vellum Bound encased in a prestigious solander box)

250 Deluxe Editions (Leather Bound in a slipcase)

300 Collectors Editions (Cloth Bound in a slipcase)

4whytewolf1
sep 18, 2021, 7:24 pm

Oh, interesting. That looks like the first time they're using those binding materials. As far as I recall, everything else has been faux-leather.

Look on their website under the listing for Alice in Wonderland. They have embedded an independent video review from YouTube there that you can see.

5astropi
sep 18, 2021, 8:39 pm

8astropi
sep 19, 2021, 1:44 am

>7 Praveenna_Nagaratnam: Thanks for the link, those look like nice editions, very nice in fact. However, it appears that none of them are letterpress. A bit pricey perhaps, but they are all illustrated and signed. That said, if you want a much less expensive copy you could consider this
https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/signed-editions/erin-morgenstern-the-...
I don't believe there are any illustrations, but it is signed by Erin Morgenstern and will cost you a fraction of the other forthcoming book.

9Praveenna_Nagaratnam
sep 19, 2021, 1:52 am

>8 astropi: I have seen the Easton Press ones but unfortunately it did not really appeal to me. I do have the Illumicrate Edition which isn't fine press but lovely and is signed by Erin Morgenstern.
I would really love a proper fine press edition and was hoping these would be letterpress. I think some of their bindings were done by Ludlow as I have seen the waterloo one on their webpage. I could be wrong though

10astropi
sep 19, 2021, 3:11 pm

>9 Praveenna_Nagaratnam: I saw nothing mentioning letterpress and from the videos I'm fairly certain it's all offset printing which is "unfortunate" from our perspective - although still very nice books with lovely bindings.

11jsg1976
sep 19, 2021, 5:43 pm

I would love to get a vellum bound copy of that book, since it’s one of my favorites, but at ~$1700 (assuming it’s in line with their other editions), I’m not sure that’d be a prudent decision

12astropi
sep 19, 2021, 7:29 pm

>11 jsg1976: even if that were letterpress, that would be a difficult purchase, UNLESS you absolutely positively had to have it, in which case, well we all sometimes spend more than we should on books...

13_WishIReadMore
sep 19, 2021, 7:58 pm

>3 Praveenna_Nagaratnam: What is a prestigious solander box I wonder.

14Glacierman
Bewerkt: sep 20, 2021, 12:39 am

>13 _WishIReadMore: Much nicer than a common solander box I imagine.

Actually, sounds like marketing hype.

15Books-Illustrated
sep 20, 2021, 10:30 am

>10 astropi: Hello,

The details of the the three different bindings will be announced in the coming months. I can tell you that this edition will be letterpress and very beautiful. Please sign up to The Night Circus newsletter and we look forward sharing updates such as illustrations and detailed specifications.

Best regards

Mike Emeny
Books Illustrated

16Praveenna_Nagaratnam
sep 20, 2021, 10:33 am

>15 Books-Illustrated: Thank you for letting us know. Can't wait to see more details

17astropi
sep 20, 2021, 10:37 am

>15 Books-Illustrated: that's great to hear! Looking forward to learning more. Also, are any of your other books printed letterpress?

18the_bb
Bewerkt: jan 25, 2022, 9:36 am

Dit bericht is door zijn auteur gewist.

19Books-Illustrated
sep 21, 2021, 9:26 am

>17 astropi: Our books to date have not been letterpress, however we have published many finely bound editions. Now that we are working with living authors we have made the decision that letterpress is how will proceed with these kind of books.

20_WishIReadMore
sep 21, 2021, 6:27 pm

>15 Books-Illustrated: I've signed up, looking forward to hearing more details.

21Praveenna_Nagaratnam
sep 21, 2021, 11:41 pm

>19 Books-Illustrated: That's fantastic!

22Praveenna_Nagaratnam
dec 3, 2021, 6:15 am

Email update on the Night Circus:

The Night Circus Limited Edition
* draft details

Publication date: November 2022
Pre-Order date: January 2022
Edition of 580

26 Lettered editions bound in vellum in a solander box 250 Deluxe editions bound in leather in a slipcase 304 Collectors editions bound in cloth in a slipcase Each signed by the author Erin Morgenstern and the Illustrator Anne Yvonne Gilbert
Font: Bell (John Bell 1745-1831 )
Hot-metal letterpress printing (Gutenberg c1440)
Approximately 320 pages
Page dimensions 240 x 170

* details will be confirmed in January
Please sign up to our dedicated newsletter to be kept informed.

23Praveenna_Nagaratnam
dec 3, 2021, 6:15 am

I am so excited for this!

24What_What
dec 3, 2021, 9:20 am

25astropi
dec 5, 2021, 4:45 pm

>22 Praveenna_Nagaratnam: I assume the normal edition is also letterpress? Where exactly do we sign-up for the newsletter?

27whytewolf1
Bewerkt: dec 5, 2021, 11:06 pm

>25 astropi: You can also subscribe to the publisher's general newsletter at the bottom of the page here:
https://www.finelimitededitions.com/booksillustratedlimited

The link Praveenna_Nagaratnam gave above is specifically for news on The Night Circus.

28Books-Illustrated
dec 7, 2021, 10:44 am

Hello everyone,

I can confirm that all three editions: Lettered 26 copies - Deluxe 250 copies - Collectors 304 copies will all be printed hot-metal letterpress.
We are looking forward to shooting a video of the books being bound so that we can announce and open the pre-order in January.
Still a lot of work to be done before are ready but it is all coming together nicely. So many parts have to come together to just produce the video!

All the best

Mike Emeny
Please make sure that you are signed up to our newsletter for the January announcement:
https://us3.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=d802355cf4c7b50647a4499f8&form_id...

30astropi
dec 7, 2021, 3:08 pm

>28 Books-Illustrated: Looking forward to this!

32Praveenna_Nagaratnam
dec 22, 2021, 12:44 pm

Looks stunning!

33abysswalker
dec 22, 2021, 1:05 pm

>31 Praveenna_Nagaratnam: Nomad letterpress and Ludlow bookbinders. I now have much more confidence in the likely quality of resulting craftsmanship.

34NathanOv
dec 22, 2021, 1:26 pm

>31 Praveenna_Nagaratnam: >33 abysswalker: Well, with that new info this will likely be second "gamble" to kick off the new year along with the ERB "At The Earths Core."

It's so fascinating to see a wide variety of presses trying out letterpress or adopting it for future titles.

