Description: Folio Society First edition, first printing - new and unread, no defects. Signed and hand-sketched by the artist Dave McKean. llustrated, signed and remarqued by Dave McKean. INCLUDES A FULL SET OF PRINTS, ALL OF WHICH ARE ALSO SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Introduced by Dave McKean Foreword by Ursula K. Le Guin Afterword by Boris Strugatsky Translated by Olena Bormashenko Featuring the phenomenal work of award-winning illustrator Dave McKean, this Folio edition of Roadside Picnic is a design-led celebration of the Strugatsky Brothers’ sci-fi masterpiece, which also includes a fascinating new introduction by the artist. Years after the aliens have been and gone, six landing sites, or Zones, around the world still hold the mysterious remnants of the visitation. These include dangerous but valuable artefacts and, despite the unimaginable terror of these toxic wastelands, stalker Redrick Schuhart feels compelled to keep coming back, his life dominated by the illegal trade in alien products. An unsettling and unforgettable world, the Strugatsky Brothers’ mind-bending novel is a hugely influential twist on a ‘first-contact’ story and was the inspiration for the Andrei Tarkovsky film Stalker. Every aspect of this remarkable edition radiates the shimmering, strangely compelling qualities of the Zones. Seven colour illustrations by award-winning illustrator Dave McKean visualise the Strugatsky Brothers’ masterful storytelling with startling effect, while the binding is blocked in silver and gold foils. Two-colour printing and McKean’s intricately drawn endpapers make this the ultimate collector’s edition for science-fiction aficionados. Other Folio Society books Available separately (shipping can be combined for potential postage savings - Montaigne Essays Love Poems LE (double-signed/remarqued) Black BeautyOryx and CrakeGet ShortyDiversity of Life (signed and doodled - some fading to slipcase)Nights at the Circus (signed and doodled) Roadside Picnic LE (signed and remarqued)I Am Legend LE (signed and remarqued - Hors de Commerce, lettered copy L) Plants of the Americas LEAmerican Gods ceramic plate (signed and numbered by Dave McKean)South Polar Times LE (Hors de Commerce copy)The Bloody Chamber (signed and remarqued)The Door In The Wall LEFrankenstein LE (signed) John Wyndham boxed set (all 3 volumes signed)Shadow of the Wind LE (triple-signed)Empire of the Sun (signed, small bump to slipcase)Ring of the Nibelung (signed)Casino Royale LE (signed and numbered)Turn of the Screw LE (signed and numbered) ANALECTA BOOKS DOT COM
Price: 495 GBP
Location: Barry
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Personalised: No
Binding: Hardback
Format: Hardback
Language: English
Subject 2: English
Signed: Yes
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Numbered
Publisher: Folio Society
