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1984 by George Orwell was published by Suntup Press in 2021. This edition was limited to 250 signed and numbered copies. The copy for sale is # 212 and brand new. This edition is printed letterpress, signed by Joe Hill, and housed in a blue acrylic slip case. The slip case shines in blue in a lapis lazuli like color and is beautiful to behold. However, I did not dare to touch it more than one time. This shiny PMMA surface is very sensitive. The tiniest scratch will disturb the transparency and be visible. The slip case should also not be exposed to UV light and sunlight for longer periods of time. Up to now, this book was stored in darkness, thus the slip case is in its original state. So do not keep this book next to you leatherbound edition of Moby Dick in the living room near the window. Plastic slip cases are rare because a mold has to be built to produce them. Besides this one I only know the Dracula of Aramanthine Press and On Top of the Volcano by Subterranean Press (which I have for sale on ebay). From the publisher: Originally published on June 8, 1949, George Orwell's 1984 is a dystopian masterpiece of tremendous influence and enduring relevance. Orwell's nightmare vision for 1984 is of a totalitarian world dominated by Big Brother and the Thought Police, which persecute independent thinking. Orwell's world is one in which the news is manufactured by the authorities, no one is free, and individuality is obsolete. The novel has been included in Time magazine's 100 Best English-Language Novels, the Modern Library's 100 Best Novels, and on the BBC's list of the 100 Most Influential Novels. On January 25, 2017, the book broke new ground when it suddenly appeared at the #1 spot on Amazon's bestseller list, an unheard-of occurrence for a book published 68 years prior. NUMBERED EDITION The Numbered edition of 250 copies is a full paste paper binding handpainted by Marie Kelzer. The cover and spine include a foil stamped label, and endsheets are Canson Ingress. The edition is printed letterpress on Mohawk Superfine, and is housed in a blue acrylic slipcase. The edition is handbound and is signed by Joe Hill and Jim Burns. Marie Kelzer's paste paper covers for 1984 are handpainted one at a time, and no two are entirely alike. Marie Kelzer's Paste Papers are part of the Paper Legacy Project and are housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, at the Thomas J. Watson Library. She has been painting paste papers since 1988.