35punkzip
dec 22, 2021, 2:51 pm

>31 Praveenna_Nagaratnam: No info on prices yet. I will likely get the cloth edition as I don't think I will like the book enough to pay a lot for it. 304 seems like a strange number for a limitation..

36Praveenna_Nagaratnam
dec 22, 2021, 5:43 pm

>35 punkzip: I asked them on facebook regarding prices and they said it will be announced in January right before the preorder. I love this story, so I am really hoping to be able to purchase the vellum edition (depending on the price) or the leather

37Books-Illustrated
dec 29, 2021, 10:44 am

Hello All,
I will answer some of the questions raised here. We have published a number of limited edition books bound by Ludlow Bookbinders. Our first was a book of Cat and Owl Poems called Purr and Feather. Since then we have published A Midsummer Nights Dream, Peter Pan, The Wind in the Willows, The Jungle Book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Wuthering Heights, A Christmas Carol and just this November a Nursery Rhyme book called Time for Rhyme.
We have had a long relationship with Ludlow and are confident that they will do a great job as they have in the past. What is new to us is letterpress, which is why we are working with Nomad Letterpress as we consider them a safe pair of hands and have a great deal of expertise in this field. Our company has had over 20 years experience in working with illustrators and publishing books.
I know that many of you do not know us, but I hope that after we launch The Night Circus successfully that we will have proven ourselves and you will follow us on to the next titles which we already are working on.
Regarding the funny edition size of the Collectors (304), this came about as the total edition size is 580 made up of 26 Prestige lettered editions, 250 Deluxe editions leaving a balance of 304 for the Collectors edition. It should be noted that there will be 20 Specials that will not be available for sale as these are for the artist and author and for our marketing.
We are still waiting for written confirmation on a few costs and so the final pricing will be announced on 17 January when we open the pre-order. I have already mentioned that the Collectors and Deluxe editions will be in the hundreds GBP while the Prestige will be sub £2000. They should be in line with other publishers high quality limited letterpress editions currently in the market.
This is a very exciting project for us and we are getting a great deal of encouragement from the author and her many followers. We love this book and are determined that it will live up to this wonderful story.
Happy New Year
Mike & Hilary Emeny
Books Illustrated Ltd

38punkzip
dec 29, 2021, 12:44 pm

>37 Books-Illustrated: thanks for the detailed message. Would you be able to provide any info on the paper used in each edition?

39What_What
dec 29, 2021, 12:56 pm

Great information.

Would also be interested in whether prices can be released in advance of ordering? Might give purchasers some time to think about which option they go with. Or will additional details such as paper (as above), size, details on the binding, any additional information on the prestige edition be coming in another communication before pre-order day?

40the_bb
Bewerkt: jan 25, 2022, 9:36 am

Dit bericht is door zijn auteur gewist.

41Books-Illustrated
dec 30, 2021, 9:13 am

>38 punkzip: The details of the paper are as follows:
The Prestige Lettered Edition - 148gsm Mohawk Superfine paper
The Deluxe and Collectors Editions - 120gsm Munken

42Books-Illustrated
dec 30, 2021, 9:16 am

>39 What_What: Yes, we do plan to let everyone know the pricing before the pre-order date, however we are awaiting some final costings. We should be able to release the final pricing during the first week of January.

43punkzip
dec 30, 2021, 10:32 am

>41 Books-Illustrated: Thanks for the info! If I could make a suggestion for future releases - consider using a mouldmade paper for the prestige state for future releases.

44Books-Illustrated
dec 30, 2021, 10:49 am

>43 punkzip: We did consider this but we liked the idea of gilding the three sides with real gold.

45What_What
dec 30, 2021, 6:42 pm

>43 punkzip: This is a great suggestion, I didn’t expect that.

>42 Books-Illustrated: Looking forward to the pricing, thank you.

46venkysuniverse
jan 1, 2022, 8:56 am

>42 Books-Illustrated: Thanks, also sample page spreads to gauge the page layout design.Cheers.

47Books-Illustrated
jan 4, 2022, 11:01 am

Hello All, We have now uploaded our video on the making of the books on to YouTube. The link is: https://youtu.be/5fjzIo3qA1E

48Dr.Fiddy
jan 4, 2022, 11:50 am

>47 Books-Illustrated: Looks great! Thanks a lot 😊

49What_What
Bewerkt: jan 4, 2022, 12:35 pm

>47 Books-Illustrated: Looks great!

Is the cat on three books with stars your new press mark? Or was it that all along?

It’s almost the same as Lyra’s, which also has a cat, on three books, swiping at a single star.

50kronnevik
jan 4, 2022, 12:44 pm

>49 What_What: Yeah, that caught my eye right away.

51NathanOv
jan 4, 2022, 12:53 pm

>49 What_What: That is quite odd, because it’s being done at Ludlow and that looked like it might’ve been Richard treating the spine so the similarity must be known to both parties.

52Levin40
jan 4, 2022, 3:36 pm

>49 What_What: Yeah, I noticed that too. It brought to mind this old post from 2019. It's mentioned there that the Lyra's logo was designed by the well-known illustrator Chris Riddell.

https://www.facebook.com/lyrasbooks/photos/a.208393732832627/992232954448697/

53astropi
jan 4, 2022, 4:13 pm

2022 is going to be expensive...

54Praveenna_Nagaratnam
jan 4, 2022, 5:57 pm

>47 Books-Illustrated: Stunning! Can't wait for the 17th. Is the time confirmed to be 2pm? It is a working day; and I am worried I might be in the midst of doing a procedure at the time. This book is on top of my must have list for 2022

55venkysuniverse
jan 4, 2022, 6:56 pm

Looks really good. Shame that delivery is only in Nov 2022.

56Books-Illustrated
jan 5, 2022, 6:17 am

>49 What_What: Books Illustrated has always had a Cat and book logo since we started some 20 years ago. We first had our black cat 'silk' painted by Peter Malone and he was sitting next to a pile of books. Then about 7 years ago we had the black cat sitting on an open book. We have now add stars. We love books and cats I guess.

57Books-Illustrated
jan 5, 2022, 6:24 am

>55 venkysuniverse: We only have the rights to publish after 31 October so this is why we have to wait until November. The author wanted to make a 10th anniversary announcement last October, which was an opportunity we did not wish to miss or to disappoint her. Consequently we were under pressure to get the pre-order ready as people were desperate to secure a copy after this posting. I guess there is always a problem in getting these timings right.

