The Fifth Season standard
N.K. Jemisin
Publication year
Limitation
Curious King
2023
500
Author signature
Artist
Introduction
Yes
John Anthony di Giovanni
No
List Price
Median Market Value
Recorded Sales
£225
£390
19
3.a Standard: Quarter bound marbled cloth with two hit foil stamping to the cover and spine: limitation 500
3.b Deluxe: Full cream leather goatskin blind stamped cover design, two hit foil stamping to rounded spine with embedded amethyst: Limitation 200
3.c Lettered: Finest Harmatan black leather goatskin with wrap around foil blocking and amethyst crystal shard embedded in front cover: Limitation 26
3.d Roman: full goat leather binding with intricate multicolor leather onlays. Printed letterpress two colours on 145gsm Liber Charta. Housed in an amethyst box with inset carved sandstone. Limitation 6
Standard edition
Limited to 500 copies, the Standard Edition is quarter-bound in marbled cloth by Freya Scott of Paperwilds with boards covered in cream paper and stamped in two colours. The slipcase is covered in purple buckram cloth for durability and stamped once with gold foil.
This edition is the only edition that comes with John Anthony Di Giovanni’s Dustjacket image, and also comes with illustrated endpapers and 8 full colour plates tipped within the book.
Printed on Munken Rough Cream 120gsm by Nomad Letterpress of Cheltenham and signed by both Author and Artist.