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Other Worlds: Journey to the Moon
When thinking of Cyrano de Bergerac (1619-1655), most people will automatically bring to mind Edmond Rostand's play by that name. The play is about a poetic swordsman with a prominent nose, a fictional character, a burlesque of the actual man. Other Worlds: Journey to the Moon was written by the historical Cyrano, not the stage character. The Cyrano who wrote this science fiction epic was one of the most gifted poets of his generation. To quote the translator, "His book is a poem from an age when poetry, physics, metaphysics, and astronomy could all still exist side by side in one book, albeit a fantastic one."
Cyrano was, indeed, a brave soldier who was wounded in battle twice, and he was an excellent swordsman. But, most important, he left behind a work that influenced many writers who followed. Cyrano was an satirist, a man ahead of his time who dared to challenge the orthodoxies of both contemporary astronomy and the Church.
The Foolscap Press edition of Other Worlds: Journey to the Moon is printed letterpress on Hahnemühle Bugra. The direct-gravure etchings are printed on 300 gram Pescia. In this unusual binding "half pages" are opened revealing an etching in nearly every section of the book. The book measures 9 x 11 1/4 inches, bound in quarter goat skin leather and is housed in a custom made box. The edition is limited to 120 numbered copies plus eight printer's proofs numbered i-viii. The price is $2300. There are sixteen copies accompanied by an extra print that Leslie Lerner has hand colored. Click here to view the colored prints. The price for a hand-colored print and book is $3000. The book is signed in the colophon by both the translator and artist.
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