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Lettered Edition
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by
Oscar Wilde
Lettered Edition
Print Run:
26 copies
Pages:
314
Trimmed Page Size:
240 x 170mm
Paper:
160gsm Magnani Pescia 100% cotton mould-made paper.
Printing:
Letterpress in black ink throughout, with two colours on the title, half title and signature pages.
Binding:
Fully bound in finest, hand polished, black goatskin.
Presentation:
Tipped in plates with tissue guards, page edges gilded, silk marker ribbon.
Box:
Half leather solander box with original artwork.
Signatures:
Featured Artist Gregory Manchess and Foreword Contributor Merlin Holland.
£2,250.00
Price plus shipping and handling of £25 UK and £55 Worldwide.
One copy per household – see Pre-Order Details below.
Lettered Lottery Registration
If you are interested in entering the lottery for the remaining Lettered copy of ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ please enter your details on this form. There is only one copy of this edition available. The winner will be given the opportunity to purchase this edition and will be chosen at random. You will be emailed if successful. If you don’t receive an email then unfortunately you were not selected. One entry per household.
Please only enter this lottery if you intend to purchase this edition.
This form will be open from
12:00 midday BST (GMT+1) on Thursday the 25th of April
until
12:00 midday BST (GMT+1) on Saturday the 27th of April
Lettered Edition Details
The print run is limited to 26 copies, each containing 314 pages with a trimmed page size of 240 x 170mm.
Signed by Gregory Manchess (artist) and Merlin Holland (foreword contributor).
Printed letterpress on 160gsm Magnani Pescia 100% cotton mould-made paper by Phil Abel and Robert Hetherington of Hand and Eye Letterpress. Black ink throughout, with two colours on the title, half title and signature pages.
10 tipped in colour plates with tissue guards, including frontispiece.
The Lettered edition is fully bound in finest, hand polished, black goatskin leather, supplied by Harmatan and Oakridge who are amongst the best book leather tanneries in the world.
There are five raised bands to the spine, with lettering and ornament stamped in gold. Lines around the bands are hand tooled in gold.
The front and back boards are foil blocked in four colours and eight passes using an ornamental design created by Gregory Manchess.
Marbled endpapers were designed and supplied by Freya Scott of Paperwilds.
The book blocks are hand gilded on three edges and come with a silk ribbon marker. Leather headcaps are sculpted over the endbands.
This book comes in a half-bound, black leather solander box with marbled sides. The trays are covered in burgundy cloth and lined with black suede. The lettering is stamped in gold to the rounded spine.
Inside the large tray of the box is an original pencil drawing by Gregory Manchess (please note that artwork will differ from the photographed example).
Any remaining copies of this edition not taken up by rights holders will be available by lottery only.
Lettered Edition Pre-Order Details
Copies of this edition will be offered to current rights holders first. This will happen from the beginning of January 2022. Any copies not taken up by rights holders will be available only by lottery. The lottery will be open to anyone and a form will appear on the product page for three days, during which time customers may enter their name and contact email if they wish to be included in the draw. Winners will be notified by email. If there are copies remaining after the lottery, they will be added to the shop.
