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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON by Daniel Keyes (Conversation Tree Press, 2024)
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PUNCH & JUDY (Incline Press, 2024)
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Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/07/21/punch-amp-judy/ At the time of writing, the book is available directly from Incline Press: www.inclinepress.com/shop/punch-judy. Readers are cordially encouraged to exhaust this supply before searching elsewhere. Those reading at a time when the book is out of print can look for used copies at eBay US: ebay.us/N1x8Ci eBay UK: ebay.us/...
THE WIND-UP BIRD CHRONICLE by Haruki Murakami (Folio Society, 2024)
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Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/07/07/the-wind-up-bird-chronicle/ Buy the book direct from the publisher: www.foliosociety.com/uk/the-wind-up-bird-chronicle.html You can search for and buy this edition at: eBay US: ebay.us/csGgcS eBay UK: ebay.us/VK4eNt AbeBooks US: affiliates.abebooks.com/nL7Qg7 AbeBooks UK: affiliates.abebooks.com/baEo5x Or browse more generally for Fol...
THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR by Josephine Tey (Folio Society, 2020)
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Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/06/22/the-franchise-affair/ My review of A Shilling for Candles and The Singing Sands: ua-cam.com/video/MYo9UDyCTuc/v-deo.html You can search for and buy this edition at: eBay US: ebay.us/QMaE3z eBay UK: ebay.us/GDVZXf AbeBooks US: affiliates.abebooks.com/nLRvGA AbeBooks UK: affiliates.abebooks.com/JzLAGq Or browse more generally for Folio ...
ALLOTMENTS by R. P Lister (Whittington Press, 1985)
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Read the blog post for more: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/06/08/allotments-by-r-p-lister-whittington-press-1985/ Other videos featuring Macgregor's work: Whittington: Aspects of a Cotswold Village ua-cam.com/video/ei0s8LArIQ0/v-deo.html Midwinter ua-cam.com/video/8a_Cs0IQazk/v-deo.html Diary of an Apple Tree ua-cam.com/video/wDKOfH0Qkyo/v-deo.html St Bartholemew's, Whittington ua-cam.com/...
The Postman Always Rings Twice | James M. Cain | Folio Society, 2012
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The Postman Always Rings Twice Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/05/25/ready-the-postman-always-rings-twice/ At the time of posting, this book is available direct from Folio Society: www.foliosociety.com/uk/the-postman-always-rings-twice.html You can search for and buy this edition at: eBay US: ebay.us/nvxTx1 eBay UK: ebay.us/c7VUA4 AbeBooks US: affiliates.abebooks.com/EKMR...
SLOW RIDE TO INDIA by John Randle (Whittington Press, 2017)
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Read the blog post for more: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/05/11/a-slow-ride-to-india/ You can search for this edition on eBay US: ebay.us/Qs4m1L eBay UK: ebay.us/10qR9L AbeBooks US: affiliates.abebooks.com/jrdKbn AbeBooks UK: affiliates.abebooks.com/DKxDoy Or browse for Whittington Press books more generally at eBay US: ebay.us/SlUsaU eBay UK: ebay.us/EeV71X AbeBooks US: affiliates.abeboo...
FAUN by Joe Hill (Conversation Tree Press Lettered State, 2023)
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Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/?p=7095 See my review of the standard and deluxe states: ua-cam.com/video/I7P7g7wXmzQ/v-deo.html Purchase directly from the Conversation Tree Press shop: conversationtreepress.com/collections/all Readers are cordially encouraged to exhaust this source before searching elsewhere For those arriving here after the books are out of print, you can se...
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY by Roald Dahl (Suntup Press, 2022)
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Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/04/13/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/ The publisher's page for this edition is at suntup.press/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/. At the time of recording the book is out of print, but Suntup produces a constant stream of editions that can be viewed on their site. For those looking specifically for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, you...
STORM AT SEA by Jack Lindsay (Golden Cockerel Press, 1935)
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Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/03/30/storm-at-sea/ Other revies for guinea classics: The Hundredth Story of A. E. Coppard: ua-cam.com/video/1XuuidSYDLg/v-deo.html A German Idyll: ua-cam.com/video/sY8PqlqYh-Y/v-deo.html Daisy Matthews: ua-cam.com/video/C-zc5uK3KWA/v-deo.html You can search for and buy this edition at: eBay US: ebay.us/Xnd6GM eBay UK: ebay.us/9L4eb6 AbeBoo...
