HM’s new edition of The Dunwich Horror was issued about two weeks ahead of schedule. Things had to be accelerated when news of a possible/probable Canada Post strike bubbled up. There were a few days of intensive invoicing, packing and shipping, but all the copies got out. All except the five bound by Claudia Cohen, which were always going to lag by a week or two.
Claudia sewed the copies on four vellum slips, which were then laced into a quarter vellum case (with vellum tips). The boards were covered in Briony’s thorn etching, with a title label inset to the front. Endpapers are early 20th century Italian marble, a different pattern in each copy. The boxes are covered in the same Japanese cloth used for the rest of the edition.
Like the other boxed copies (numbers 6–20), these include a suite of first state proofs and the Dunwich Tails pamphlet. They also include a suite of the eight aquatints printed on handmade Royal Watercolour Society paper, painted by the artist, and one of the copper plates (cancelled). This week I’m making folders (see below) to contain each of the plates within its box.
Think that’s it. Thanks to everyone who followed along.
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