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  The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy Boxed Set: Griffin & Sabine/Sabine's Notebook/The Golden Mean

  by Nick Bantock

  With more than two million copies in print, Nick Bantock's trilogy of romantic intrigue is now available as a set, beautifully packaged in an illustrated slipcase created by the author. A lovely gift for those new to the saga of the mysterious lovers, this distinctive collection also makes an enduring keepsake for devoted fans.
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  Griffin and Sabine Trilogy: Book 1

  Griffin and Sabine

  by Nick Bantock

  Griffin: It's good to get in touch with you at last. Could I have one of your fish postcards? I think you were right -- the wine glass has more impact than the cup. --Sabine But Griffin had never met a woman named Sabine. How did she know him? How did she know his artwork? Who is she? Thus begins the strange and intriguing correspondence of Griffin and Sabine. And since each letter must be pulled from its own... (more)
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  The Venetian's Wife: A Strangely Sensual Tale of a Renaissance Explorer, a Computer, and a Metamorphosis

  by Nick Bantock

  The newest novel by the acclaimed author/illustrator of the Griffin & Sabine trilogy is part love story, part mystery, and part ghostly tale--an altogether bewitching brew of sensualtiy and lost treasures. A young woman's obsession with a drawing of Shiva, the Hindu god, leads to a curious job offer: to find the few remaining pieces of a 15-th century adventurer's renowed collection of Indian sculptures. 90+... (more)
• Kubla KhanNick Bantock

  

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  Kubla Khan

  by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  A spectacular new pop-up from the creator of Griffin & Sabine. Readers of all ages have been intrigued and delighted by Nick Bantock's gift books. Now Bantock's legendary artwork attains new lyrical expression as he translates Coleridge's classic, opium-inspired poem into exquisite and phantasmagoric pop-up constructions. 6 pop-ups.
• Averse to BeastsNick Bantock

  

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  Averse to Beasts

  by Nick Bantock

  Bantock's (Griffin & Sabine) light verse is enhanced by his color illustrations in this small, fetching book. As an example, look at his painting of a befanged, richly chestnut-colored dog, muzzle soft and thick with wrinkles; the accompanying poem is "Dog Tired," seven lines of sly complaint from a narrator who's being bitten by the dog in question. "The Warrior's Way," about a "highly toxic Warrior fly" and... (more)
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  Griffin and Sabine Trilogy: Book 2

  Sabine's Notebook

  In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin and Sabine Continues

  by Nick Bantock

  Created by Griffin to ease his loneliness, his imaginary lover Sabine takes on a haunting independent existence, leaving him beautifully strange postcards, letters, and a sketchbook diary, all of which are included in this sequel to Griffin & Sabine . 100,000 first printing.
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  Morning Star Trilogy: Book 2

  Alexandria

  In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin and Sabine Unfolds

  by Nick Bantock

  Alexandria will continue to delight the 3 million readers who fell in love with the epistolary romance of Griffin & Sabine. Awash with gorgeous artwork, the mystery of Griffin Moss and Sabine Strohem now entwines Matthew Sedon, an archaeologist steeped in Egyptian antiquity, and Isabella de Reims, a student in Paris whose vision holds the key to a new reality. Intrigue turns to danger and romance turns to... (more)
• The Egyptian Jukebox: A ConundrumNick Bantock

  

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  The Egyptian Jukebox: A Conundrum

  by Nick Bantock

  Containing a baffling mystery that reveals a connection between the ancient and contemporary worlds, an adult picture book offers a ten-drawer ""cabinet"" of colorful artifacts, each with its own eerie story. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.