58What_What
jan 5, 2022, 9:14 am

>57 Books-Illustrated: Timing’s never going to be perfect. And any friend of cats and books is a friend of mine.

59venkysuniverse
jan 5, 2022, 9:16 am

>57 Books-Illustrated: Thanks for the clarification. Makes sense.

60Books-Illustrated
jan 5, 2022, 10:52 am

>58 What_What: Thank you friend :)

61astropi
Bewerkt: jan 5, 2022, 1:50 pm

>58 What_What: indeed :)

62Books-Illustrated
jan 6, 2022, 5:24 am

>61 astropi: I knew that :)

63duonkha
jan 6, 2022, 11:54 am

>47 Books-Illustrated: Everything in the outside looks great. If the type setting is on point, it would be an instant buy for me.

On that note, would it be possible to have more photos of the interior of the books already published on your website?

64What_What
jan 10, 2022, 9:09 am

Prestige £1,950
Deluxe £650
Collector’s £295

I’ll have to think very carefully about this one, as the Lyra’s pre-order for Stardust purchasers goes out today, and quite a few other competing books on the horizon as well.

65jsg1976
jan 10, 2022, 9:22 am

>64 What_What: I got those two emails in my inbox back to back. This is going to be a very expensive week…

66GardenOfForkingPaths
Bewerkt: jan 10, 2022, 9:39 am

Could anyone offer any thoughts or opinions on the novel itself and the quality of Morgenstern's writing? Any authors you could compare her to in order to help someone who is not very well read in fiction from that last 20-30 years?

67Books-Illustrated
jan 10, 2022, 9:40 am

Glad you have received our email with the links to our website and pricing. It is now up to you to decide what is appropriate for your collection. There are some fine books out there!

68Books-Illustrated
jan 10, 2022, 9:43 am

>66 GardenOfForkingPaths: I have just visited Wikipedia and the text below is about this Author and The Night Circus. I hope you find it useful:

Morgenstern's debut novel, The Night Circus, was published in September 2011. It is a phantasmagorical fairy tale of magic and romance set in an ahistorical late 19th century London. The book has drawn comparison with the Harry Potter series, as well as the works of Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, Susanna Clarke, and Steven Millhauser;68910 it is not aimed at young adults, but has been recommended for teens.611 The first printing runs to 175,000, and the rights have been sold in 30 countries; Summit Entertainment has contracted the film rights.39 Jim Dale, who narrates the American edition Harry Potter audiobooks, also narrates the audiobook of The Night Circus.11 Harvill Secker, the UK publisher for The Night Circus, contracted Failbetter Games to create an interactive browser-based puzzle game to accompany the book.1213

In an interview with the School Library Journal, Morgenstern describes the short, self-contained chapters as reflecting the myriad tents of the circus, and the black and white with a splash of red motif as showing dangerous passion simmering just below the surface.11

The Night Circus won an Alex Award from the American Library Association,14 the 2012 Locus Award for Best First Novel,15 was nominated for the 2011 Goodreads Fantasy Award,16 and spent seven weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list

69Raenas
Bewerkt: jan 10, 2022, 9:54 am

>64 What_What:

Probably going for the Collector's myself, the Deluxe only seems to have the leather, gilding and tipped in frontispiece as differences, which are not worth £355 extra for me.

70punkzip
Bewerkt: jan 10, 2022, 10:02 am

>66 GardenOfForkingPaths: I've found that the best way to decide about an unknown novel before an expensive purchase is to just get an inexpensive copy and start reading it (I typically read about 10% which will give me a good sense of whether or not I will enjoy the novel). There was plenty of lead time, so I borrowed it from my local library. I've heard it described somewhere as a "slow burn" and I think that's correct.

The prices are pretty much in line with what I expected. The Deluxe (I will likely be getting a Collector's) is 100 GBP more than the Lyra's numbered Dorian. However, it's full goatskin, copyrighted title with the author's signature .. but Dorian has substantially better paper and marbled endpapers.

71Levin40
jan 10, 2022, 10:18 am

>Or even better (if only a taster is required), just download the free sample of the kindle version. The samples are typically around 10% of the book.

72GardenOfForkingPaths
Bewerkt: jan 10, 2022, 10:38 am

Thanks for your thoughts. Comparisons with the other authors mentioned make me suspect that this one is perhaps not for me, although I'm aware such comparisons can sometimes be off-base. I'll take >70 punkzip:'s and >71 Levin40:'s advice and read a few chapters.

I hope I like it as it looks to be a really great production.

73Books-Illustrated
jan 10, 2022, 11:12 am

Here is a bit of backstory why we chose this book. We were up at a fine art fair in Morpeth some seven years ago, where we were promoting our books and original illustrations. One of our book collectors asked us if we had read The Night Circus as they thought it was a great read and a story that would suit an illustrated version. Its magical scenes together with the black and white themes of the Circus could create a stunning book. We had at the time only worked with illustrators on classic titles so not much happened. Later, while on holiday, my wife and I read the book and we were very impressed. Having now committed to publishing this story we have had a great deal of feedback from our clients and many said that this was their favourite book. It is very popular in the US being on the bestseller list and I think that will be where the majority of sales will come from.

74Books-Illustrated
jan 10, 2022, 11:13 am

>72 GardenOfForkingPaths: Thank you for your comments. We hope you will like it too.

75punkzip
jan 10, 2022, 11:39 am

>73 Books-Illustrated: Why did Books Illustrated start doing letterpress (great idea) - was this already in mind when Night Circus was chosen or decided on later?

76Books-Illustrated
jan 10, 2022, 11:55 am

When we started with our first book of poems some 10 years ago, we wanted to go letterpress, however, at the time, we had only found very busy letterpress companies. Their lead time and the fact that we had many illustrations to include put the idea on hold. The Night Circus allows us the opportunity to now go in this direction, as will our 2023 book. We will announce this later in the year, but it will be another joy to work on!

77duonkha
jan 10, 2022, 2:03 pm

>76 Books-Illustrated: Will there be interior photo at some point in the future?

78Books-Illustrated
jan 11, 2022, 4:53 am

The images in the video are of the dummy books we made. We printed the opening pages but not the body of the text. Nomad Letterpress will be setting these pages in the coming months. Dummy books, like these, are expensive to produce but it is money well spent. It not only shows people what the books will look like for marketing, it also uncovers any issues that need resolving before we go to final production. When we get our first proofs of the text through, I will be posting them. I will also be doing the same regarding the artwork that Anne Yvonne Gilbert is creating. I think it is good for people to see how the book is progressing as the time passes.

