Henry James - The Turn of the Screw signed limited leatherbound edition
Henry James
Illustrated and signed by Audrey Benjaminsen
Introduced and signed by Colm Tóibín
Limited to 250 copies
Newly introduced by novelist and essayist Colm Tóibín, and beautifully illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen, this superb Folio Society limited edition of Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw is bound in leather and signed by both contributors.
One of the most celebrated ghost stories of all time, Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw is newly introduced by novelist and essayist Colm Tóibín, and beautifully illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen for this superb Folio Society
‘His story grows ever grimmer, ever scarier. Even so, for all its ingenuities of plot, the story’s central issue, or question, can be baldly expressed: Is the governess mad?’
The New Yorker
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 cliffhanger. Newly introduced by Colm Tóibín, whose writings on James are essential reading, our 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 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˝
