Bound by Rosy Gray using Pentland Goat

The Tiger’s Bride by Angela Carter

The Tiger's Bride is a short story written by Angela Carter. It is from of her collection called 'The Bloody Chamber', that re-imagines fairy tales. The story is a feminist twist on the classic Beauty and the Beast tale. It follows a young woman who is forced into a marriage with a mysterious man who transforms into a tiger. As the story progresses, the woman starts to embrace her own animalistic nature and becomes a tiger herself. The story explores themes of identity, desire, and power dynamics between men and women. Carter’s writing style is known for its lush and sensual descriptions, and ‘The Tiger’s Bride’ is no exception. It is a thought-provoking and provocative tale that challenges traditional gender roles and expectations.

This book was designed and printed by Sebastian Carter at the Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge; hand-set in Hunt Roman and printed on Arches mould-made paper.

Fourteen lino-cut illustrations created for the book by Corinna Sargood, long-term collaborator and friend of Angela Carter.
• This is a one-off design binding created from one of 25 unbound copies, this being copy A
• Full bound in dark blue Pentland leather.
• Slight befell to boards to achieve a cushioned effect.
• Decorative hand cut scarlet Pentland leather onlays depicting nude heroine Bride and the Tiger taken from one of the original illustrations by Corinna Sargood.
• Blind embossed decorative tooling
• Gold lettering to front and spine
• Hand-sewn silk end-bands
• Top edge hand-gilded in red and gold
• Hand marbled end-papers by Payhembury
• Volume size H=32cm W=26cm

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