79punkzip
jan 14, 2022, 10:20 pm

Preorder coming up this Monday. It will be interesting to see how well this sells, the lettered Prestige in particular. I’m not the biggest fan of the book so I will be buying a Collectors myself. There are 21 original illustrations which is a huge amount - I hope the amount of illustrations will be a feature of this press going forward- after all they are Books Illustrated.

80BlackwellDen
jan 15, 2022, 1:41 am

So from what I can tell, all of the editions will be signed by the author and letterpress so the more expensive editions are more based on smaller details and binding.

I have to agree that the lettered edition is a bit of a gamble in this case. I would like to have the lettered, but since we don't know what the solander box looks like (the major standout feature aside from binding), it is risky. Suntup does a good job in making sure that each of their editions (Artist, Numbered, Lettered, etc.) feel very distinct from each other, whereas these feel very similar design-wise.

I've reading through the book this weekend in preparation and am enjoying it a lot, so just want some feedback here from anyone considering purchasing the deluxe and prestige editions if they don't mind.

81Praveenna_Nagaratnam
jan 15, 2022, 2:36 am

>80 BlackwellDen: I am considering the Prestige or the Deluxe.. I love the marbled endpapers and the capped mini slip case on the prestige.. and all the illustrations are tipped in... but I do think the black is more in keeping with the title... and this is a very expensive month as I really want Dorian and the Handmaid's Tale as well... So am still going back and forth thinking

82jsg1976
jan 15, 2022, 3:51 am

>80 BlackwellDen: this is one of my favorite books of all time, so I plan on buying the deluxe edition (although the order period opens in the middle of the night where I am at the moment, so I’m hopeful they don’t sell out before I wake). I’d love to buy a lettered, but I can’t justify $2700 for it

83Books-Illustrated
jan 15, 2022, 8:22 am

>79 punkzip: I think that our strengths has always been our relationship with our illustrators. Since 1999 we have sold millions of pounds of original artwork, Illustrations of Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac and WH Robinson etc and then the modern illustrators from about 2003 onwards. Our books will always be heavy on illustrations as part of our ethos is to keep illustrators working in traditional ways and giving them an alternative to digital, which many publishers are requesting from them. It may be a distinction we have between us and many other fine press publishers.

84Books-Illustrated
jan 15, 2022, 8:41 am

>80 BlackwellDen: I must apologise that we haven't had photos of the Solander box available. We were supposed to have it ready by now but there have been a few delays. I would like to share photo of the box at Ludlow in it's present design state but do not think I can share images here (If I can, please educate me). I will try and describe the details here:

Dimensions are: 350 x 265 with a width of 70. The outer cover is black cloth with the gate of the circus embossed in grey foil. The text 'The Night Circus' running down the opening edge. The inside the box has a plush black lining with the words 'The circus arrives without warning' and the book is set in a well with a red silk ribbon to lift the book out, revealing the text 'Which side of the fence is the dream?'

The vellum, real gold gilding, 21 tipped-in illustrations, the addition slipcase (instead of ties) and the plush solander box, limited to only 26 copies has created a lot of interest. Who know what will happen on Monday. We have done our best efforts for our first letterpress edition as we want this to be a success for everyone so we can go confidently on to our next project for 2023.

85Books-Illustrated
jan 15, 2022, 8:54 am

All editions will be signed by both the author Erin Morgenstern and the illustrator Anne Yvonne Gilbert.

86abysswalker
jan 15, 2022, 9:19 am

>84 Books-Illustrated: re: posting images, see here:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/332585

And here for a comment I wrote with detailed example:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/329465#7457427

87abysswalker
jan 15, 2022, 9:27 am

>83 Books-Illustrated: "part of our ethos is to keep illustrators working in traditional ways and giving them an alternative to digital, which many publishers are requesting from them"

I for one appreciate this. Nothing wrong with digital as one medium among many, but analog work is better for some illustrations.

88punkzip
jan 15, 2022, 9:30 am

>83 Books-Illustrated: Looking forward to seeing the book. One thought to consider for future Prestige lettered editions - I've noticed that 2 other lettered editions being published this month (Lyra's Dorian Gray and Suntup's Handmaids Tale) include original drawings with each lettered book. That might be something to consider and would fit with your focus on illustration and illustrators.

89Books-Illustrated
jan 15, 2022, 10:16 am

>88 punkzip: We have done this in many of our previous Prestige books and we are considering this going forward. Thank you for mentioning it.

90Praveenna_Nagaratnam
jan 15, 2022, 11:46 am

>88 punkzip: I was just about to mention the same thing

91Praveenna_Nagaratnam
Bewerkt: dec 21, 2022, 12:33 pm

Dit bericht is door zijn auteur gewist.

92Praveenna_Nagaratnam
jan 16, 2022, 3:21 am

>84 Books-Illustrated: The solander box sounds lovely! Please do share pics if possible

93What_What
Bewerkt: jan 17, 2022, 8:49 am

94jsg1976
jan 17, 2022, 8:57 am

>93 What_What: got my copy. But also got charged an extra £15 for shipping when the website clearly states that worldwide shipping is included, which is really annoying

95punkzip
jan 17, 2022, 9:11 am

>94 jsg1976: I got 2 separate emails, one with "order" misspelled. Ordered the Collectors. I was also charged an extra £15 for shipping which is highly irritating when as mentioned it was clearly stated shipping was free. I hope that the shipping charge will be refunded.

96jsg1976
jan 17, 2022, 9:12 am

>95 punkzip: I emailed them - hopefully they’ll be quick to address it.

97punkzip
Bewerkt: jan 17, 2022, 9:40 am

Not interested in the Prestige, but I like how one can choose the letter. I'm guessing A went first. Looks like the Prestige is selling quickly so if you want one don't dither. I don't see a counter for the remaining copies of the Deluxe and Collectors.

Also, I just got confirmation that shipping charges will be refunded.

98mholt
jan 17, 2022, 10:24 am

>96 jsg1976: They added the following to the website page: "Please note: Shipping charges have been added in error and will shortly be refunded."

99SDB2012
jan 17, 2022, 10:25 am

>97 punkzip: I checked a few Prestige letters for fun. At 9:06 EST, Z and S were already gone but N was available. I didn't check any others. I ordered the Collector version.

100filox
jan 17, 2022, 11:01 am

Looks like a wonderful edition, great job by books illustrated! Too bad I'm not in the least interested in the title.

