The Three Musketeers Dumas Signed, Numbered Folio Society Limited Edition
The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas: SIGNED NUMBERED Folio Limited Edition. Unread and brand new condition, in original packaging. Introduced by George MacDonald Fraser. Limited to 750 hand-numbered copies of which this is #508. Exquisitely bound in goatskin leather, this limited edition of the classic swashbuckling historical adventure features an exclusive new etching by Roman Pisarev, printed, signed and numbered by the artist. An essential volume for the collector, there can only ever be 750 copies. Limited to 750 hand-numbered copies. Bound in goatskin leather blocked in gold and black foils with a design by Roman Pisarev. Limitation etching printed on Hahnemühle Antique paper signed and numbered by the artist. Frontispiece and 11 black and white line drawings by Roman Pisarev. 616 pages set in Monotype Ehrhardt with Goudy Text, Lombardic Capitals and Victoria Titling for display. Printed on Abbey Pure paper. Presented in a hand-made paper-covered slipcase. WHAT MAKES THIS LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL.
This lavish edition of the classic adventure story is bound in sumptuous burgundy goatskin leather, blocked in black and gold foils with a new design by Roman Pisarev. The top edge of each of the pages is gilded to match the gold of the foil and there is a burgundy ribbon to mark your place in this highly readable volume.
Our production team sourced the Hahnemühle Antique paper for the exclusive etchings, each hand-tipped onto the page facing the limitation piece which has been blocked in gold foil. Each etching has been printed by hand by the artist from the original brass plate so each is unique. Pisarev used Natural Sepia Lefranc & Bourgeois Charbonnel ink; when his supply ran out, it became clear that none was available in Russia so our production team sourced more from Portugal, even ink it seems is affected by the pandemic. A perfectionist, Pisarev chose to tear the borders of the etchings before signing and numbering each one. The frontispiece and 11 further fine-line illustrations, also by Pisarev, were originally created for a Folio edition of Dumas's masterpiece printed in 2001.
Full of drama, they exuberantly break the frames of the plates, perfectly reflecting the action and suspense of the narrative. This is undoubtedly the ideal edition for the discerning collector. This item is in the category "Books, Comics & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectable".
The seller is "necum25" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.- Binding: Leather
- Special Attributes: Signed, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Limited Edition
- Author: Alexandre Dumas
- Publisher: Folio Society