Rediscovered! A Jane Austen Rarity: Strictly Limited to 250 Copies

 

CHARADES

BY JANE AUSTEN

AND HER FAMILY

 

Originally published in 1895, compiled from the Austen family papers, and largely forgotten since, now available in a facsimile edition, strictly limited to 250 copies.

 

Presented with a hand-numbered print, also limited to 250 copies, of the famous silhouette portrait of ‘L’aimiable Jane’, reproduced at the same size as the original, held at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

 

“You may lie on my first by the side of a stream,

And my second compose to the nymph that you adore…”

From one of the charades, or riddles, composed by Jane Austen

 

From the introduction:

“It is hoped that these old-fashioned charades and conundrums possess a degree of merit sufficient to afford entertainment to any persons inclined to take pleasure in this kind of amusement, and, more especially, that they may interest that inner circle of readers who love the name of Jane Austen.

It is not as a celebrated writer that she appears in these pages, but as one of a family group gathered round the fireside at Steventon Rectory, Chawton Manor House, or Godmersham Park, to enliven long evenings… by merry verses and happy, careless inventions of the moment, such as flowed without difficulty from the lively minds and ready pens of those amongst whom she lived.”

 

Includes contributions from Jane’s father, mother, brothers James, Henry and Francis, sister Cassandra and of course Jane herself.

 

Includes illustrations, a family tree, and the all-important solutions — though will you be able to deduce the answer to the riddle by Jane Austen’s father, which was not included in the family papers, and stumped the compiler?

 

A chapbook in A5 format, 40pp, printed on silk paper stock, with a cover printed on heavyweight Tintoresso Gesso paper.

Presented with a hand-numbered print, also limited to 250 copies, and printed on heavy card stock, of the silhouette portrait of ‘L’aimiable Jane’, reproduced at the same size as the original which is held at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

 

This chapbook and print set is strictly limited to 250 copies, and will not be reprinted.

 

Ordering details below: keep scrolling!

 

 

Acknowledgements: Thanks to Martin Stiff at Amazing15 for his mastery, bringing this forgotten publication back to life in a facsimile edition, and taking the crudely snipped-out ‘L’aimable Jane’ original and turning it into an elegant print. ‘Possibly Jane Austen’ (aka ‘L’amiable Jane’) by Unknown Artist. NPG 3181. Used under licence. 

 

 

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A Jaws limited edition... 300 copies only!

Now OUT OF PRINT online

Though you may find copies available from re-sellers.

See also below for details if you are interested in buying the original art used in the print.

TO CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY

A LIMITED EDITION, CHAPBOOK AND PRINT SET

300 COPIES ONLY

'QUINT, JAWS AND THE USS INDIANAPOLIS'

BY STEVE WHITE

EACH COPY PRESENTED WITH A SIGNED PRINT

OF STEVE'S NEW ARTWORK 'THE FIFTH DAY'

The true story behind the most famous movie monologue of them all...

A strictly limited edition of 300 hand-numbered sets for sale.

A5 format, 40pp, c10,000 words, printed on silk paper stock, including a cover printed on Tintoretto Gesso paper. 

Each chapbook is presented with a print on heavy laid paper of Steve White's new artwork 'The Fifth Day', signed by the artist.

"You were on the Indianapolis?" 

Hooper's question is followed by the most famous movie monologue of them all, as Quint relates, in mesmerising detail, what it was like to survive the sinking of his ship during World War Two. Now, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Jaws, comes this in-depth look at the historical event that inspired the speech: the secret mission of the US Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis in July 1945, its sinking by the Japanese submarine I-58, and the terrible tale of blood in the water that followed...

Writer and artist Steve White provides the backstory to both the creation of the speech, and the history of the Indianapolis's final voyage, alongside a signed print of his new artwork, 'The Fifth Day'.

A must for all Jaws fans!

ORDERING DETAILS AND MORE PHOTOS BELOW

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COPY NUMBER 1 OF 300

WITH THE ORIGINAL ART!

 

Copy number 1 is being sold with the original art.

Price UK£300 plus P&P costs.

This copy is NOT available from this website, as Steve White is handling this sale directly.

Please contact him at

steve_d_white@hotmail.com

First come, first served.

Our previous limited editions have all sold out, so don't miss out on this one...

