From: eileen blumenthal <hrotsvitha-AT-earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:37:31 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Eileen Blumenthal's new book


Hi Jamie,

First, thanks for your kind words about the book.

There were two almost identical editions published simultaneously. In  
the US, Abrams published  it. But Thames and Hudson in London  
simultaneously published the same book--just with a slightly  
different (and, to my mind, odd) title and a slightly different  
jacket and, I think, cover. (Naturallly, I wasn't consulted about the  
changes.) The US edition has a matte jacket with big picture of a  
Korean temptress on the front and a close closeup of a print of a  
19th-century Punch on the back. I LOVE that cover. Thames and Hudson,  
for some reason, made the jacket glossy and made front image smaller  
and put Burmese marionettes on the back.  I think the US cover is  
MUCH cooler. But the content of the two books is identical.

I just did a quick calculation. Unless my arithmatic is screwy,  the  
Amazon.ca edition, at $62.70 CA$, costs roughtly $52.68 US$. The US  
Amazon site has the edition with the spiffier jacket for $40.95 US.   
(It sort of makes sense. Amazon.ca has to import the book from  
England). In fact, the US Amazon price is pretty incredible. It's  
lower than my author's price at Abrams. I've been getting my copies  
from Amazon.

So......

In any case, I hope you enjoy it.

Best,
Eileen

PS In case this matters to anyone on the list: The first printing of  
the book is more than 80% sold out now. Abrams will do another  
printing, but not in time for Christmas.



On Nov 19, 2005, at 1:42 AM, Jamie Ashby wrote:

> Dear hearts,
>
>
> This question is directed at Eileen primarily, as I *believe* she  
> is on this
> list. I was just about to order your wonderful new book on  
> Amazon.ca, when I
> noticed the cover illustration (a clown marionette?) was different  
> than the
> edition in my university's library (can't remember the cover...  
> maybe it
> didn't even have the dust jacket). Are there multiple editions of  
> this book
> already? Or just the one?
>
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Jamie Ashby
>
> PhD Candidate
> Graduate Centre for Study of Drama,
> University of Toronto
>
> Co-founder, PuppUTopiate: the *only* puppet company at the Univ. of  
> Toronto
>
>
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