Heart of darkness
By: Joseph Conrad ; with drawings by Marc Castelli
Contributors: Castelli, Marc; Buller, Jon, 1946 or 1947-; Cataldo, Gerard; Frank, William; Jones, Kathleen; Pastotnik, Chad; Dissette, James; Chester River Press; Deep Wood Press; Büttenpapierfabrik Hahnemühle; Bessenberg Bindery
Publisher: Chester River Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chestertown
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: Europeans; Fiction; Trading posts; Degeneration; Imperialism
Description: Marlowe, sails down the Congo in search of Kurtz, a company agent and an idealist apparently crazed and depraved by his power over the natives.
Notes: "Printed letterpress at Deepwood Press by Chad Patotnik and James Dissette. Hahnemühle Biblio was used for the text with Dante and Castellar types set in photopolymer. The quarter and full goatskin bindings as well as the cases and clamshell boxes were produced by Jon Buller at his Bessenberg Bindery. ... The text ... has been edited to conform to the 1921 Heinemann edition. Gerard Cataldo, William Frank, and Kathleen Jones, editors."--Colophon.

Issued in slipcase (32 cm.).

"Books are numbered 1-150 with 1-15 reserved for the deluxe edition"--Colophon.

J. Carl Hertzog Award for Excellence in Book Design (12th), 2010/2011.