The Slave Race, featuring Philip K. Dick's first SF tale (not in his Collected Stories), sold out in a matter of days (details here).

Our two Lawrence of Arabia titles (see details here and here), were described by the T. E. Lawrence Society as "a very beautiful publication" and "a valuable piece of ephemera for your collection". 

Gods of Darkness, F. Scott Fitzgerald's never-previously-reprinted tale of a Lovecraftian witch cult (yes, you read that right) was an instant sell-out (see here).

The 50th anniversary souvenir An Appointment with The Wicker Man (see here) sold out quickly, as did the limited edition of a horror story by Sharon Gosling, Slow Progress (see here).

No copies remain of At the Door of Darkness, a forgotten episode from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, deleted from the published version, and reconstructed from the original manuscript. Details here.

250 numbered copies of Dracula's Forgotten Brides, a heavily illustrated monograph about Dorothy Tree, Geraldine Dvorak and Cornelia Thaw, the actresses who played opposite Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931), quickly found new homes around the world. Details here.

A monograph on The Croglin Vampire, perhaps the earliest of England's vampire legends, similarly was rapidly dispatched to various continents. Details here. 

Finally, a set of two rediscovered tales by the creators of Frankenstein and Dracula, Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker, faded into the mists... Details here.

You may be able to find copies of some of the above on the secondary market, where they tend to attract prices markedly higher than the original rrp... 

ABOUT STEVE WHITE

Giving up a burgeoning career in science, Steve started at Marvel’s UK office on April 1st 1986.  His first credit was as colourist on Care Bears, which made his mum very proud. Since then he has worked as an editor for Marvel UK, Tundra UK and Titan Comics, as well as writing, illustrating, inking and colouring numerous and varied titles including not just comics but children’s non-fiction. He has also edited a line of artbooks for Titan Books, including the critically acclaimed Dinosaur Art: The World’s Greatest Paleoart.

He has also been drawing since he was old enough to lift a pencil and is now illustrating on a professional basis. He has been called the ‘John Milius of Paleoart’ as a result of his dynamic approach to illustrating his preferred subject matter; this now includes not just dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, but marine life (as a result of a lifelong passion for sharks).

His greatest influences include: Bernie Wrightson, Frank Frazetta, N.C. Wyeth, Howard Pyle, Gustav Dore, Doug Henderson, Greg Paul and comic artists too numerous to mention.

www.stevewhiteart.co.uk

PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

A big thanks to Steve of course for this wonderful piece of work, both art and text. Thanks too, as always, to Martin Stiff at Amazing15.com for his unparalleled design skills. Gentlemen, I'll drink to your legs. Just for the avoidance of doubt, this publication is a work of history, criticism and review, and is not licenced, prepared or approved by any entity, company or estate related to Jaws, or the people who created the novel and film.

At the request of the Peter Benchley estate, we are happy to add:

Wendy Benchley and Benchley IP, LLC appreciate JAWS fans’ ongoing enthusiasm for Peter Benchley’s book and characters and their boundless imagination in creating JAWS related projects. We also appreciate their understanding and acknowledgement of the limits on these projects. We ask that no less than 10% of any and all profits from each project be donated to one or more organizations that work on shark and ocean conservation issues, i.e., WildAid, Beneath The Waves, EDF Marine Program, and/or Blue Frontier.
This fan project is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with Benchley IP, LLC, the owner of the worldwide copyrights in JAWS by Peter Benchley. This is a commercial fan-made project; no less than 10% percent of any and all profits will be donated to WildAid to support their work on shark and ocean conservation issues. No alleged independent rights will be asserted against Benchley IP, LLC. PETER BENCHLEY® is the registered trademark of Benchley IP, LLC.

50 copies only! A Limited Edition Horror Story, illustrated with a hand-printed linocut.

NOW SOLD OUT!

SLOW PROGRESS

A HORROR STORY

BY SHARON GOSLING

A LIMITED EDITON OF 50 SIGNED AND NUMBERED COPIES,

EACH WITH A HAND-PRINTED LINOCUT ILLUSTRATION BY THE AUTHOR.

"If there's pain, there's people. If there's people, there's pickings."

A short, sharp, and previously unpublished tale of post-apocalyptic horror from Sharon Gosling, illustrated by the author.

