2002 CORALINE UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY SIGNED NEIL GAIMAN & DAVE MCKEAN

Description: The original uncorrected proof copy from 2002 of “Coraline”, signed by both the Author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Dave McKean on August of 2002, the same month and year of the publication. Author Neil Gaiman also personally made some notations in the book. There are under 10 copies known to exist. First edition and first printing."Coraline by Neil Gaiman, publication date August 2002, UK price 9.99” “This is an uncorrected proof copy and is not for sale. All specifications are provisionals. It should not be quoted without comparison to the finally revised text. It does not reflect the quality, page size or thickness of the finished text.”"The number of copies produced of a given proof is generally a well-kept secret, but they've proven to be quite small. Proofs are collected for a variety of reasons, the most common of which are two: they're early preceding the first edition and they are rare, often being produced in single digit quantities. In addition, many books undergo their final revisions by authors or editors after the printing of the proof copies, so proofs often show a state of the author's work, otherwise unpublished, that precedes the final version. This can be enormously interesting and informative to scholars or students of a writer's work, and even just to avid fans". A must have for any Coraline Collector.

Price: 9800 USD

Location: Woodside, New York

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