KWAIDAN: Lafcadio Hearn Beehive Books Signed & Numbered Edition

KWAIDAN
 
Stories & Studies Of Strange Things
 
Lafcadio Hearn
 
Beehive Books
 
Artist Kent Williams
 
Signed & Numbered Illuminated Edition
 
The great painter and multimedia artist Kent Williams has depicted the supernatural Japanese stories of Lafcadio Hearn here, originally published in his books KWAIDAN and SHADOWINGS. The book is full of ghost stories, nightmares and strange tales -- of possessed forests, of monks tormented by demons and ghosts, of corpse brides, man-eating goblins, and undead samurais. They come to life as never before under Williams' brush. Featuring an introduction by Kyoko Yoshida.
 
This signed and numbered edition has some new high end production techniques, materials and other touches that Beehive haven't used on any of their previous books. This volume comes in a foil-stamped slipcase wrapped in natural-fiber binding cloth. The edition has dyed edges, bound-in silk ribbons, and specialty bookplates, signed and numbered by the artist in an edition of 250. The book comes with an exclusive foil-blocked A4-sized print by Kent Williams.
 
The packaging / box the book is shipped in has a couple of bumped corners - see images