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Carnival Completist's Set (Hardcover)
The limited edition hardcovers of everything the Carnival of Astounding Art book series currently has to offer... two signed copies of the hardcover art book (one with each cover) plus one signed hardcover of the limited edition companion book "Beauties Beasts". NOTE: THE INTERIORS OF THE "BEYOND SCIENCE FICTION" BOOKS WILL BE IDENTICAL; ONLY THE COVERS WILL BE DIFFERENT. 50 OF THESE SETS ARE AVAILABLE AS REWARDS.
Includes:
Signed Hardcover Book (main cover)
Signed Hardcover Book (alternate cover)
Signed Hardcover Beauties Beasts Book
Name in the Acknowledgments
Postcard Set
Kickstarter Exclusive - Signed 8"x10" Mini Print
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"At this point, the freshly printed books have traveled from the far east to the west coast, but they have to complete one more trip before they make their final journey home to you.
In an effort to get the books signed as soon as possible, Ringmaster Bob Self loaded his red minivan to the brim as soon as the international shipment cleared customs. He then shanghaied world-renowned magician Rudy Coby to be his co-piolt for a cross-country road trip to Michael Whelan’s studio.
This morning, Michael began signing books for Kickstarter backers, and as of this very minute, he's autographed them all! As soon as the red van is loaded, Bob and Rudy will high-tail it back to Los Angeles. The books should arrive at Baby Tattoo HQ by the weekend, and will begin to ship to backers on Monday!"
This was from an email received June 27 from Kickstarter.
Nothing in this story makes any sense if we're talking bookplates. Unless they pasted the bookplates in the books and then drove all of the books across the country twice.
Which is possible considering the rubbing on the covers.
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"The hardcover books feature Michael's signature on a specially designed bookplate - this is a standard way of including autographs in many kinds of books. We put a lot of care into this bookplate, making sure it was on high quality paper and featured a design that complimented the design of the book, including subtle debossing to match the cover."
This is in response to a comment on the Kickstarter backer page.
Here is my response to that comment, "Mari, in your reply to Fabian about bookplates you stated, "this is a standard way of including autographs in many kinds of books." While that statement may well be true, bookplates are not really a standard way of signing signed limited books, since they are rarely used for signed limiteds.
Two standard ways would be a direct signature or a signature on a limitation page tipped-in.
We were continually told that the book would be, and in fact was, signed. Sorry to be so semantic and pedantic, but a signed bookplate is not a signed book. If the offer was for a book with a signed bookplate then this wouldn't be an issue. We would have known what we were buying."