Oryx and Crake [Glow in the Dark Binding]
by Atwood, Margaret; Lee-Merrion, Harriet (Illustrations by)
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Folio Society, 2019. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Lee-Merrion, Harriet. A new copy in the publisher's shrink wrap, as received directly from The Folio Society. Bound in blocked textured paper with glow-in-the-dark varnish. Printed on Abbey Wove paper and set in Dante with Neutraface display. 360 pages. Frontispiece and 6 colour illustrations by Harriet Lee-Merrion. Printed endpapers. 9½" x 6¼". Die-cut slipcase lined in blue paper. Printed and bound in Italy. Shortlisted for both the Man Booker and Orange prizes, Margaret Atwood's novel - a prophetic tale of a human race all but wiped out by plague - is threaded with dark humour. Using a carefully selected pastel palette, award-winning illustrator, Harriet Lee-Merrion, has produced a series of quietly unsettling artworks that convey societal collapse with an eerie sense of detachment, while the binding design reflects the scientific foundation of Atwood's narrative. In a foreword specially commissioned for our edition, Atwood returns to the novel she wrote more than 15 years ago, and to the questions it raised - ones that remain equally pertinent today: 'How slippery is the slope? Who's got the will to stop us?' There are no answers, she concludes, but her prophetic tale creeps dangerously closer to reality as the years pass. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In mint condition as received directly from The Folio Society. Additional photos available on request or these may be viewed on my listing. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed-for, and insured.
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- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA) (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005937
- Title
- Oryx and Crake [Glow in the Dark Binding]
- Author
- Atwood, Margaret; Lee-Merrion, Harriet (Illustrations by)
- Illustrator
- Lee-Merrion, Harriet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression First Printing
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2019
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Folio Society; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Illustrated; Fiction; Science Fiction;
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About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
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Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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