ART BY CHARLES VESS. EDITION SIGNED BY CHARLES VESS. LYRA’S BOOKS HAVE WORKED WITH NEIL GAIMAN TO BRING THIS STUNNING EDITION TO THE MARKET.. ONLY 250 COPIES IN THIS SPECIFIC FORMAT WILL EVER BE PRODUCED, MAKING IT A VERY COLLECTABLE EDITION FOR THE GAIMAN FAN OR FANS OF QUALITY HANDMADE BOOKS. There was once a young man who wished to gain his Hearts Desire. Life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wall named after the imposing stone barrier which separates the town from a grassy meadow. Here, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and for the coveted prize of her hand, Tristran vows to retrieve a fallen star and deliver it to his beloved. It is an oath that sends him over the ancient wall and into a world that is dangerous and strange beyond imagining. Stardust is an enchanting and enthralling novel from Sunday Times bestseller and master storyteller Neil Gaiman. Charming in every sense of the word, and deeply satisfying (Time Out), it will delight fans of Terry Pratchett and J. Tolkiens The Hobbit, as well as those who loved the feature film starring Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett and Michelle Pfeiffer among others. This edition is limited to five hundred copies for general sale and is signed by the artist. Two hundred and fifty copies are bound in mustard cloth and two hundred and fifty copies are bound in dark blue cloth.. That we see here. This edition is quarter bound in cloth with handmade marbled sides. The top edge is hand coloured with dark blue ink and spattered with gold. The slipcase is covered in dark blue buckram with the Charles Vess Stardust design stamped in gold to the front side. All text is letterpress printed from polymer plates on 120gsm Munken paper. ONLY Two hundred and fifty copies of this dark blue state were made. The item “STARDUST Neil Gaiman Lyra’s Books Blue Edition 250 Copies ONLY PRE-ORDER” is in sale since Saturday, October 17, 2020. This item is in the category “Books, Comics & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectable”. The seller is “behemothrarebooks” and is located in Dudley. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Year Printed: 2020
- Modified Item: Yes
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Fiction Subject: Fantasy
- Binding: Fine Binding
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Illustrator: Charles Vess
- Author: Neil Gaiman
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Modification Description: Slipcased
- Language: English
- Signed: Yes
- Publisher: Lyra’s Books
- Place of Publication: UK
- Special Attributes: Limited Edition