This huge novel (1174 pages) was published in September 2016 by Knockabout Ltd London, in two editions form, both at £25 cover price. Above the pictures are from the hardcover edition that I own and will be described further in full details. Below are pictures of the slipcase edition featuring the novel in a three paperbacks set:
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| ISBN 978-1631492433 |
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| the three 24 x 16 cm paperbacks (or 9.5 x 6.2 inches) |
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| the 15 x 10.5 cm signed bookplate (6 x 4 inches) |
The hardcover edition features a dust-jacket. The inner book has a canvas black cover with embossed spine. Second and third of covers are similar.
The novel is printed on very thin mat white paper (but thicker than bible paper).
As it can be seen in the previous images, the story is divided in three books, between a prelude and an afterlude. Each book contains eleven chapters. By nature, this novel doesn't need much pictures to described its content, but I have tried to select some pages that illustrates some of Moore's unconventional writing.
The book finishes with Moore's acknowledgments (four pages).
Félicitations, encore une fort belle acquisition ; il ne te reste plus qu'à la lire maintenant. [-_ô]
ReplyDeleteJe me suis promis de le commencer cette semaine, et j'ai même envie en plus ;)!
DeleteThis single volume hardbook looks epic, but maybe not so practical to read?
ReplyDeleteIt is quite practical, it has the size of a comic book and it can be laid open flat.
DeleteI'm in Canada and pr-ordered this edition from Gosh. I was interested to compare my Knockabout copy to the North American one when I recently saw one in the store. The North American edition, published by Liveright, has better-printed endpapers (they don't look like they're from a low-res jpg anymore), different typeface and design elements throughout and completely different typesetting. I prefer the paperstock of the North American version too. The dustcover stock is different, though not sure which is better. On the back of the North American dustcover is only the little boy's quote, instead of the British version, which has Iain Sinclair, Moorcock, etc., and ends with the boy. The bio pic and text is traditional in the NA version, and jokey in the Brit version.
ReplyDeleteHi Josh and many thanks for these informations! If it's not too much trouble is it possible to get pictures of this edition, especially the one pointing out the differences? You can use the contact form to contact me and then we will be able to exchange files. Does it have the same size?
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Sorry, Vark, I only own the same edition you do. My observations were based on looking at the NA edition in the store, so I don't have pictures of it. I'm also not sure about the slipcased edition of softcovers -- some online images show it with three colored spines and others show black spines. Not sure if the color ones were ever produced.
DeleteHi Josh, thanks for the clarifications. Will probably look into those spines different coloring.
DeleteThere's a Diamond-exclusive slipcased hardcover that was recently solicited. Haven't seen it in person, but usually their exclusives are lazy and bad, so I did not order it. I suspect we will see one of the limited reissue genre prose publishers reissue the book in a few years, maybe Subterranean or someone like that. Their books tend to be a little tasteless and are overpriced, but the material qualities are pretty good.
ReplyDeleteDon't hesitate to pass the word, or a link, when it is available.
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