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Title: The Shadow Over Innsmouth Author: Lovecraft, H.P. Place: Vancouver, B.C. Publisher: Heavenly Monkey Press Date: 2005 Description: Edition of 175. 5 x 7.5" with 150 pages. Includes a fold-out map of Innsmouth, drawn from Lovecraft's detailed descriptions of the town. Text set in Centaur and Arrighi, with Gill Shadow for display. Letterpress printed in two colors. Issued in three states: the Ichthyic (25 copies) featuring some additional material and more extensive handwork in the binding; the Batrachian (125 copies), a well designed, hand-bound copy of this classic story; and Abyssal (25 copies) which was reserved for private distribution to collaborators and friends. This is a new edition of the only book Lovecraft saw published during his lifetime, similar in size and format to the original, but with the attention to typographic and production details that the story deserves. Work on this project began in 2002, with a trial edition of 10 copies for which Shinesuke Minegishi created six wood engravings based on original sketches by H. Bosch (1453-1516)—one for each chapter and the title page. These engravings, plus one new one, were republished in 2003 with extracts from the novella, in an edition of 50 copies titled The "Innsmouth Look". This edition is a letterpress edition of this 60,000-word story. This is the Batrachian copy. These are copies numbered 1 - 125 which are printed on Mohawk Superfine. Sewn & cased by hand in full black cloth with an image gold-stamped on the front board. This issue features specially printed endpapers not used in the Ichthyic copies. Donated by Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, LLC, Birmingham, AL. Lot Amendments Condition: Item number: 241360