The Moonstone

San Francisco: Arion Press, 2012. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 101 of 300 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. There were 26 lettered copies for complimentary distribution. Designed and produced by Andrew Hoyem. This is the ninety-fifth publication of the Press. This is an elegant edition of the famed novel by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1868. Collins (1824-1889) is perhaps best known for this early work, which established many of the ground rules of the modern detective novel and is also perhaps the earliest clear example of the police procedural genre. [Wikipedia] It was serialized in" All the Year Round" from January to August 1868. Bound in dark blue cloth with titling in yellow to spine. The black and white illustrations throughout the book are by the well known artist Stan Washburn. Printed on Mohawk Letterpress paper using Inland Caslon, Caslon Bold Condensed, and Mediaeval types. The illustrations were printed from photopolymer plates. Housed in a slipcase covered with yellow paper and dark blue cloth with yellow titling to spine. Affixed to the spine is a yellow Swarovski crystal symbolizing the moonstone of the novel. In fine condition. Measures 6.25 x 9.5 inches. 458 pages plus colophon.