101What_What
jan 17, 2022, 11:05 am

>97 punkzip: I thought it was an interesting way of doing it as well. But I definitely wouldn't like it for high-demand pre-orders - I'd rather be in a queue of 26 people and get a random letter, than try to randomly pick letter after letter after letter and run out of luck.

102kdweber
jan 17, 2022, 11:06 am

Plenty of copies in all versions available 2 hours after official opening (as noted by >93 What_What: actually ordering opened 15 minutes early).

103punkzip
jan 17, 2022, 11:10 am

>102 kdweber: how can you figure out how many Collector and Deluxe copies are left?

104What_What
jan 17, 2022, 11:13 am

166/304 and 205/250 copies remain - add all to the cart and try checking out. I'll reflect the actual inventory every time you refresh.

105kdweber
jan 17, 2022, 11:14 am

>103 punkzip: Go to the order page for the Lettered and it shows which individual copies have been sold and which are available. Deluxe and Collector still allow you to order plus they allow multiple copies.

106Roccosem
jan 17, 2022, 10:20 pm

I put in for a deluxe. Excited for the diversity of the title.

107wcarter
jan 17, 2022, 10:30 pm

I suspect it is not selling as fast as they had hoped.
Still 195/250 of the deluxe leather bound edition left.

108Lukas1990
jan 17, 2022, 10:40 pm

>107 wcarter: Too many competitors.

109NathanOv
Bewerkt: jan 17, 2022, 11:04 pm

>106 Roccosem: >107 wcarter: It's day one for crying out loud. Not sure what had you expecting an instant sellout, nor do I think the press was expecting one either.

Yes, there are a handful of presses that size their limitations exactly to (or really, below demand and consistently sell out quickly, but its not the norm for most publishers and is a fairly recent phenomena.

110What_What
Bewerkt: jan 17, 2022, 11:35 pm

>109 NathanOv: I see both sides of it. Selling 55 copies on the first day may actually be quite the accomplishment for them, only they would know.

On the other hand, as you yourself say, recently we’ve seen many same-day sellouts of fine press books - Lyra’s Stardust a little more in the past, Arete, Hand and Eye’s TWITW.

I decided to pass for a few reasons - I did not like the book as much when I read it almost a decade ago; even though it’s full leather, I still think it’s a bit pricey, and appears quite small in the video; and finally, too many other commitments for other books currently.

The Prestige and Collector’s editions seem to be doing quite well; maybe tweaking the middle tier a bit price or feature wise may have been welcome.

111paulm16
jan 18, 2022, 12:30 am

>110 What_What: I believe the only edition of Hand and Eye’s TWITW that sold out was the numbered edition, of which there were just 45 copies available. The standard edition of 150 copies is still available.

112const-char-star
jan 18, 2022, 1:10 am

>110 What_What: “and appears quite small in the video”

Fairly certain it’s standard octavo size. A great size for reading, in my opinion.

113GhostOfKasparHauser
Bewerkt: jan 18, 2022, 1:36 am

>110 What_What:

I’d say they made a bit of an error in apportioning 250 copies of their edition into the deluxe category, given the £650 price tag and the collectors edition also having 304 copies available at a significantly lower price with very few differences outside the leather binding (albeit a beautiful binding). The limitation should perhaps have been smaller for the numbered. 150 copies and 404 for the collectors.

The book itself isn’t the problem imo, as it has quite a following and is still extremely popular to this day, but I would assume not generally amongst people that would spend ~$1000 USD on a single book. All the same, I’d say it is significantly more popular than quite a few of the Suntup books that sell out so quickly.

They also perhaps didn’t make quite enough of a difference between the two lower tier options. If they had tipped-in all the illustrations instead of just the frontispiece, that probably could have swayed a few over. As it is, I doubt the deluxe will sell very well until the collectors is fully sold out, which could happen fairly quickly given over 164 of its limitation of 304 sold in the first day.

Myself, I bought the deluxe immediately. The book is one of my favourite guilty pleasure kind of reads, and is one that has been crying out for an illustrated edition. The black Nigerian goatskin leather and silvered page edges suit the story perfectly, I think they have a better suited aesthetic for it than the white vellum binding and gilt edges of the prestige. Somewhat disappointed that they aren’t tipping in all the illustrations in the deluxe too given the price, but I’m sure it shall be stunning nonetheless.

114What_What
Bewerkt: jan 18, 2022, 6:20 am

>111 paulm16: Thank you. The main focus of my post was the Deluxe edition and it’s competition at that level - other numbered books. Sorry that wasn’t clear.

>112 const-char-star: I didn’t see the size mentioned anywhere, maybe I overlooked it? And possible the person in the video just had large hands :)

>113 GhostOfKasparHauser: Agreed on all points, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Having so much inventory tied up in that middle tier is definitely not ideal. It’s usually supposed to be a nice sweet spot.

115punkzip
Bewerkt: jan 18, 2022, 7:30 am

>113 GhostOfKasparHauser: Currently I see 140/304 Collectors, 199/250 Deluxe, and 5/26 Prestige. I agree that there was not enough of a limitation difference between the Collector's and Deluxe. Generally, for most publishers when you move up the price scale you are paying for the limitation and exclusivity as well as the materials cost doesn't justify the price jump, this is particularly true at the lettered levels. There is not much of a practical difference between 304 and 250 with a substantial price jump. I think the Collectors is the obvious choice in terms of value for most people, and the Prestige will appeal to those who love the book and have the funds because of its exclusivity. The Deluxe is stuck in-between and a lower relative limitation would help. I'd say that the sales of the Collector's and Prestige are actually pretty good for a publisher new to letterpress in a month when there are a lot of other releases.

Suntup isn't a good example as the sales of the numbered and particularly the lettered states are driven by the rights system. The only reason they can sell out less popular books is because of said rights system. Take the lettered Auctioneer - a book I (and likely most people) have never heard of - the lettered state was an offset book priced at $2150 - a terrible objective value. Absent the rights system, the number of people who would want this book at that price could likely be counted on one hand (or no hands). The 26 limitation is meaningless because the supply is still greater than the demand. This is obvious on the secondary market, because no one is interested in a lettered Auctioneer without a massive - 50% or so - discount. Most of the lettered Suntup's cannot be sold on secondary without a substantial discount (the highest I've seen is $1400). On the other hand, if the book is famous (specifically copyrighted famous books), demand will greatly exceed the 26 limitation, so you can't buy the book at retail unless you have rights from buying the less popular books. So this is really a perverse system where you have to buy lettered non-famous books to get lettered famous books (or you could just pay large premiums on secondary, assuming the books are even on the market). It's also present to a lesser extent at the numbered level, but less relevant these days a lot of the 350 limitation states are selling slowly.

