Patrick Rothfuss : The Adventures of The Princess and Mr Whiffle - The Thing Beneath The Bed. Double-signed, lined and dated and remarqued 1st edition
LIMITED FIRST EDITION - Subterranean press, U.S.A., 2010. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Nathan Taylor (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed, lined with a quote and dated by Patrick Rothfuss - HAND-SKETCHED, signed and dated by Nathan Taylor (illustrator and cover artist).
Synopsis : "The Adventures of the Princess and Mr Whiffle : The Thing Beneath the Bed" by Patrick Rothfuss. Signed, lined with a quote and dated by the author at "The Wise Man's Fear" launch event in the US. Also signed and dated by Nathan Taylor, who drew the illustrations for this book. Also available separately, Patrick Rothfuss' "The Wise Man's Fear", which has been signed, lined and dated by the author, and signed/dated by the artist Nathan Taylor. Please see my other listings for details. Please note, at the time of listing, these are en route from the launch event. Copies are very limited, so lock yours in now!
Synopsis : This is not a book for children. It looks like a children's book. It has pictures. It has a saccharine-sweet title. The main characters are a little girl and her teddy bear. But all of that is just protective coloration. The truth is, this is a book for adults with a dark sense of humor and an appreciation of old-school faerie tales.
There are three separate endings to the book. Depending on where you stop, you are left with an entirely different story. One ending is sweet, another is horrible. The last one is the true ending, the one with teeth in it.
The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle is a dark twist on the classic children's picture-book. I think of it as Calvin and Hobbes meets Coraline, with some Edward Gorey mixed in.
Simply said: This is not a book for children.
Synopsis : "The Adventures of the Princess and Mr Whiffle : The Thing Beneath the Bed" by Patrick Rothfuss. Signed, lined with a quote and dated by the author at "The Wise Man's Fear" launch event in the US. Also signed and dated by Nathan Taylor, who drew the illustrations for this book. Also available separately, Patrick Rothfuss' "The Wise Man's Fear", which has been signed, lined and dated by the author, and signed/dated by the artist Nathan Taylor. Please see my other listings for details. Please note, at the time of listing, these are en route from the launch event. Copies are very limited, so lock yours in now!
Synopsis : This is not a book for children. It looks like a children's book. It has pictures. It has a saccharine-sweet title. The main characters are a little girl and her teddy bear. But all of that is just protective coloration. The truth is, this is a book for adults with a dark sense of humor and an appreciation of old-school faerie tales.
There are three separate endings to the book. Depending on where you stop, you are left with an entirely different story. One ending is sweet, another is horrible. The last one is the true ending, the one with teeth in it.
The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle is a dark twist on the classic children's picture-book. I think of it as Calvin and Hobbes meets Coraline, with some Edward Gorey mixed in.
Simply said: This is not a book for children.
