{"product_id":"the-collector-artist-edition-john-fowles-suntup-editions-2022-1st-edition","title":"The Collector Artist Edition - John Fowles - Suntup Editions - 2022 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Collector Artist Edition - John Fowles - Suntup Editions - 2022 1st Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrand New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHailed as the first modern psychological thriller, The Collector is the bestselling novel that catapulted John Fowles into the front rank of contemporary novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Frederick, a lonely clerk who collects butterflies, sets his gaze upon Miranda, a beautiful young art student, he discovers something more beautiful, rare and precious than any butterfly he’s ever seen. Disturbing, engrossing, and utterly unforgettable, The Collector is the story of Frederick’s obsessive love for Miranda, as he kidnaps her and holds her prisoner in the cellar of his rural farmhouse. The novel contains both the perspective of the captor and the captive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Collector is the first novel by John Fowles, whose multilayered fiction frequently explores the tensions between free will and the constraints of society, even as it plays with traditional novelistic conventions, and challenges readers to find their own interpretations. Upon its release in 1963, The New York Times raved, “There is not a page in this first novel which does not prove that its author is a master storyteller.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1965, The Collector was adapted into an Academy Award nominated motion picture directed by William Wyler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eARTIST EDITION\u003cbr\u003e6” x 9” trim size.\u003cbr\u003e320 Pages.\u003cbr\u003eLimited to 1000 copies.\u003cbr\u003eFull cloth, smyth-sewn binding.\u003cbr\u003eTwo-hits foil stamping.\u003cbr\u003eNew exclusive introduction by Bradford Morrow.\u003cbr\u003eSix illustrations by David Álvarez.\u003cbr\u003eDust jacket featuring an illustration by Tom Adams which appeared on the cover of the first paperback edition of the novel (the only edition featuring the dust jacket).\u003cbr\u003eSigned by David Álvarez.\u003cbr\u003ePrinted offset on archival Cougar Vellum.\u003cbr\u003eHoused in an illustrated paper covered slipcase.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suntup Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53495816913169,"sku":"INV-00221","price":285.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/6140\/6993\/files\/collector1_cf7977e0-db2c-4524-b58e-26b8349ab9c5.png?v=1780231394","url":"https:\/\/finepressfinds.com.au\/products\/the-collector-artist-edition-john-fowles-suntup-editions-2022-1st-edition","provider":"Fine Press Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}