
The Island of Dr. Moreau numbered
H.G. Wells
Suntup Editions
Publication year
Limitation
2021
350
Author signature
Artist
Introduction
N
Benz and Chang
Megan Sheperd & Adam Roberts
List Price
Median Market Value
Recorded Sales
$365
$260
30
Description from Suntup Website
The limited edition of The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells is presented in three states: Lettered, Numbered and Artist. The editions measure 6” x 9” and feature six full color illustrations by Benz and Chang as well as a new exclusive foreword by Megan Shepherd and an afterword by Adam Roberts.
Bonus Content
Included in all editions is the following bonus content:
Appendix A: Wells Explains: Two Essays Relating to Moreau’s Argument.
H.G. Wells, The Province of Pain (1894)
H.G. Wells, The Limits of Individual Plasticity (1895)
Appendix B: ‘The Terrible Medusa Case’: An Historical Source for Prendick’s Shipwreck.
A narrative account of the infamous shipwreck Méduse (1818).
Reproduction of Théodore Géricault’s masterpiece painting The Raft of the Medusa (c.1819).
Appendix C: Wells’s First Draft of Moreau.
A study and excerpt from H.G. Wells’s original draft of Moreau.
The Numbered edition of 350 copies is a quarter cloth binding with Japanese cloth boards. The cover is foil stamped in gold and endsheets are custom designed for this edition. The edition is printed letterpress on Mohawk Via, and is housed in a cloth covered slipcase. It is signed by Megan Shepherd, Adam Roberts & Benz and Chang.
After the release of the first 3 H.G. Wells books, there was alot of
community buzz wishing for Paul to publish The Island of Dr. Moreau to complete the Wells works. Finally Paul comfirmed the title after "caving in to the pressure;)". Here is the TDT post about it.
Also check the other states of this book:
Also see the first H.G. Wells books published by Suntup:
The Time Machine - The Invisible Man - The War of the Worlds