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The Wasp Factory

Iain Banks · Folio Society · 2026 · Numbered
Illustrated by Darren Hopes
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  • Gun-metal foiled book edges
  • Printed endpapers
  • Illustrated by Darren Hopes
  • Clamshell box covered in gold blocked cloth with an inset paper label printed with an illustration by the artist. Lined in blocked metallic blue and metallic mustard paper
  • Limited to 500 copies
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Pages
240
Dimensions
8¾ × 5½ inches (22.2 × 14 cm)
Binding
Quarter-bound in blocked leather with buckram sides blocked and overprinted with a design by the artist
Slipcase
Clamshell box covered in gold blocked cloth with an inset paper label printed with an illustration by the artist. Lined in blocked metallic blue and metallic mustard paper
Edges
Gun-metal foiled book edges
Extras
Printed in black and gold ink
Endpapers
Printed endpapers
Ribbon
Ribbon marker
Signature
Limitation label signed by the artist
Illustrations
Illustrated by Darren Hopes · 6 double-page colour illustrations Black & white title page illustration; 5 black and white tailpiece illustrations
Print run
Limited to 500 copies
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Publisher
Folio Society
Year
2026
Print run
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Retail price
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ISBN
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