THE BURIED GIANT by Kazuo Ishiguro (Folio Society, 2023)
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Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/03/16/the-buried-giant/ At the time of writing, this book is in print and available directly from the publisher: www.foliosociety.com/uk/the-buried-giant.html You can search for and buy this edition at: eBay US: ebay.us/73Y9cN eBay UK: ebay.us/9FLSWL AbeBooks US: affiliates.abebooks.com/0Z7PbP AbeBooks UK: affiliates.abebooks.com/B0JPjx Or ...
PETER PAN by J. M. Barrie (Conversation Tree Press Lettered State, 2023)
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Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/02/03/peter-pan/ My review of the standard and deluxe states is at ua-cam.com/video/4NUV-chVqEg/v-deo.html Although the lettered state is out of print, the standard and deluxe states can be purchased directly from the Conversation Tree Press shop: conversationtreepress.com/collections/all Readers are cordially encouraged to exhaust this sou...
FAUN by Joe Hill (Conversation Tree Press, 2023)
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Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/?p=7095 Purchase directly from the Conversation Tree Press shop: conversationtreepress.com/collections/all Readers are cordially encouraged to exhaust this source before searching elsewhere For those arriving here after the books are out of print, you can search for used copies of this edition: eBay US: ebay.us/FotQD2 eBay UK: ebay.us/CrRU21 Abe...
PETER PAN by J. M. Barrie (Conversation Tree Press, 2023)
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Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/02/03/peter-pan/ Purchase directly from the Conversation Tree Press shop: conversationtreepress.com/collections/all Readers are cordially encouraged to exhaust this source before searching elsewhere For those arriving here after the books are out of print, you can search for used copies of this edition: eBay US: ebay.us/i8viqt eBay UK: ebay...
DISGRACE by J. M. Coetzee (Folio Society, 2011)
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Read the blog post: ubiquitousbooks.wordpress.com/2024/01/20/disgrace/ You can search for and buy this edition at: eBay US: ebay.us/RDXhpB eBay UK: ebay.us/2kTIit AbeBooks US: affiliates.abebooks.com/zNBxex AbeBooks UK: affiliates.abebooks.com/B01nz0 Or browse more generally for Folio Society books with the following links: eBay US: ebay.us/k3El9X eBay UK: ebay.us/tahSMj AbeBooks US: affiliates...
THE DEFENSE OF GRACCHUS BABEUF (Gehenna Press, 1964)
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THE DEFENSE OF GRACCHUS BABEUF (Gehenna Press, 1964)
THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY by H. E. Bates (Folio Society, 2011)
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THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY by H. E. Bates (Folio Society, 2011)
MEMENTO MORI : MEMNTO VIVERE by Graham Moss (Incline Press, 2023)
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MEMENTO MORI : MEMNTO VIVERE by Graham Moss (Incline Press, 2023)
THE SECRET LIFE OF TREES by Colin Tudge (Folio Society, 2008)
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THE SECRET LIFE OF TREES by Colin Tudge (Folio Society, 2008)
PASTORALE by Lucian Pissarro (Whittington Press, 2011)
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PASTORALE by Lucian Pissarro (Whittington Press, 2011)
THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY by Isaac Asimov (Folio Society, 2012)
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THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY by Isaac Asimov (Folio Society, 2012)
NAPOLEON'S MEMOIRS (Golden Cockerel Press, 1945)
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NAPOLEON'S MEMOIRS (Golden Cockerel Press, 1945)
A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY by J. L Carr (Folio Society, 1999) book review
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A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY by J. L Carr (Folio Society, 1999) book review
THE HILL by Max Porter and Hilary Paynter (Nomad Letterpress, 2023)
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THE HILL by Max Porter and Hilary Paynter (Nomad Letterpress, 2023)
SHACKLETON'S BOAT JOURNEY by F. A. Worsley (Folio Society, 2015) book review
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SHACKLETON'S BOAT JOURNEY by F. A. Worsley (Folio Society, 2015) book review
THE DOOR IN THE WALL by H. G Wells & Alvin Langdon Coburn (Folio Society, 2016)
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THE DOOR IN THE WALL by H. G Wells & Alvin Langdon Coburn (Folio Society, 2016)
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS by Hunter S. Thompson (Folio Society, 2022) review
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FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS by Hunter S. Thompson (Folio Society, 2022) review
POSTERS FROM WHITTINGTON 1996-2013 by John and Patrick Randle (Whittington Press, 2013)
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POSTERS FROM WHITTINGTON 1996-2013 by John and Patrick Randle (Whittington Press, 2013)
ROADSIDE PICNIC by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky (Folio Society, 2023) book review
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ROADSIDE PICNIC by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky (Folio Society, 2023) book review
FOURTEEN WOOD ENGRAVINGS FROM DRAWINGS MADE ON ORIENT LINE CRUISES by Robert Gibbings (1932)
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FOURTEEN WOOD ENGRAVINGS FROM DRAWINGS MADE ON ORIENT LINE CRUISES by Robert Gibbings (1932)
I can't say how many times I've watched your two videos for Peter Pan states from CTP! the quality standards they've put themselves to are superb, each detail tells a story, every part is an art in it's own thanks a lot
Thanks for the comment. Yes, these are beautiful books and I try my best to do them justice.