Sharon Gosling is the author of over thirty books, both fiction and non-fiction. Her horror writing includes the novel FIR, and short stories in anthologies such as The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories, The Alchemy Press Book of Horrors 2 and Close to Midnight. Her artwork has illustrated small press publications of the work of Philip K. Dick, Mary Shelley, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joseph Conrad, and has been published in Myth and Lore.

A strictly limited, never-to-be-reprinted edition of 50 signed and numbered copies for sale.

Each copy features a laid-in illustration, in the form of an individually hand-printed original linocut by the author.

A5 format, 16pp (including cover), printed on uncoated paper stock, and a cover printed on heavy Rives Shetland paper. Laid-in linocut hand-printed on uncoated stock.

TO ORDER
There are 50 signed and numbered copies, first come, first served. There will be no reprint of this edition.
Payment via the buy button below.

A copy with UK P&P is £8.99
A copy with the unavoidably pricey International Airmail P&P is £13.99

NOW SOLD OUT

MORE PHOTOS BELOW

With a laid-in, tissue-protected linocut.

Each copy comes with a hand-printed linocut version of the frontispiece art. Here's one with the original printing block.

Our previous limited editions have tended to sell out, so don't miss out on this one...

The Slave Race, featuring Philip K. Dick's first SF tale (not in his Collected Stories), sold out in a matter of days (details here).

Our two Lawrence of Arabia titles (see details here and here), were described by the T. E. Lawrence Society as "a very beautiful publication" and "a valuable piece of ephemera for your collection". 

The Ghost of the Private Theatricals, a newly discovered tale of terror by Mary Shelley, the creator of Frankenstein (details here), was featured in the Times Literary Supplement, and also sold out quickly, with copies going to every continent except Antarctica!

An Appointment with The Wicker Man, a 50th anniversary celebration of the cult film, sold out in just over a week: details here.

Limited copies remain of At the Door of Darkness, a forgotten episode from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, deleted from the published version, and now reconstructed from the original manuscript. Details here.

Many thanks to Martin Stiff at Amazing15.com for the wonderful design and layout of this publication.

A Wicker Man Limited Edition: 100 Copies Only

NOW SOLD OUT

AN APPOINTMENT WITH

THE WICKER MAN

A STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION OF 100 NUMBERED COPIES FOR SALE

EACH WITH A HAND-PRINTED LINOCUT FRONTISPIECE

 

A strictly limited, never-to-be-reprinted edition of 100 hand-numbered copies for sale.

Each copy features a tipped-in frontispiece illustration, in the form of an individually hand-printed original linocut by Sharon Gosling.

With contributions from Amy Rafferty and Joel Morris.

A5 format, 24pp (including cover), printed on silk paper stock, and a cover printed on heavy Rives Shetland paper. With a frontispiece hand-printed on uncoated stock, tipped in by hand.

Like all great cult movies, it’s tricky to explain exactly why The Wicker Man continues to mean so much to its dedicated followers. It’s probably best not to overthink matters, and just revel in it all, which is what a lucky group of fans got to do on May Day 2023, gathering at the original Wicker Man site at Burrow Head in Scotland, exactly fifty years after the events in the film. This limited edition publication is a souvenir celebration of those events, which included the burning of a new Wicker Man created by local artist Amanda Sunderland. Alongside photos of the burning and a brief overview of the weekend, also included is a contribution from Joel Morris, of the band Candidate, who performed songs from the soundtrack, and a poem in the Scots Lallans dialect by Amy Rafferty, who has a very special connection to the film: she appeared as a baby in the churchyard scene. Each copy also includes an individually hand-printed linocut frontispiece of the original Wicker Man. Whether you were there on May Day 2023 or not, this is a unique and very limited piece of Wicker Man history...

THIS LIMITED EDITION IS NOW SOLD OUT. MANY THANKS TO ALL THE BUYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD!

MORE PHOTOS BELOW...

Each copy comes with an individually hand-printed linocut by Sharon Gosling.
Here's a copy next to the linocut printing block. Please note that, as each linocut is printed and inked separately, exact colours and inking density may vary from the prints shown.


AN IMPORTANT ERRATUM NOTE!
Due to an unfortunate error (completely my fault) the artist who created the Wicker Man for the event, Amanda Sunderland, is incorrectly named (twice!) in the booklet as Amanda Sutherland. Many apologies: and thanks to Amanda for being so nice about it when she gently pointed it out.
(Apparently I'm not the first to make the mistake, and I doubt I'll be the last.)

