Achilles — the greatest warrior who ever lived, dead before the Odyssey begins. He haunts the story from its first pages. When Odysseus descends into the Underworld, it is Achilles he seeks out among the shades.
In life he chose glory over survival. He knew putting on his armour meant he would not come home. He put it on anyway.
The lion does not calculate. It does not weigh the odds.
Lettered Edition — 26 copies — €3,500
One unique Jacquard silk textile per copy.
Hand-gilded distressed Aspis shield. Cast bronze Lion head boss.
Dichroic glass cabochon clasp in a hand-gilded bezel, closing with concealed neodymium magnets.
Hand-painted calf leather cover, wave pattern painted freehand by Patrick Livingstone.
Peacock pattern paper inside, Hand-marbled by Patrick.
Sapphire glass portal in a copper bezel containing soil from Ithaca, Mycenae and Troy, collected in person.
Fore-edge painting after John William Waterhouse, executed by Patrick Livingstone.
Hot-foiled spine. Hand gilded and patinated nameplates.
Housed in a leather-covered Solander box, spine lettered with the character name and edition designation.
Every lettered copy carries its own unique textile, no two are alike.
The lettered edition is available with either Robert Fitzgerald's translation in the Everyman's Library edition, or Stephen Fry's retelling. Please state your preference when joining the waitlist.
Numbered Edition — 75 copies — €750
The same hand-painted cover. The same hand-gilded shield. The same cast bronze boss. The same hand-marbled paper.
Seventy-eight unique Jacquard silk textiles across the edition — every copy receives its own.
Housed in a cloth Solander box, spine lettered with the character name and edition number.
No two numbered copies are identical.
The text of the numbered edition will be Stephen Fry's retelling
of the Odyssey
What you're not getting for €750: the dichroic clasp, the sapphire portal, and the Waterhouse fore-edge painting. What you are getting: everything else.
Each copy is made with the textile illustrated. If you would prefer one of the alternatives shown below, simply note your preferred number when joining the waitlist.
