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2017 First Folio Society Edition Slipcase
RIDDLEY WALKER
By Russell Hoban
KEY DETAILS
Condition: Fine
Format: Hardcover, folio (fo 12 × 19 in 305 × 483 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Published By: The Folio Society, London, 2017
Language: English
Limited Edition: 414/1000 Copies
Signed By: Signed by Illustrator
Illustrated By: Quentin Blake
Collation: pp. 279
Dust Jacket: None, as issued, No Jacket
SKU: BTETM0002019
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 20, L: 35, W: 30 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
CONDITION, COLLATION & COPY NOTES
A superb copy of this Folio Society limited edition. Book is unread and remains crisp, clean and square, with no jacket as issued. Slipcase is fine, with no notable wear observed. An attractive collector’s copy with strong shelf presence. Collation: pp. 279. Please see photos as part of condition report.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
SYNOPSIS
Riddley Walker is Russell Hoban’s genre-defying post-apocalyptic masterpiece, set in a far-future Kent after nuclear catastrophe has pushed England back into a new Iron Age. Told in the fractured phonetic idiom known as “Riddleyspeak,” it is at once a visionary quest narrative, a meditation on myth, power, memory and language, and one of the most distinctive novels of modern speculative fiction.
This Folio Society limited edition was set in Poliphilus and Blado with hand-drawn lettering, and printed and bound by Kösel in full cloth with a design by Quentin Blake. Issued in a limitation of 1,000 numbered copies signed by Blake, with 20 lettered copies not for sale, it includes 39 colour illustrations, an additional essay by Quentin Blake, a specially commissioned postscript by Dr Rowan Williams, printed edges, pale brown endleaves, a matching slipcase, and a map of Walker’s post-apocalyptic world.
AUTHOR BIO
Russell Conwell Hoban (1925–2011) was an American-born writer who made London his home from 1969 until his death. His work ranges across fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, mainstream fiction, poetry, and children’s literature.
ILLUSTRATOR
Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake (b. 1932) is one of Britain’s most celebrated illustrators, known for his long collaboration with Russell Hoban and, most famously, Roald Dahl. His work spans children’s books, literary illustration, magazines, exhibitions, and public art.
2017 First Folio Society Edition Slipcase
RIDDLEY WALKER
By Russell Hoban
KEY DETAILS
Condition: Fine
Format: Hardcover, folio (fo 12 × 19 in 305 × 483 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Published By: The Folio Society, London, 2017
Language: English
Limited Edition: 414/1000 Copies
Signed By: Signed by Illustrator
Illustrated By: Quentin Blake
Collation: pp. 279
Dust Jacket: None, as issued, No Jacket
SKU: BTETM0002019
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 20, L: 35, W: 30 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
CONDITION, COLLATION & COPY NOTES
A superb copy of this Folio Society limited edition. Book is unread and remains crisp, clean and square, with no jacket as issued. Slipcase is fine, with no notable wear observed. An attractive collector’s copy with strong shelf presence. Collation: pp. 279. Please see photos as part of condition report.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
SYNOPSIS
Riddley Walker is Russell Hoban’s genre-defying post-apocalyptic masterpiece, set in a far-future Kent after nuclear catastrophe has pushed England back into a new Iron Age. Told in the fractured phonetic idiom known as “Riddleyspeak,” it is at once a visionary quest narrative, a meditation on myth, power, memory and language, and one of the most distinctive novels of modern speculative fiction.
This Folio Society limited edition was set in Poliphilus and Blado with hand-drawn lettering, and printed and bound by Kösel in full cloth with a design by Quentin Blake. Issued in a limitation of 1,000 numbered copies signed by Blake, with 20 lettered copies not for sale, it includes 39 colour illustrations, an additional essay by Quentin Blake, a specially commissioned postscript by Dr Rowan Williams, printed edges, pale brown endleaves, a matching slipcase, and a map of Walker’s post-apocalyptic world.
AUTHOR BIO
Russell Conwell Hoban (1925–2011) was an American-born writer who made London his home from 1969 until his death. His work ranges across fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, mainstream fiction, poetry, and children’s literature.
ILLUSTRATOR
Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake (b. 1932) is one of Britain’s most celebrated illustrators, known for his long collaboration with Russell Hoban and, most famously, Roald Dahl. His work spans children’s books, literary illustration, magazines, exhibitions, and public art.
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