FOLIO SOCIETY THE TURN OF THE SCREW Henry James Signed Numbered Limited Edition

Description: Folio Society Signed Numbered Limited Edition - THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Henry James This limited edition is a beautiful collector’s item. It is bound in leather and signed by both contributors, novelist and essayist Colm Tóibín and illustrator Audrey Benjaminsen. It is limited to only 250. It is Christmas Eve. A group of friends gathers by a roaring fire in an old country house, when one of their party promises a tale that: ‘Nobody but me, till now, has ever heard. It’s quite too horrible.’ Widely regarded as one of the greatest ghost stories of all time, The Turn of the Screw instantly grips the reader and doesn’t let go until the final chilling cliff-hanger. Newly introduced by Colm Tóibín, whose writings on James are essential reading, this gorgeously foreboding collector’s edition is illustrated by renowned fantasy artist Audrey Benjaminsen, who plays on the dark heart of this disturbing and timeless tale with her ethereal and unsettling illustrations. Bound in beautiful blocked leather, and signed by introducer Colm Tóibín and artist Audrey Benjaminsen, this stunning limited edition will stand out on any collector’s bookshelf. Colm Tóibín has had a lifelong fascination with Henry James and his writings on the subject, including the prize-winning novel, The Master, show remarkable insight into James’s work. In his exclusive introduction, Tóibín explores the background behind the story as well as James's ability to create abject horror from inference. This edition also includes James’s own preface to the book, and American multi-media artist Audrey Benjaminsen lends her fantastical, dream-inspired genius to six beautiful paintings that further contort James’s ambiguous reality and disorientate the reader. When a young governess is hired to care for two orphaned children in a country house, she becomes convinced that there is an evil force in residence, intent on harming her charges. As the menacing presence intensifies so does her paranoia, and she is consumed with fear and obsessed with the children’s safety. But is evil really at work or is it all in her mind? The terror is partly down to the uncertainty: are the happenings proof that ghosts live among us, or the terrible consequence of an unstable mind? These equally unsettling conclusions do little to assuage an active imagination and James’s eerie novel remains widely read and critiqued more than 100 years after publication. After all, if the author himself was spooked when reading the proofs of his book, what hope for the reader? ‘When I had finished them I was so frightened that I was afraid to go upstairs to bed!’ Production Details:- • Limited to 250 copies signed by both artist Audrey Benjaminsen and introducer Colm Tóibín• Bound by Ludlow Bookbinders in blocked goatskin leather • Set in Columbus• 168 pages• Frontispiece and 5 full-colour illustrations• Integrated black & white decorations, chapter headings and tailpieces• Double endpapers, one set with signed and hand-numbered limitation label tip, one set printed• Gilded edges• Printed cloth slipcase• 8¾˝ x 5½˝ CONDITION: Book is NEW and comes with its original packaging as issued from Folio Society when purchased (see photos 9 & 10). It has only been opened to check for printing imperfections or damage incurred by courier service. Postage will be by the Royal Mail Special Delivery service at a cost of £9.50 All items are sent at cost price whether purchasing a single or multiple items. Due to size, weight and value considerations it is not possible to accurately calculate combined postage automatically. Always feel free to ask or if purchases require immediate payment I will refund any difference. All items must be sent to the address stipulated during the payment process. All items are sent via recorded delivery unless they are of little monetary value. Virtually all my items are available through the global shipping program (GSP) to designated countries outside the UK. Please note I have no control over international postage costs. I do not set these, eBay's GSP does, I send the items to an address in the UK and am not even aware of the country for which they are destined. Items purchased through the GSP must be sent via the GSP shipping centre. Please ask any questions before buying

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