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Cover of Mombasa Madrigal and Other African Escapades

Mombasa Madrigal and Other African Escapades

Rhys Hughes

First published 2019
Publisher Raphus Press
Format other
Type Collection
Pages 96+[4]
Price $40.00

  • Edition statement on the fourth page following the last numbered page. "The collection of novels and African sights, called MOMBASA MADRIGAL AND OTHER AFRICAN ESCAPADES is a limited edition. This is the first series, 12 copies (using Roman numerals from I to X [sic]) with 180g vergé in the cover." The number of the copy is handwritten below this.
  • There were at least two other series using different papers as the covers. The total number was not to exceed 38 according to the publisher's website.
  • No stated price. Price from the publisher's website.
  • "First Edition by Raphus Press in its series of Novellas, August 2018" stated on the second page following the title page. Also the year of publication is given as "2018" on the title page, but delays caused it to appear in February 2019. Date here is from the publisher's website.
  • Japanese binding (thread-sewn) with stiff paper covers. It is a "perfect square in forme (7.87 × 7.87 in.) with a exclusive, painfully handcrafted Japanese binding style, designed at Raphus Press Immanent Headquarters and printed by Sol Negro." (from the publisher's website)
  • Accompanied by a laid-in ancient map, Presbiteri Iohannis, Sive, Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio by Johannes Ortelius, and a bookmark with the short story "Death and Cupid".

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Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Mombasa Madrigal and Other African Escapades Cover 2019 Gloomy Seahorse Press Trade Paperback Collection 112