Great presentation 👏
Thanks very much!
These books are what I have wanted to have. And they used goat skin for making the second book. What an Astonishing book! I have a very cheap book of this story and my book doesn’t have any illustrations. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸I have pressed the button “subscribe” 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
Thanks very much!
the leather binding is superb
Yes, it's quite impressive isn't it?
Your reviews are part of the beauty of these books, thanks a lot
Thanks very much!
One of my favorite short stories from Joe Hill. I would love to have this particular book in my collection
Yes, it's a nice one;
Amazing books! I might be purchasing the standard edition thanks to your review. There are so many wonderful small press now.
Great to hear it! If you do decide to buy a copy then I'm sure you'll love it
Beautiful books
Thank you for this video! Two astonishing editions, top-notch quality from CTP as always
Yes, they're great! Thanks for commenting.
I enjoy your reviews, especially hearing about some of the smaller publishers I didn't know about. One question I have, especially with editions printed on thicker paper, is how well does it lay open? I've had some books where I feel like I'm fighting the book to get it to open flat enough to read comfortably.
Thanks for commenting. It's a good question. I find it varies a lot. My copy of Flowers for Algernon specifically will lay open around the middle of the book where there's a decent weight of paper to hold the binding down on each side. But at the start or end of the book the weight of a few pages is not enough to hold the book open in place. That said, the binding isn't so tight that I felt like I was fighting it (I know what you mean -- I do have some books like that).
You have a gem there. I had to correct a former British co-worker on Capt. Bligh thanks to Hollywood's demonization of him. He was no tyrant. The irony was that he was TOO LENIENT to his crew, he pampered them too much and when you're in Tahiti in command of sailors worshipped as gods by sex-starved Tahitian beautifies for a year as they set about distilling alcohol, that's a dangerous game. The definitive account of what happened is Caroline Alexander's awesome THE BOUNTY, which opens with HMS Pandora arriving in Tahiti seeking justice and arresting 14 mutineers who had taken wives and had children with the natives. As to the main mutineers, for anyone thinking these criminals were angels, they loaded up on women and stills with some native men as slaves, found an uncharted island, burned the Bounty, then set about killing each other drunkenly in fights over the women until there was just one man left. The descendants of this man and those women inhabit this island (Pitcairn Island) to this day. Bligh had no marines (fighting sailors) like the Pandora did to watch his back. Nearly half the crew elected to join Bligh after the mutiny and they were placed with him in a 23-foot launch and set adrift to certain death. With just a quadrant and a compass (but no charts or marine chronometer) Bligh navigated the small boat 4000 miles to a Dutch outpost - a nautical feat unequaled to this day.
Thanks a lot for commenting. Yes, much more of this episode is also documented in some other rare editions from Golden Cockerel Press. They published the full log of the Bounty and also an account of the voyage of the launch. I hope to add them to my collection one day.
Thanks you've made me a fan of this press, they're as old school as it gets, a real printers' printing house. As an American, I was first introduced to Punch and Judy though via this talk by the late Jonathan Bowden: ua-cam.com/video/1tN_p4CB54A/v-deo.html If you find it entertaining move on to his talks on H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, the Lovecraft one especially. He also did talks on Wyndham Lewis, George Orwell,, Stewart Home, and Bill Hopkins & the Angry Young Men - all top notch presentations, he was a great orator.
Thanks for commenting; I am always glad to be an enabler. Thank you, too, for the link. I'll check it out.
Great presentation as usual. Just a quick note about the link in the notes, it's got a typo with the parenthesis which breaks the link.
