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Our limited edition of Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving is published in two states: Deluxe and Lettered Editions, along with a few copies in unbound sheets that will be available at a later date. See the announcement here.

First published in 1819 as part of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle quickly became one of the most beloved stories in early American literature. Appearing in the same collection that would introduce readers to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the tale helped establish Irving as the first American author to gain wide recognition on both sides of the Atlantic.

Blending folklore, gentle humour, and a touch of the supernatural, Irving’s story captures the uneasy feeling of waking to a world that has changed beyond recognition. More than two centuries after its first publication, Rip Van Winkle endures as one of Irving’s most popular and recognizable works—an imaginative story about what it means to wake and find that the world has quietly become something new.

Nearly four years in the making, Conversation Tree Press is proud to present a new edition in a beautiful, oversized format—one that does justice to the scale of Peter Meseldžija’s remarkable artistic achievement.

DELUXE EDITION:

• Limited to only 250 hand-numbered copies.
• Illustrated by Peter Meseldžija.
• Interior design and typography are by Jason Dewinetz
• Letterpress printed on Hahnemuhle Ingres Ivory 150gsm mould-made paper by Hand & Eye Letterpress, England.
• Hand bound by Ludlow Bookbinders in quarter goatskin leather with hand-marbled paper by Daniela Prina.
• Top edge is gilded.
• Title is stamped in gold on the spine.
  
• 9 full colour plates tipped in by hand and 11 pen-and-ink illustrations printed letterpress.
  
• Additional portfolio of unfolded reproductions of all 12 of Peter Meseldžija’s Rip Van Winkle paintings, including those we weren’t able to accommodate in the book itself.
• Enclosed in a custom slipcase handmade by Ludlow Bookbinders. The sides are wrapped in paper and the top and bottom capped in matching orange leather.
• Slipcase lined with Suedel for maximum protection.
• Trim size of 240 × 340 mm (9.5 × 13.4 in) and 44 pages including front and back matter.