Illustration Reveal for Cold Hand in Mine by Robert Aickman
- Victoria Sharpe
- May 16
- 3 min read
Illustrated by Elijah John
We are delighted to reveal Elijah John’s Illustrations for the
50th Anniversary Edition of COLD HAND IN MINE by Robert Aickman which is now with our printer!
We still have copies remaining of the Signed Limited Edition and have 5 copies of the deluxe/slipcased edition remaining plus copies of the portfolio !
The book will contain a new introduction by author and screenwriter Jeremy Dyson (League of Gentlemen, Ghost Stories) and will be illustrated by Elijah John
Originally published in 1975, 'Cold Hand in Mine' collects eight exceptional short stories:
The Swords
The Real Road to the Church
Niemandswasser
Pages from a Young Girls Journal
The Hospice
The Same Dog
Meeting Mr Millar
The Clock Watcher
Aickman is widely considered amongst aficionados of horror fiction to be one of the true masters of the weird tale, the term 'Aickmanesque' is applied to work clearly influenced by him, and yet there is nothing that has been written before or after, that inhabits the unique, inner room of whispering unease that Aickman does. His uncanny subtlety as an author of weird tales inhabits the ambiguous spaces between what is real and unreal, a freudian, psychological land of dreams and nightmares, which resonates all the more profoundly the longer you are willing to stay.
"Aickman's characters find themselves trapped in a series of events unconnected by logic, or which are connected by nonlinear logic. Very often neither the characters nor the reader can be certain about exactly what has happened, yet the story has the satisfying rightness of a poem-a John Ashbery poem. Every detail is echoed or commented upon, nothing is random or wasted. The reader has followed the characters into a world which is remorseless, vast and inexorable in it's operations'' -
Peter Straub
"The best, the subtlest and creepiest author of ghost stories of his time.' - Kim Newman
Cold Hand in Mine will be available in three states.
Artists Edition
Signed and Numbered
200 copies
Numbered 101-300
£60
Limited Hardcover Edition
Signed and numbered limitation page, signed by the artist
8 Full page illustrations by Elijah John
New Introduction by Jeremy Dyson
Sewn binding
Offset printed
Coloured text block
Foiled titles.
Head and tail bands
Ribbon marker
+ Bookmark
Option of a Remarque (This will be limited to 20 copies only)
Deluxe Slipcased Edition
100 copies
Numbered 1-100
£100
Deluxe hardcover edition in a beautiful, bespoke slipcase plus:
Signed limited edition print
Bookmark
Limited Hardcover Edition
Signed and numbered limitation page
Signed by Jeremy Dyson and Elijah John
8 Full colour illustrations
by Elijah John
Foil Titles
Sewn binding
Offset printed
Head and tail bands
Ribbon marker
Foiled titles
Coloured text block
+ Option of a Remarque (Limited to 20 copies)
Lettered Edition
26 copies
£850
This edition is quarter bound in chieftain goat skin prepared by Hewit's, rounded and backed with Dubletta cloth to cover the boards. Hand bound by Roger Grech at his arts bindery in West Yorkshire. Roger has worked with many leading presses including Suntup Editions and St James Park Press.
Titles foil blocked by hand.
Leather endbands and sculpted headcaps.
Offset printed on 148 gsm Mohawk Superfine eggshell paper.
The cover features an inset illustrated label printed on fine hahnemuhle paper.
The limitation page will have a unique hand drawn remarque by Eli John and will be hand lettered.
Signed by Jeremy Dyson and Elijah John.
The Lettered Edition will be presented in a handmade slipcase and will be accompanied by a matching/lettered Portfolio of Prints in a handmade enclosure, all made by Roger Grech.
Print Portfolio
40 copies available
Price £120
We will be producing a very limited number of print portfolios to accompany this edition. Each set of prints will be presented in a handmade enclosure by Roger Grech.
The portfolio will be available on a first come first served basis.
Each portfolio will be numbered to correspond with your book.
It will be offered first to rights owners on Wednesday 20th November, if any copies are remaining they will be made available to the public on Thursday 21st November
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