Thanks very much for letting me know. It should be fixed now. Thanks, too, for the kind words.
Edwin Smith is one of my favorite photographers. He is quite out of vogue now, seeking as he did to preserve views of Old English countryside, churches, interiors, landscapes, etc. I had never heard of him until I purchased a 24x19 print of his Gates of Hardwick Hall 30 years ago, and it has given me tremendous pleasure ever since. I'm an amateur photographer and love black and white. The way the delicate filigree of the cast iron fence meshes with the surrounding forest with the light shining through from the back has always provided me a sense of peace and an appreciation for the deep beauty of the scene. I've since collected some of his books and have gained an even deeper appreciation for his gifts. Strangely enough, he considered his photography far less important than his painting.
Thanks for commenting. I must confess that I hadn't come across his work before reading this book, which remains my only sample of his output. But I, too, dabble in amateur photography and probably would enjoy looking at some of his other stuff. I'll try to keep it top of mind.
Folio Society's books are absolutely gorgeous!
Yes, when they get it right they really are things of beauty.
Really enjoyed this - thank you. I have also discovered Murakami via these Folio Society editions, & I love them! They look brilliant beside the three Neil Gaimans by Folio. I am about to release a video on Murakami & magic realism, to sit beside by recent series on confessional & place poetics. I really enjoy following your adventures with fine editions of great books - cheers!
Thanks for commenting! I'll keep an eye out for your Murakami videom
Nice one!
Thanks! Yeah, I liked this edition.
What a stunning book.
Yes, it's a real thing of beauty! Thanks for commenting.
Delightful publication
Yes, it really is.
it's a lovely presentation. Thanks for the video!
The binding reminds of the color out of space haha
Yes, good observation!
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I cant find those mylar sheets for sale anywhere. Help?
What country are you in?
Your English is very good, certainly much better than my Dutch, but the word is "cut" not "coot" and "front (frunt)" not "froont".
I should hope my English is good, seeing that I am an Englishman!
Great channel! I jumped on their collection of weird tales with the Hodgeson volume. I love the old English style bindings on these books.
Congratulations: yes, the weird tales editions also look wonderful.
Gorgeous books! Thanks for the review. With the standard state, can you feel the words on the page? I'm assuming so since this is printed letterpress, but you can tell more so on some papers I find.
There was a very modest bite to the printing, but it wasn't very obvious. Many fine press printers aim to make their impression with a kiss rather than a bite.
Elite❤
Thank your for the kind words on my illustrations.
Thanks for commenting! I enjoyed your contribution to this edition very much (especially seeing your line illustrations in their full glory in the lettered state). I hope to come across more soon.
Very lavish production, but not sure the story itself appeals to me.
I am also not much of a fan of the horror genre, but fortunately there are fine press books to cater to every taste. Thanks for commenting.
@UbiquitousBooks Fair enough! By the way, have you heard of the Century Press in Canada? They publish quite affordable letterpress books completely bound in leather. I own a few of their publications myself, but would love to see a review of them on the channel.
Yes, I have The Great Gatsby actually. I just didn't get round to reviewing it yet.
@@UbiquitousBooks Nice! I will look forward to it.
Столько хороших художников и никто не проиллюстрировал нормально книгу😢 и золото на обрезе тоже спорно🎉эти иллюстрации уродские и тупые
Yeah the book is nice, the leather and the binding surely make this book unique but the asking price is just crazy when you consider you can also have really nice unique books (with top quality paper, top notch binding, etc...) from other nice presses for a fraction of the price... It's just not worth it imho. Thank you for the review though :), it's always nice to see beautiful books!
Thanks for commenting. I also have other things I would do with $14k. But that is a matter of personal taste and priorities. The Roman Numeral edition is out of print so there must be ten people out there somewhere who thought it was worth more to them than anything else they could buy with the money. I'm genuinely happy for them.
ASMR for booksellers
Gorgeous! I love your presentation of it as well. Btw, did the company inform you about the type of leather and that the headbands were hand-sewn, or are you able to notice that by eye? I want to be able to identify stuff like that, but I don't know if it's possible haha.
Thanks very much. Many modern fine editions have a kind of fake headband that is simply glued onto the spine. These "real" ones that are actually sewn into the binding look quite different and are easy to spot. I read about the leather on their website, but in principle this can also be judged by looking at the grain.
I think you summarised Suntup’s approach very well: well thought out design, with distinct personality yet remaining somewhat understated. It’s a careful balance and they seem to manage to capture the feeling of each story in their bindings.
