BLOOD MUSIC (Deluxe)

Greg Bear's BLOOD MUSIC was originally published in the June 1983 issue of Analog and the winner of both the 1983 Nebula and 1984 Hugo awards for Best Novelette. 

***Work on enclosures will begin after the Public sale of the book. Books will ship weekly until finished. Expect all books to be shipped by the end of November/early December.***

Limited to 40 hand numbered copies. This Deluxe Edition numbered 1-40.

Text printed Letterpress by Pat Randle and Ellen Bills at Nomad Letterpress.

Illustrated and Signed by Dirk Berger.

Introduced and Signed by Astrid Anderson Bear.

Text printed on mouldmade Zerkall paper.

Two color printing on Title Page.

Hand-sewn book block.

Handbound covers.

Hahnemuhle Bugra endpapers.

Bradel style binding with a goatskin leather spine and leather fore-edge strip for extra protection. Boards covered in custom made, hand marbled paper by Daniela Prina of Papiers Prina.

Giclee art illustrations -- tipped to sewn-in plate.

The book is housed in a half clamshell and slipcase. Foil stamped goatskin leather on-lay on the spine of the clamshell, and the case covered in Japanese book cloth.  The slipcase is capped in Skivertex and covered in handmade Nepalese Lokta paper.

Please note: *The paper used on the slipcase is handmade and no two are alike. Due to the way they are made and dyed, the colors will vary. Some batches will be darker, lighter, differ in tone, etc.. But they will all be blue.

Trim Size: 7" x 9.75" (177mm x 247mm) --Slightly larger than the Premium Edition.

Trim Size with Enclosure: 7.5" x 10 7/16" (192mm x 264mm)