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ISBN: 978-1-948886-40-6

Preorder CARMILLA

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s magnetic and sinuous 1871 novella introduced one of the iconic antiheroines of gothic fiction, pioneered depictions of queer longing in European writing, and would go on to inspire Bram Stoker's Dracula. Today, Carmilla is considered a landmark work recognized for its major contributions to vampire fiction and queer gothic literature.

Rosemary Valero-O’Connell contributes a tender and menacing portfolio of original illustrations that tangles with the complex legacy of a landmark piece of horror fiction suffused with unfulfilled yearning between two young women. This startling new vision of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1871 classic, featuring an exclusive introduction by the acclaimed novelist Poppy Z. Brite (Exquisite Corpse) joins Beehive’s ongoing Illuminated Editions series of oversized slipcase art book reinventions of classic literary works. 

$100.00
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STANDARD EDITION

The standard edition is an oversized 9" x 12" hardcover, cloth-bound in sewn signatures and housed in an elaborately embossed and debossed die-cut slipcase, silk-screened and foil-stamped with artwork.

The interior is printed on creamy, acid-free heavy-weight 140gsm uncoated paper with a fine tooth and includes dozens of full color illustrations, illuminated letters, and special design pieces.

NUMBERED EDITION

The numbered edition is a cloth-wrapped slipcase volume, featuring a foil-blocked fine art print that is exclusive to the CARMILLA special editions, as well as a 1.25" die-struck enamel pin. It is signed and numbered by illustrator Rosemary Valero-O'Connell in an edition of 250.

It also features foiled fore-edge printing on the page ends, a bound-in silk ribbon, and a natural-fiber cotton cloth slipcase. Collectors will also be granted DRM-free digital editions of EVERY title in the Illuminated Editions line in perpetuity and be thanked in all print and digital editions of CARMILLA.

LETTERED EDITION

This most exclusive edition is housed in a cloth clamshell case with two laser-cut metal plates mounted onto its French door-style enclosure. Each comes with an original drawing by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, plus all the elements of the numbered edition. This edition is limited to a series of 26 copies, each lettered in a series from A to Z.