Neil Gaiman "CORALINE" Traycased Signed First Edition

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Personally signed by Neil Gaiman, an important author established as one of the creators of modern comics, as well as an author whose work crosses genres and reaches audiences of all ages.

TRAYCASED SIGNED FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO ONLY 25 W/COA

Updated 1/17 - New Prototype photos

Below are several photos of the traycase prototype specifically designed and built for this edition. For this high quality limited edition, the traycase will be produced with a luxurious black Asahi Japanese cloth with dark blue marbled trays and inset stamped design on cover.

Asahi Bookcloth is imported from Japan and adds a wonderful luxury to books, boxes, portfolios, journals, albums, and other presentation and luxury packaging applications. Combining silk-like beauty with a beautiful sheen and texture have made these cloths very popular for hand bookbinding as well as for upscale production work.

CORALINE

"Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house...."

When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.

But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.

Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.

Neil Gaiman's Coraline is a can't-miss classic that enthralls readers age 8 to 12 but also adults who enjoy a perfect smart spooky read.

Coraline is a dark fantasy horror children's novel by British author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing Coraline in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novel,[4] and the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers. The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. It was adapted as a 2009 stop-motion animated film, directed by Henry Selick under the same name.

* Publishers Weekly Best Book (WINNER)
* Book Sense 76 Pick (WINNER)
* Child Magazine Best Book of the Year (WINNER)
* New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing" (WINNER)
* Amazon.com Editors’ Choice (WINNER)
* ALA Notable Children’s Book (WINNER)
* ALA Best Book for Young Adults (WINNER)
* New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age (WINNER)
* IRA/CBC Children's Choice (WINNER)
* Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award Masterlist (Vermont) (WINNER)
* Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers (WINNER)
* Hugo Award for Best Novella (WINNER)
* School Library Journal Best Book (WINNER)

Features Exclusive To This Edition

* Personally signed by Neil Gaiman directly onto the title page (no attached bookplates)

* Harper Collins Publishers (July 2nd, 2002)
* Signed First Edition / Later Printing ("First Edition" as stated)

* Limited Traycased Signed First Edition of only 25

* Hardcover book with dust-jacket.
* Very Fine/Very Fine without any discernible flaws.
* Includes individually hand-numbered COA (Certificate of Authenticity)
* The traycase/clamshell box will be produced from high quality material (sophisticated rich appearance and feel) with the author’s name and book title printed on the front surface.
* Archival safe and acid-free materials
* Available on a “first come, first served” basis.
* The earlier orders will receive the lower numbers.
* Free luxury gift wrapping available at check-out.
* The entire package will be SEALED in shrink-wrapping.
* 30 day return policy with free 2-way shipping (within the US) .
* The same quality and attention to detail you have come to expect from veryfinebooks.com
* Professional packing & shipping.
* Ship date: Spring 2024

* Price: $399 plus $15 Expedited Shipping (US)

A high quality limited edition that will be produced with a luxurious black Asahi Japanese cloth with dark blue marbled trays and inset stamped design on cover.

100% Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity

This edition has been personally signed by Neil Gaiman directly onto the title page of the book. The autograph is not a facsimile, stamp, or auto-pen. Includes a hand-numbered COA (Certificate of Authenticity). This is the limited traycased Signed First Edition of only 25 produced.

Signed First Edition/Later Printing

Harper Collins Publisher 2002. Hardcover book with dust-jacket. SIGNED FIRST EDITION, LATER PRINTING with "First Edition" as stated on the copyright page with the number line. Illustrations by Dave McKean.

Very Fine Guaranteed

If you are a picky book collector like us, then rest assured because the signed books chosen for this special slip-cased limited edition of 50 are Very Fine & mint without any discernible flaws. We use a quality assurance (QA) system and inspection procedure to ensure that the books delivered to our customers meet the top level grading requirements.

Not all books shipped by the publisher are without flaws. That's why we select only those that meet this VF criteria.

VERY FINE is the highest grade given to any copy. It is a term that describes a crisp fresh unread copy and it admits no flaws. Any copy with even a minor blemish must not be graded Very Fine. Books of this criteria are to be free of any flaws, including marks, writing, stamps, wear, bumped corners, and attached bookplates. Please note that “mint” or “as new” or “New” may be used in the place of “very fine.” While we feel that “very fine” is more precise, there is nothing improper in the use of those terms in description.

Reviews

“Gaiman’s tale is inventive, scary, thrilling and finally affirmative. Readers young and old will find something to startle them.” — Washington Post Book World

“A modern ghost story with all the creepy trimmings…Well done.” — New York Times Book Review

“Coraline is by turns creepy and funny, bittersweet and playful…can be read quickly and enjoyed deeply.” — San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

“A magnificently creepy story. Coraline is spot on.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Gaiman’s pacing is superb, and he steers the tension of the tale with a deft and practiced narrative touch.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, rise to your feet and applaud: Coraline is the real thing.” — Philip Pullman, The Guardian

“The most splendidly original, weird, and frightening book I have read, and yet full of things children will love.” — Diana Wynne Jones

“It has the delicate horror of the finest fairy tales, and it is a masterpiece.” — Terry Pratchett

“An electrifyingly creepy tale likely to haunt young readers for many moons.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“ Walk through the door and you’ll believe in love, magic, and the power of good over evil.” — USA Today

“So wonderfully whimsical that readers of all ages will hungrily devour itCoraline is destined to become a classic. — Globe and Mail (Toronto)

“Chilly, finely-wrought prose, a truly weird setting and a fable that taps into our most uncomfortable fears.” — Times Educational Supplement

“A deliciously scary book that we loved reading together as a family.” — Orson Scott Card

“Beautifully spooky. Gaiman actually seems to understand the way children think. ” — Christian Science Monitor

“A frighteningly realistic fantasy. Lean crisp prose adds to the suspense and propels the story, and the eerie black-and-white illustrations by Dave McKean heighten the nightmarish quality of the tale.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

“Kids will hang on every word. Coraline is a character with whom they will surely identify, and they will love being frightened out of their shoes. This is just right for all those requests for a scary book.” — School Library Journal (starred review)

About the author

Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Norse Mythology, Neverwhere, and The Graveyard Book. Among his numerous literary awards are the Newbery and Carnegie medals, and the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner awards. He is a Professor in the Arts at Bard College.

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (born Neil Richard Gaiman on 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and a screenwriter. His works include the comic book series The Sandman and the novels Good Omens, Stardust, Anansi Boys, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.

Gaiman has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book (2008).[4][5] In 2013, The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards.[6] It was later adapted into a critically acclaimed stage play at the Royal National Theatre in London.

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