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Assassin's Apprentice deluxe numbered

Robin Hobb

Assassin's Apprentice deluxe numbered

Published by

Curious King

2025

250

List Price

£575

Limitation

Market Value

£1,500

December 22, 2025

Artist

Lixin Yin

Introduction by

No

Last recorded sale

£1,125

December 17, 2025

Value Pages

Assassin's Apprentice deluxe numbered

Bibliography

11.a Standard: Printed blue buckram cloth full binding. Printed letterpress on Arena Ivory Rough 120gsm paper. Only state with a dustjacket. Slipcase made of "buck" blue buckram cloth. Limitation 750.

11.b Deluxe: Green goat full leather binding. Buck shaped cutouts, front and back, with 3 hit foil designs on cream cloth.  Printed letterpress on Arena Ivory Rough 120gsm  paper. Slipcase made dark brown buckram. Limitation 250.

11.c Lettered: Full deer leather binding with 3 color stamping wraparound design. Printed letterpress on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell 118gsm paper. Rounded spine, all 3 edges gilded gold. Handmade enclosure of wenge wood with 6-layer design on the cover and 3 layer on the spine. Limitation 26.


Deluxe state


Limited to 250 copies only. The Deluxe Edition is over 300 pages and is letterpress printed on Arena Ivory Rough 120gsm paper. The colour images are offset printed and tipped in throughout the book and includes an illustrated endpaper by Lixin Yin.

The boards are covered in leather, a beautiful deep green grained goat with two “Buck” shaped cutouts on the front and band. The cutout material will be cream cloth with 3 hits of foil stamping for the Fitz and Nosy design.

The spine has been rounded with brown head and tail bands and a dark green ribbon. The top edge has also been hand-sprayed tan with green flecks.

A capped green leather curved slipcase houses the book with a dark brown buckram. The slipcase features a foil stamped two-colour pattern. The slipcase is lined with suedel and the spine has white and gold foil stamped design.


This edition is signed by both the author and artist.


The other editions:  Standard - Lettered

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