The Description of a New World, called the Blazing World / Margaret Cavendish
Entry/Object ID
2025.16.47
Description
Slipcase of orange and magenta foil making up a surrealist or psychedelic scene. Front has a circular cut out to show a figure reading a book on the back cover. A notch in the fore edge of the slipcase allows a greater grip on the spine to slide the book out. Book covers show a banquet scene in the same surrealist style, with a woman lounging on the front cover with a starry sky behind. Introduction by Brook Bolander, biographical note by James Fitzmaurice. 115p.
"The story follows a young woman who is transported to a world of animal-people, becomes their empress, and eventually leads an invasion back into her own world, complete with bird-man bombardiers and submarine ships."
Collection
Howard Kistler
Dimensions
Height
31.8 cm
Width
23.8 cm
Parts
1 surrealist / psychedelic slipcase
1 book
Book Details
Author
Margaret Cavendish
Editor
Josh O’Neil
Illustrator
Rebekka Dunlap
Volume/Number/Issue
One of 2500 copies
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Beehive Books
Place Published
City
Philadelphia
State/Province
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
2020
Binding
Binding Type
Hardcover or Case Bound
Binding Notes
Bright orange head bands.
Notes
Typeset at Beehive Books in Ten Oldstyle, Moody Blue and Baskerville URW. Text is transcribed from Project Gutenberg. Designed by Maëlle Dolviveux.
