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The Alchemist numbered

Paulo Coelho

Publication year

Limitation

Lyra's Press

2024

200

Author signature

Artist

Introduction

Yes

Gary Gianni

None

List Price

Median Market Value

Recorded Sales

£550

£550

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The Alchemist numbered
The Alchemist numbered

5.a.i The "Standard gold edition": Quarter gold buckram cloth binding with hand marbled paper sides, slipcased, signed by artist: limitation 250

5.a.ii The "Standard ochre edition": Quarter ochre buckram cloth binding with hand marbled paper sides, slipcased, signed by artist: limitation 250

5.b The "Numbered" edition: Bradel bound with leather spine and two panel cloth front and back boards. Hand marbled endpapers: limitation 200

5.c The "Lettered" edition: Bradel bound. Leather spine and leather boards with cut-outs. Hand marbled endpapers, solander box, signed by author and artist: limitation 26


Printed letterpress on 170gsm Fedrigoni Arena Rough by Phil Abel and Robert Hetherington of Hand and Eye Letterpress. Printed in black with several yellow spots throughout on a Heidelberg cylinder press using photopolymer plates.


This edition is newly and lavishly illustrated by world renowned artist, Gary Gianni. There are 10 full-page colour paintings, plus 14 full-page black ink line drawings. Many of these images are spread across two pages and there are also multiple half-page and spot black and whites around or embedded in the text. All colour images are printed offset litho by Hurtwood Press and sewn into the structure of the binding. All black and white images are letterpress printed to the page.


The Numbered edition is bound as a bradel binding, with navy goatskin leather spine and double panelled front and back boards covered in two tone Dubletta and gold buckram cloths. Each cover is foil blocked in six passes. Endpapers are hand marbled by Freya Scott of Paperwilds. The top edge of the book block is hand gilded in gold.


The book comes in a straight edged, hand marbled cloth capped slipcase. The box is wrapped with two tone Dubletta cloth, with the front board foil blocked with a Gary Gianni alchemist design and sunburst. The inside of the slipcase is lined with navy blue Suedel.



The other editions: Standard gold - Standard ochre - Lettered

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