116punkzip
Bewerkt: jan 18, 2022, 8:59 am

>111 paulm16: The least expensive (Fine) state of Arete Case of Death and Honey is also still available. I think both the Hand and Eye WITW and the Arete book are actually not that much in demand, as the sellouts were only FOMO at the low limitation states.

117Books-Illustrated
jan 18, 2022, 8:54 am

>102 kdweber: What a day that was! Yes we did open the orders 15 minutes early to people who had signed up to The Night Circus newsletter. It gave them a slight advantage than people who were not wanting to. The non members of the newsletter had to wait until the 2:pm opening. We will do this as an incentive for people to signup to our next edition in 2023. It worked well for those that showed their commitment.

118Books-Illustrated
jan 18, 2022, 8:55 am

>106 Roccosem: Thank you for your order.

119Books-Illustrated
jan 18, 2022, 9:01 am

>109 NathanOv: As this was our first letter press edition with a living author, we absolutely delighted with the response. We have months now to sell as many of the remaining ones as possible. We were shocked by the demand. If we sold out on the first day it would tell us we were doing it wrong - Prices and quantities. So pleased we had such strong support. It gives us confidence to proceed with our other projects.

120Books-Illustrated
jan 18, 2022, 9:03 am

>112 const-char-star: The Night Circus is exactly the same size as Stardust as far as I am aware.

121punkzip
Bewerkt: jan 18, 2022, 9:04 am

Dit bericht is door zijn auteur gewist.

122punkzip
jan 18, 2022, 9:04 am

>120 Books-Illustrated: Can you explain the reasoning behind offering specific letters to buyers of the lettered Prestige? This isn't common, as in most cases the letter would be allocated randomly (or follow the previous purchase if there is a right of first refusal system). It does reward early purchasers who can choose a specific letter.

123Books-Illustrated
jan 18, 2022, 9:08 am

>114 What_What: Thank you for your comments and for your purchase. You should have seen our binders face when we told him that there was 21 tipped-in plates in the Prestige. He might have had something to say to us if we had asked him to do that in the deluxe as well. We are learning through this project and things will be adjusted going forward. We do appreciate all the helpful comments.

124Books-Illustrated
jan 18, 2022, 9:17 am

>122 punkzip: When we first planned this edition last year we were advised to offer the lettered edition. We did this with our previous publication 'Time for Rhyme' and it sold out to people that had a affinity to that particular letter. So 'A' went to an Amanda and 'W' went to a William etc. We feel this makes sense and are therefore not keen to randomly allocate the letters. We might be wrong on this but we are interested to see how the market reacts. I hope that make sense.

125amysisson
jan 19, 2022, 1:12 pm

I hope nobody minds my asking here, but it is related to this specific book -- I just ordered the collector's edition. This was a big decision for me because it's by far the most expensive book I've ever purchased. What swayed me the most was seeing one of the illustrations on the author's website. This book is going to be on my list of things to take with me during a hurricane evacuation!

So, my questions are:

Why are tipped-in illustrations preferable?
Why is letterpress preferable?

I've tried googling to find some info, but didn't get a clear-cut answer.

126Lukas1990
jan 19, 2022, 1:25 pm

>125 amysisson: "Why are tipped-in illustrations preferable?"

Oh, I had the same question in my head yesterday! Waiting for replies.

127abysswalker
jan 19, 2022, 1:42 pm

>126 Lukas1990: conspicuous consumption.

I'm only half joking. There is some technical benefit.

But I think the main draw for a lot of collectors is indeed that it is more labor intensive to accomplish.

There is also the downside that, in general, bound-in illustrations will be more durable over time. It would also be easier for an unscrupulous person to remove the tipped in illustrations and replace them with cheaper reproductions. The monetary incentive to do so is nontrivial for books with tipped in illustrations by fine artists. I have a few old books where the possibility of this having occurred has crossed my mind, though nothing too valuable (I am not a fine art collector).

You might be interested in these two topics:

"Your thoughts on tipped-in illustrations/photographs?"

https://www.librarything.com/topic/144440

https://www.librarything.com/topic/144441

Quoting from those topics:

In the FS LE catalogue, it states, "In many luxury books, illustrations are printed on art paper while the text is on wove or laid paper. This enables both to be printed to the highest standards. The plates are then 'tipped' onto the blank pages by hand using a thin line of paste, keeping both picture and text in perfect condition."

128punkzip
Bewerkt: jan 19, 2022, 2:26 pm

>125 amysisson: As for letterpress, if an impression was made - as opposed to a lighter "kiss", there is a tactile experience when reading which many enjoy. Otherwise - perhaps increased text clarity, and knowing it took more work, perhaps a lot more work if automatic presses (e.g. Heidelbergs) were not used.

Perhaps one disadvantage of tipped in plates (which make the book feel more special IMO) is that the illustrations are generally smaller in format than if printed directly on the page. They are also a bit fiddly as there is sometimes tissue paper over the plates.

129LBShoreBook
jan 19, 2022, 2:43 pm

>128 punkzip: "Perhaps one disadvantage of tipped in plates (which make the book feel more special IMO) is that the illustrations are generally smaller in format than if printed directly on the page. They are also a bit fiddly as there is sometimes tissue paper over the plates."

I wonder if this is why Thornwillow's images are so small. I tried to wrap my head around that aspect of their design, this may be the explanation.

130amysisson
jan 19, 2022, 4:19 pm

>127 abysswalker:

Thank you, those threads were helpful! And thanks to the others who chimed in.

131kdweber
jan 19, 2022, 5:13 pm

Tipped in photos can use a paper appropriate for the image, this is often very different from what is best for text.

132NathanOv
jan 19, 2022, 6:00 pm

>129 LBShoreBook: which Thornwillow titles have tipped in plates? I believe all of mine feature letterpress printed illustrations

133LBShoreBook
jan 19, 2022, 6:21 pm

>132 NathanOv: I was reading punkzip's post incorrectly. I thought tipped plates allowed for larger images versus printing directly on the page. I don't have anything from Thornwillow with tipped plates but I do have a few TW books that have images that are far smaller than the (already small) page.

