The book was issued in three states: the Ichthyic (25 copies) featuring some additional material and more extensive handwork in the binding, for established HM collectors and those interested in contemporary book arts; the Batrachian (125 copies), for those who simply want a well designed, hand-bound copy of this classic story; and Abyssal (25 copies) which basically is the same as Batrachian but reserved for private distribution to collaborators and friends. This is the Batrachian edition.
The book features a fold-out map of Innsmouth, drawn from Lovecraft's detailed descriptions of the town. The text is set in Centaur and Arrighi, with Gill Shadow for display. The pages were printed letterpress, in two colors, from polymer plates at David Clifford's Black Stone Press in Vancouver, B.C.
The Batrachian issue comprises 125 numbered (1 - 125) copies printed on Mohawk Superfine (an archival, acid-free paper), sewn & cased by hand in full black cloth with an image gold-stamped on the front board. This issue also features specially printed endpapers not used in the Ichthyic copies. The imprint on these copies is Heavenly Monkey Editions.
Copies sent to early subscribers had the frontis initialed by the artist Shinsuke Minegishi.
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