To add to the onslaught of signed Special Editions of The Devils, Goldsboro Books have today announced their edition, which is this handsome limited, numbered, specially boarded and sprayed-edged beauty:
Great to see this one since my relationship with Goldsboro goes back years and in a way illustrates how this collectable and special edition market has grown and developed over the last decade or two. Think the first time I signed for them was on Last Argument of Kings, maybe, was in the basement of their shop in Cecil Court where they sell first editions, and was fifty hardcovers. With each book it stepped up, was a hundred, then two hundred, had a numbered dedication page, then a sprayed edge, it became two shops knocked together, then three. These days they offer a subscription service and this edition will be a run of a couple of thousand.
So if signed editions are your thing, in the UK we now have the Waterstones edition, the Broken Binding edition, and this Goldsboro one. In the US, meanwhile, Lit Escalates are offering copies of the US edition alongside some exclusive merchandise, signed by means of a special Book of Hours style bookplate that’s going to look a little something like this:
Defaced by my scrawl, obviously…
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Joe Abercrombie reinvigorated my love for reading. Best author of all time.
Simply a fantastic writer. His stories are vivid , funny, gruesome , creatively woven and good fun. Has got me through some tough times.
An Irishman gave me my first read of Joe. He knew I liked brutal storytelling and his books fit the bill. Not just violent but also great writting.
Just picked up the broken bindings version, which became available for sale at noon today.
Still need the kindle version, just to read on the way to work.
Looking forward to a book in a different world, with a new mythos.
100% agree with comment about best author of all time. Back in the day it would have been David Gemmell (taken from this world too soon). By far the best interpretation of GrimDark. My only concern is they aren’t written quickly enough!