134the_bb
Bewerkt: jan 25, 2022, 10:45 am

Dit bericht is door zijn auteur gewist.

135ultrarightist
jan 19, 2022, 8:27 pm

>134 the_bb: I've seen/heard it used in both senses as well. Both may be valid uses of the term, but I am not sure.

136abysswalker
jan 19, 2022, 8:40 pm

TIPPED IN

Lightly attached, by gum or paste, usually at the inner edge. Plates, errata slips or a single inserted leaf will sometimes be described as being tipped in, as distinct from being sewn in. But the term is much more frequently used of something originally alien to the book, which has been put with it by an earlier owner; e.g. an autograph letter from the author, or some similar associated document.

Carter & Barker (2004). ABC for Book Collectors (8th ed.). Oak Knoll Press; p. 217.

137wcarter
jan 19, 2022, 8:42 pm

>134 the_bb:
In your two descriptions the usual terminology is -
1. Tipped in
2. Bound in

See the FPF wiki here.

138kdweber
jan 19, 2022, 11:35 pm

>137 wcarter: Modern signature pages are often tipped in. The page is printed separately, signed by the author and then glued/pasted into the bound book. It is easy to see that these pages don’t go quite as deep to the spine as the bound pages. I would not call such a page bound in but it’s very different than what I think of for tipped in illustrations.

139Glacierman
jan 19, 2022, 11:55 pm

I personally make the following distinctions: "tipped in" refers to an entire page that has been pasted into the finished book; "tipped on" would describe an illustration that is pasted by one edge onto a printed page that has a space left for that illustration, often within an embossed or printed border.

An example of a tipped in page would be a cancel title page. This occurs when a publisher from one country, say the U. S., issues a book first issued in another, say the U. K., and uses the text block from the original issue, but replaces the original title page with one that has the name of the U. S. publisher and the U. S. publishing data on the copyright page. Sometimes, that is the only difference between the original U. K. edition and the U. S., the case (binding) being the same in both and in some cases, even the d/j is the same! Then there is the occasional situation where the U. S. publisher just prints up "labels" with his name & publishing data and pastes them over the area equivalent area of the British issue. I have one of those. Really weird, especially as the glue used was more like rubber cement and the labels are coming loose....

But I digress.

140Books-Illustrated
jan 20, 2022, 3:41 am

I was once told by a book collector many years ago when we were dealing in the limited editions of Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac, that the reason the illustrations were tipped-in is because the paper they used to print the text on was not suitable to produce clear and correctly balanced reproductions of the artwork. So a high quality paper was used that would suit the illustrations better however, due to it's cost they did not print the entire book with it. The illustrations plates were tipped-in using a glue along one edge. Another point is that often, a clear/translucent protective film was added to protect the adjacent page from the illustrations ink marking it. Nowadays the inks used are extremely stable and do not cause this problem. So many publishers have stopped adding this clear protective page, and we have as well. It is very labour intensive and costly process to tip-in plates which is why I mentioned earlier about the bookbinder raising an eye-brow when we told them there were 21 illustrations!

141Lukas1990
jan 20, 2022, 3:45 am

Thank you all for the informative comments!

142Praveenna_Nagaratnam
jan 26, 2022, 8:48 am

Just received the newsletter of the Night Circus... 3 lettered remaining! and the illustrations look really lovely...

143punkzip
jan 26, 2022, 8:58 am

>142 Praveenna_Nagaratnam: Just checked and there are 50 deluxe and 62 collectors remaining. Looking forward to seeing my collectors.

144Praveenna_Nagaratnam
jan 26, 2022, 9:10 am

>143 punkzip: That's really good progress for the press! Am excited for my deluxe... Will likely regret not getting the prestige but it has been a crazy month with this, Handmaid's Tale, the early reservations for No Reply and Dorian... Probably have blown my book budget for the entire year in January 😂

145What_What
jan 26, 2022, 9:17 am

>143 punkzip: I am impressed with only 50 copies of the numbered remaining. I hadn’t checked in on it for a while, and I’m happy they have sold through 200 of them already.

146Levin40
jan 26, 2022, 9:50 am

>145 What_What: I checked some days ago and it was still on about 50 sold for the Deluxe, about the same as was sold on the first day (i.e the number wasn't really moving for many days), so I'm also surprised. I wonder if they reduced the number available, or at least being sold at the current time? If there was a surge in sales in the last few days I wonder what was behind it? Publicity from the author perhaps?

147What_What
Bewerkt: jan 26, 2022, 11:12 am

Ah, very likely a limit was put on the number of books that can be checked out so as to disguise the amount of stock left. This is just my intuition, but I feel pretty strongly about it - why would the available stock go from just over 200 to coincidentally a nice round 50 within the space of a week, when sales usually spike at the start. I could be wrong though.

148Praveenna_Nagaratnam
feb 13, 2022, 4:11 pm

Just watched the video of the Deluxe edition which now comes with a solander box. I really love it. Can't wait to get my copy now

149punkzip
feb 13, 2022, 4:19 pm

>148 Praveenna_Nagaratnam: was the Deluxe edition changed from slipcase to solander? Probably needed to be done if so as it was not enough of an upgrade from the Collectors before at not much of a smaller limitation

150jsg1976
feb 13, 2022, 4:33 pm

>149 punkzip: it was.

>148 Praveenna_Nagaratnam: thanks for the heads up about the video. I had only seen the one for the collectors edition. I am also very excited about this book, as it is one of my favorites, although I wish they had done something a little more artful with the spine of the solander (like they did with the prestige edition)

151punkzip
feb 13, 2022, 4:34 pm

>150 jsg1976: where are the videos?

152Praveenna_Nagaratnam
feb 13, 2022, 4:37 pm

>151 punkzip: On their instagram page. I am happy with the upgrade to the solander and I love the interior of it

153Praveenna_Nagaratnam
feb 13, 2022, 4:38 pm

>150 jsg1976: I am waiting to watch the video of the Prestige. I have a feeling the videos will help that edition sell out

154punkzip
feb 13, 2022, 4:56 pm

>153 Praveenna_Nagaratnam: Just watched the video. The solander for the Deluxe is really nice and a big upgrade over the previous slipcase. There was some feedback here that the Deluxe was not enough of an upgrade over the Collectors - maybe that made a difference. Now the question is - why is the solander for the Prestige so large, given that the book is not any larger? I previously suggested here that they should consider including an original drawing in the Prestige - as that is becoming increasingly common at that price point - I wonder if the much large solander is to accommodate an original drawing?

