THE BOOK OF THE SUN By Gene Wolfe (The Folio Society, Collectible, 2019)
Item History & Price
THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN — a signed and numbered limited edition of Gene Wolfe’s award-winning masterpiece of speculative fiction illustrated by Sam Weber and introduced by Neil Gaiman.
Each of the four volumes features a striking Sam Weber binding design, printed on a fine cloth to ensure that the details and colors are reproduced to perfection, and the colors employed build as the series progresses. There are 20 different decorative initials, hand-drawn by Sam Weber and p...rinted in red at the start of the chapters, each references an incident or character from the books for the reader to puzzle over. The head and tail bands, end papers and page edges are all in deepest black befitting the tale of a torturer in contrast to the blood red of the limitation label. The labels, each numbered by hand, bear the signatures of Gene Wolfe, Sam Weber and Neil Gaiman and are placed at the front of the first volume in each set.
Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
Each of the four volumes features a striking Sam Weber binding design, printed on a fine cloth to ensure that the details and colors are reproduced to perfection, and the colors employed build as the series progresses. There are 20 different decorative initials, hand-drawn by Sam Weber and p...rinted in red at the start of the chapters, each references an incident or character from the books for the reader to puzzle over. The head and tail bands, end papers and page edges are all in deepest black befitting the tale of a torturer in contrast to the blood red of the limitation label. The labels, each numbered by hand, bear the signatures of Gene Wolfe, Sam Weber and Neil Gaiman and are placed at the front of the first volume in each set.
Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