Our previous limited editions have tended to sell out, so don't miss out on this one...

The Slave Race, featuring Philip K. Dick's first SF tale (not in his Collected Stories), sold out in a matter of days (details here).

Gods of Darkness, a never-reprinted tale of a Lovecraftian witch cult by F. Scott Fitzgerald also went out of print extremely quickly (details here).

Our two Lawrence of Arabia titles (see details here and here), were described by the T. E. Lawrence Society as "a very beautiful publication" and "a valuable piece of ephemera for your collection". 

The Ghost of the Private Theatricals, a newly discovered tale of terror by Mary Shelley, the creator of Frankenstein (details here), was featured in the Times Literary Supplement, and also sold out quickly, with copies going to every continent except Antarctica!

Limited copies remain of At the Door of Darkness, a forgotten episode from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, deleted from the published version, and now reconstructed from the original manuscript. Details here.

My thanks go to Sharon Gosling for designing and printing the linocut frontispieces, and to Martin Stiff of Amazing15.com for his sublime design. All photographs are by Sharon Gosling and Adam Newell.
Just to be 100% clear, this publication is not licenced, prepared or approved by Canal+/Studio Canal or any entity associated with the film The Wicker Man. Neither is it in any way an 'official' publication of the 50th anniversary weekend that took place in Scotland, or associated fan groups. It is a personal celebration, with huge thanks to Amy Rafferty and Joel Morris for permission to include their written contributions.

Limited to 100 Copies: A Forgotten Episode from Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Now Reconstructed from the Original Manuscript

"This comedy of light at the door of darkness" — Joseph Conrad, from the text deleted from the published version of Heart of Darkness The frontispiece and title page of this limited edition. See below for more photos. NOW SOLD OUT AT THE DOOR OF DARKNESS By Joseph Conrad A forgotten episode from Heart of Darkness, cut from the published version, now reconstructed from the original manuscript A strictly limited, never-to-be-reprinted edition of 100 hand-numbered copies for sale With an original, individually hand-printed linocut frontispiece tipped in to each copy Our previous limited editions have all sold out, so don't miss out on this one... Our two Lawrence of Arabia titles (see details here and here), were described by the T. E. Lawrence Society as "a very beautiful publication" and "a valuable piece of ephemera for your collection". The Ghost of the Private Theatricals, a newly discovered tale of terror by Mary Shelley, the creator of Frankenstein (details here), was featured in the Times Literary Supplement, and also sold out quickly, with copies going to every continent except Antarctica! Heart of Darkness is Joseph Conrad's most celebrated story, both as a work of literature, and as the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's classic film Apocalypse Now. Originally published in 1899, the novella's dark tale of madness in the jungle was based on the author's own experience of travelling up the Congo river a decade before. Conrad’s journey began when he came ashore on 12 June 1890 at Boma, the seat of government of what was then the Congo Free State. He drew on his experiences in Boma to write an extended passage in Heart of Darkness, detailing the true beginning of Marlow's river voyage — but this episode, full of fascinating detail, was deleted from the printed version of the story, and has now become quite literally a footnote, mentioned in a few academic editions, but otherwise forgotten. This limited edition finally brings the full text of this 'deleted scene' into print, reconstructed from the original manuscript. Each copy of the edition features an original, individually hand-printed tipped-in linocut frontispiece by Sharon Newell, inspired by the baobab tree at Boma, as described by Conrad in the text deleted from the published version of Heart of Darkness. A5 format, printed on uncoated 160gsm paper, 20pp plus a cover printed on heavy Rives Shetland paper. Includes both a transcription of the deleted text from the manuscript, and the heavily edited passage as eventually published in the printed version. A detailed Introduction by Adam Newell gives the background to the text, and reveals an intriguing connection between this lost episode and Apocalypse Now... Features photos of the five relevant pages of Conrad's original manuscript, and rare historical images of Boma, identifying the locations described by Conrad.

More photos below:

Each copy comes with a hand-printed linocut by Sharon Newell - here's one with the actual lino to the right.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
As always, I have Sharon Newell to thank for her wonderful linocuts, and Martin Stiff of Amazing15 for his brilliant design and layout. Acknowledgment also to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, which holds Conrad's manuscript.