The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - LYRA’S CLASSICS 2022
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1wcarter
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - LYRA’S CLASSICS NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION 2022
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
No. 72 of 250 copies
10 tipped in colour plates with tissue guards by Gregory Manchess who has signed the book.
Printed letterpress on 150gsm Zerkall Smooth mould made paper by Hand and Eye Letterpress.
Printed two colours on the title, half-title and signature pages.
Half-bound in hand polished burgundy leather supplied by Harmatan and Oakridge with marbled paper covers designed and supplied by Freya Scott of Paperwilds.
Five hand tooled raised bands to the spine with title, author and ornament stamped in gold.
Page block gilded on three edges.
Burgundy silk marker ribbon.
Headcaps sculpted over endbands.
Curved edge slipcase with black goatskin leather ends, wrapped in burgundy cloth with gold stamped design to the front and lined with black suede.
314 pages
25.8x18.5cm.
£550
Laid in print
A review of the Amarantine Press peacock limited edition of The Portrait of Dorian Gray can be seen here.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
No. 72 of 250 copies
10 tipped in colour plates with tissue guards by Gregory Manchess who has signed the book.
Printed letterpress on 150gsm Zerkall Smooth mould made paper by Hand and Eye Letterpress.
Printed two colours on the title, half-title and signature pages.
Half-bound in hand polished burgundy leather supplied by Harmatan and Oakridge with marbled paper covers designed and supplied by Freya Scott of Paperwilds.
Five hand tooled raised bands to the spine with title, author and ornament stamped in gold.
Page block gilded on three edges.
Burgundy silk marker ribbon.
Headcaps sculpted over endbands.
Curved edge slipcase with black goatskin leather ends, wrapped in burgundy cloth with gold stamped design to the front and lined with black suede.
314 pages
25.8x18.5cm.
£550
Laid in print
A review of the Amarantine Press peacock limited edition of The Portrait of Dorian Gray can be seen here.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
2DMulvee
Thanks for these! I know these aren’t normally comparison posts, but as both were released at similar times, if you could only have one version out of Amaranthine or Lyra’s Classic’s ‘Dorian Gray’ which would you pick and why?
Thanks!
Thanks!
3wcarter
>2 DMulvee:
It is impossible to choose between them as they are so different.
The Amaranthine edition is ultra-modern in its design and presentation, and its enclosure box is like nothing else in my library.
The Lyra edition is first class traditional workmanship, sensual to touch, smell and read.
You need both!
It is impossible to choose between them as they are so different.
The Amaranthine edition is ultra-modern in its design and presentation, and its enclosure box is like nothing else in my library.
The Lyra edition is first class traditional workmanship, sensual to touch, smell and read.
You need both!
4astropi
>1 wcarter: Beautiful pictures!
>2 DMulvee: I do think the Amaranthine edition is lovely. That said, Lyra's edition is printed letterpress, and for me that makes all the difference in the world.
>2 DMulvee: I do think the Amaranthine edition is lovely. That said, Lyra's edition is printed letterpress, and for me that makes all the difference in the world.
5NathanOv
>4 astropi: I know a lot of conversations stop at “letterpress or not?”, but the typography and page design in Lyra’s editions this far has been impeccable.
Granted, a lot of that attention to detail is driven by the letterpress printing process, but even we’re this the offset edition and the Amaranthine printed letterpress with the same page designs, I think I’d still favor Lyra’s in this case.
Granted, a lot of that attention to detail is driven by the letterpress printing process, but even we’re this the offset edition and the Amaranthine printed letterpress with the same page designs, I think I’d still favor Lyra’s in this case.
6Undergroundman
Thanks for the work.
7ClarenceBodicker
really love the peacock one. all around the aesthetic just comes together so nicely. the cover, the colors, the progressively bloodstaining. very cool details
