Eight Rules For Writing
- Signed
- Softcover
- Art / Print / Poster
- New
Seller: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, United KingdomTHE BOOKSNIFFER
AbeBooks seller since March 28, 2003
Condition: New
£ 2,000.00
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Number 19 of 251 copies, long sold out and enormously sought after. SIGNED by Gaiman and the artist. Known for his infinite attention-to-detail in his stories as well as any other undertaking, Neil Gaiman never disappoints. Here he offers up a limited edition broadside titled "Eight Rules for Writing," printed in a strict edition of 251 copies (this being #34) on a Vandercook SP15 proof press. The paper is 10" x 22" Stonehenge Rising white 250gm with a deckle edge on the top and bottom edges. The inks used were Van Son and Hostmann & Steinberg oil based and rubber based inks and overprint varnish. The typefaces were carved by hand out of birch faced plywood and battleship linoleum. The artwork was created by engraving on the endgrain of maple wood and carving battleship linoleum that was mounted onto 3/4" plywood. Five impressions (individual times the paper was hand fed through the press) were made for each color, accounting for over 1,500 impressions including proof and set-up sheets used in the registration process. Two tones of black were used in the printing of the ravens. The top ravens are in red black and the bottom ravens in charcoal black. The text color was hand mixed using a variety of inks including a silver-based letterpress ink. There are eight ravens pictured in the broadside. Six of them are in black and two are embossed into the paper making them almost invisible. This is intentional. Two of the qualities of good writing are almost always invisible. As Gaiman notes, "Just because we cannot name them doesn't mean they are not there working in the background." Brilliant. The raven as a symbol for the author and the task of writing extends beyond the obvious comparison to Poe and his poem of the same name. The raven's intelligence is possibly its most wondrous feature considering that these birds can be trained to speak. "Nevermore" was the ominous word spoken by the raven forever haunting Edgar Allan Poe. The raven is often heard to caw a sound that resembles "cras" The word cras is tomorrow in Latin and that is what most writers struggle withputting off what they could do today until tomorrow. The raven is both a warning and an inspiration. The raven's symbolism also embodies wisdom and knowledge. All these things are useful to writers who are honing their craft. In Norse mythology the god Odin has two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, that serve as his eyes and ears. Huginn represents thought, while Muninn symbolizes memorythey are constantly advising Odin and he heeds their advice. Both of the attributes of memory and thought are necessary for good writing. There are many more things that link the raven to writing, but part of the fun of the broadside is to leave some of the mystery for discovery by others. Language: eng Language: eng.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Eight Rules For Writing
- Author
- Neil Gaiman - RARE BROADSIDE, SIGNED, NUMBERED
- Condition
- New
- Signed
- Signed by Author
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Edition
- Limited Edition.
THE BOOKSNIFFER
Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since March 28, 2003
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