155What_What
Bewerkt: feb 13, 2022, 9:19 pm

Would someone mind sharing the link? I can’t seem to find it.

Edit: never mind, found it, after some additional clicking around. The solander looks great, and is a welcome upgrade. I think the design of the spine could use a bit more of an artistic touch.

156punkzip
feb 14, 2022, 3:18 pm

The video for the Prestige edition is up. It looks like the solander was increased in size to differentiate it from the new solander for the Deluxe state, otherwise there isn't any reason for the solander to be so large relative to the size of the book.

157mholt
feb 14, 2022, 4:23 pm

>150 jsg1976: I agree re: the spine of the solander on the deluxe. Really the only thing I don't care for with the design, the giant title is just not aesthetically pleasing to me at all. I really like the rest of the design choices on the solander overall.

158astropi
jul 9, 2022, 1:57 pm

Is this shipping? Have people received their order, and if so, can I get a review or two?
:)

159SDB2012
jul 9, 2022, 2:11 pm

>158 astropi: No announcement has been made unless I missed it. The site still states November, 2022.

160astropi
jul 9, 2022, 4:26 pm

>159 SDB2012: Thank you.

161Books-Illustrated
jul 10, 2022, 5:16 am

>158 astropi: Nomad Letterpress are currently printing the pages of The Night Circus which will be sent to Ludlow Bookbinders to be made ready for shipping in November. We have just announced that our next books for 2023 will be Michael Morpurgo's War Horse and Cornelia Funke's Inkheart.
All the best
Mike Emeny
www.booksillustrated.com

162DMulvee
nov 29, 2022, 7:13 am

I received my copy of the Collector's edition today. First impression is that it looks great!

163Books-Illustrated
nov 29, 2022, 9:35 am

>162 DMulvee: Very glad you like it; we are getting many nice responses.

Now on to War Horse, Inkheart, Life of Pi and some Dracula :)

164Praveenna_Nagaratnam
nov 29, 2022, 9:48 am

165NathanOv
nov 29, 2022, 11:08 am

>163 Books-Illustrated: "Life of Pi"

I'll be watching closely for that one!

166goldenotebook
Bewerkt: nov 30, 2022, 12:54 pm

>158 astropi: astropi, I just received mine and opened it up, and I am *thrilled!* I am new to collecting fine press books, so here are my uneducated impressions.

The simplicity of the black-and-white cloth cover design makes a good background for magic. The details of the craftsmanship are fine enough that it could be machine made: perfect pages, all the edges aligned and finished.

There are some surprise illustrations on the opening pages that carry the symbolism of the book through the experience of reading it—very meta.

The pages are thick and weighty, and the font is a bit smaller than usual with fine press books. It’s also reminiscent of the magical books I read in childhood.

The illustrations are dreamlike, and have a bit more movement than the ones in those classical childhood books. They seem both current but fitting to the time they represent.

One last observation: of the handful of truly fine press books I have splurged on since discovering the whole concept during the pandemic, this is the first to come wrapped in custom paper. It really felt like a present. Although one I gave myself. ;-)

Now off to curl up and read it…

167DMulvee
Bewerkt: nov 30, 2022, 12:40 pm

>166 goldenotebook: I would like to echo that the way the book was wrapped was impressive. If this was a gift for someone (not in my case!) then this was well done

168Daniel.Merchant
nov 30, 2022, 12:31 pm

>166 goldenotebook: Just received my collectors edition too and agree this is such a fantastic book.
Cloth covering is striking and immaculately done. Binding is tight and looks brilliant. Print is very consistent and the layout is lovely and spacious, the paper feels thick and crisp. Endpapers are gorgeous, the slipcase is well built and handsome too with nice foiling matching the book. It is all round just a beautiful piece I am really happy to own and running out of superlatives to describe it. They did a really amazing job. Thinking now I should have splashed out on the deluxe.

Warhorse and Inkheart are not really books I would normally be interested in, but if the production values are similar I might need to take a good look. I cant wait to see what they do with Life of Pi, this is going very high on the wish-list.

169amysisson
nov 30, 2022, 5:23 pm

Just got mine as well, and I agree on all counts! This book could not be any more lovely, and my goodess, the weight of it!

It's funny, I was having a conversation with someone yesterday about Folio books; he was surprised I don't have more of their sci-fi classics, but I explained that for a fine press book, I have to love both the text and the artwork. For so many Folio titles, the artwork just isn't to my taste. One exception was the "Dune" they issue a few years ago.

Anyway, with "The Night Circus", the second I became aware of this edition, I knew it was exactly what I want in a fine press book. Gorgeous story, gorgeous artwork.

"Warhorse" isn't for me because I can't bear to read about animals in peril (although I absolutely would have bought it for my ex-husband if we were still married).

I haven't read "Inkheart" or "Life of Pi" yet, so I now have the homework of reading both so I'll know if I love the stories enough to pursue the Books Illustrated editions. Whether or not I do, though, I'll be glad to know that these books will be lovingly made and will make their new owners very happy.

(Sorry if I sound a little sappy! I'm a librarian, what can I say?!)

170kdweber
dec 4, 2022, 7:55 pm

My deluxe edition arrived today. Very nice! I’m surprised this edition hasn’t sold out.

171Praveenna_Nagaratnam
dec 21, 2022, 12:43 pm

My deluxe copy arrived last week. Love everything about this edition especially the illustrations.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmQrOqEL7C_/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

172GhostOfKasparHauser
dec 21, 2022, 1:49 pm

>171 Praveenna_Nagaratnam:

Agreed. The illustrations are wonderful.

173Books-Illustrated
jan 2, 2023, 10:17 am

Happy New Year to all,

It has been a real pleasure publishing this book with both the author and illustrator. This year we look forward to working with Nomad Letterpress printing War Horse and Rooksmoor Press printing Inkheart.

We have a very busy but exciting year ahead!

Best wishes

Mike & Hilary Emeny
www.booksillustrated.com

174SF-72
jan 2, 2023, 10:36 am

>173 Books-Illustrated:

It's a beautiful book, I'm really glad I bought it.

A happy and successful year to you!

175Books-Illustrated
jan 3, 2023, 4:26 am

>174 SF-72: Thank you for believing in us and we look forward to publishing many more titles. We love designing books and working with talented people on great stories. It makes us eager get to the office!

176astropi
dec 28, 2023, 1:28 am

Anyone have a standard/collector's edition for sale or trade? Thank you.