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THE PASSENGER & STELLA MARIS, THE ENGLISH SLIPCASED EDITION IN UNSIGNED STATE

The Passenger & Stella Maris, slipcased edition, in the unsigned state, published by Picador.

The Passenger / Stella Maris, first English slipcased edition, unsigned state

Picador, London, 2022

First English slipcased edition, first printing, unsigned state. Two volumes housed in a heavy cardboard red and blue slipcase lettered in black. Hardcovers, 24,5 x 16,2 cm., 383 and 189 numbered pages, with numbers appearing only on odd-numbered pages. The Passenger is in the publisher’s black cloth lettered in metallic black on spine. Photographic endpapers by Bill Swindaman/Getty Images. Original red, blue, black and orange dust-jacket (front panel red) designed by Stuart Wilson of Picador Art Department, on the basis of a photo by Bill Swindaman/Getty Images. Lettered in black. Stella Maris is in the publisher’s black cloth lettered in metallic black on spine. Photographic endpapers by Bernice Williams/Arcangel Images. Original red, blue, black and orange dust-jacket (blue front panel) designed by Stuart Wilson of Picador Art Department on the basis of a photo by zodebala/Getty Images.  Lettered in Black. The slipcase has a sticker showing the price of “UK £50”. 

CONDITION: still in shrinkwrap, as new.

Published on December 6, 2022, at £50, in an unknown number of sets.


These slipcased sets were published simultaneously with Stella Maris first trade editions, both American and English, and with The Passenger & Stella Maris slipcased American edition in the unsigned state. .


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