Ratman's Notebooks lettered edition

Description from Suntup Website

The Suntup edition of Ratman’s Notebooks by Stephen Gilbert is presented in three states. The edition measures 6” x 9” and features six color illustrations by Sophia Rapata and an introduction by Kim Newman. The editions are printed by offset lithography on Cougar Vellum, Mohawk Via and Neenah Cotton papers. Interior design is by award-winning designer Misha Beletsky.

The Lettered edition is limited to 26 copies and is a quarter split goatskin suede binding with a capped fore-edge in the Millimeter style. For the cover of this edition we have chosen a handmade paper that mirrors the novel’s unsettling tone—chaotic, raw, and unpredictable. The paper is created through a botanical contact process using foraged plants, berries, metals, and other found materials gathered from the woods of northern New York. These elements are pressed into mouldmade Arches Text Wove paper and simmered in a pot of water, sometimes with vinegar, creating abstract, often violent patterns that can never be exactly replicated.

Much like the narrator’s descent into isolation and obsession, the paper is formed through pressure, heat, and confinement—folded and bound tightly before being “cooked” into its final form. The result is a surface marked by fragmentation and unease, a visual echo of the psychological distress and inner chaos at the heart of the story. Each sheet is a one-of-a-kind imprint of decay and transformation—reflecting both the natural world and the twisted path of the novel’s protagonist. The papers are created by artist Velma Bolyard in Canton, New York.

Endsheets are flocked velour and the book is housed in a clamshell enclosure covered in cloth with velour lined trays. It is printed on Neenah Cotton paper and is signed by Kim Newman and Sophia Rapata.

Also check the other states of the book:

Artist edition - Numbered