Thanks very much. As I said, this was my first time getting up close to a Suntup book, but I have seen a number of other nice editions in their catalogue that indeed have a restrained approach to their design. Hopefully, there will be some more featured here soon.
Stunning book!
Yes, it's quite special.
There are several different subsets of fine & private press book collectors, which include: Incunabula, illuminated manuscripts, Books of Hours, antiquarian private press, modern (1890-present) private press, 1st editions, and fine bindings ( to name a few), and each one appeals to a very different type of book collector. Very often, there is little overlap between the various editions and/or collectors themselves. This Roman Numeral edition from Suntup Press encompasses both modern private press and fine binding. Clearly however, the appeal of this edition is for fine binding collectors and it is a modern masterwork from the Sangorski & Sutcliffe division of Shepherds Ltd. (London). Note that the top 3 states of this Suntup publication were extremely pricey: Numbered (350 copies): $950, Lettered (26 copies): $5,500, and the Roman Numeral edition (10 copies): $14,500. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this edition is that ALL of the four states completely sold out in a matter of several years. Personally, I would opt for a fine copy of the Cranach Press 'The Tragedie of Hamlet' in the rare full morocco binding by Otto Dörfner for the same price as this Roman Numeral edition but it is clearly an example of "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".
I recently received a different book with that watermark and could not figure out the maker. Now I am randomly watching this and learn it’s Zerkall!
This lettered state of Conversation Tree Press' Peter Pan is absolutely of a piece with Lyra's Books' lettered Stardust and Folio Society's limited editions of Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland, which are all to my mind the high water marks of fine press publishing of the last 30 years. All of these books wed understated early twentieth century extravagance with tasteful restraint: the finest materials; the finest illustrations; the finest bindings; all in service to a unified artistic vision. Charles Vess and Charles van Sandwyk are both to be congratulated for their roles in making these 4 books what they are, as are Rich Tong of Lyra's, Tony Geer of CTP, and whoever organised those two books at FS.
Do you plan to review their Dune Messiah? I have the original Easton Press edition but would start collecting these FS editions if they’re going to continue the series.
I do. But first I have to buy and read it, so it might be a while...like many in the community, I am dealing with a bit of a backlog.
I'm not sure the book captured my interest, but it was an excellent review nonetheless.
Thanks very much; it's also how I feel about the book.
Art was probably plagiarized like her other art.
Thanks for commenting. I think we should reserve judgement on this particular art unless and until specific evidence emerges. But I saw the MTG stuff and it indeed looks problematic. In any case, this puts Folio Society in a potentially difficult position with one 007 book still to release and the whole series illustrated by, it would seem, a likely plagiarist.
Wow. This is incredibly beautiful, and your thoughtful review in on par to do it justice. Thank you.
I feel like I've killed him so many times now he just refuses to drop anything lol
While the limited edition is beautiful, I think I might actually prefer the exterior design of this standard edition. I'm not entirely sure why though. (actually, the more I look at it the more I start to come around to it. I think Id probably still choose the standard edition though, mainly because of the price)
This is a truly beautiful book. Gorgeous.
Adorable edition!!
Absolutely, it's a press to watch.
I wonder, is there a reason (except for the aesthetic one) for such wide side and bottom fields? It seems a little more convenient to handle the book, to keep it and to turn pages without covering the content of the book with your hands, but seeing such big areas of empty paper in books is not of what I got used to. It is almost as if it is a small book in a bigger cover. Is it some kind of traditional format of books printing from old times?
a stunning piece of art.
Yes, it's quite special.
Moral of the story: "You get what you pay for". Incidentally, an interesting factoid - at first blush, Peter Pan may have appeared to be an unusual choice to become the first publication of a new private press publisher. However, IIRC, when Tony Geer approached Charles Vess with regard to becoming the illustrator for his first publication (undecided at that time), Vess indicated that he had always wanted to illustrate Peter Pan, so much so that he convinced Tony Geer to make this his first publication. Vess has responded with an extraordinary collection of watercolours and B & W drawings, both in quality and quantity, so much so that it can certainly be considered a livre d'artiste edition. Rarely will one find a modern private press book as generously illustrated by an artist of Charles Vess's stature as in this edition, especially using letterpress printing for the B & W drawings.
Thanks for the factoid, I didn't know about this. But it makes sense because the book indeed seems to have been illustrated generously and with passion.