Press Release — Friday, June 21, 2024 — For Immediate Release
Announcing Carol Day Story Books and Riverside Racket
Now that Jack Slingsby is in the hands of readers, we've been fielding frequent questions about our next Carol Day project, so this is what we're up to.
Not all Carol Day stories justify an expensive art book presentation, but we strongly believe that whenever possible readers should view Carol Day reproduced from the original art and in the same size.
On that basis for our next group of Carol Day books we are adjusting our format and creating a series of "story books". These books will each contain one complete Carol Day story reproduced from the original art in the original size. We will write a short introduction to the story but otherwise provide little editorial content except copyright and contact information.
The art pages will be just like Lance Hallam and Jack Slingsby. Below is a sample from Riverside Racket, our first story book.
To store and display the story books, we've designed a slipcase that will fit three, as you can see in the images below. The slipcase will be the exact form factor as the Lance Hallam and Jack Slingsby books, so if you've collected the set, they will match on your shelf. In addition, to maintain a consistent look and feel, Brian Bolland has done another of his wonderful Carol Day designs for the front of the slipcase. You can see his preliminary design below.
For our first three stories we are currently planning:
- Riverside Racket—the 8th story, published in 1958, a story of passion and murder! Not seen since its original publication. Click here for the story behind the story.
- Money Matters—the 14th story, published in 1960, a story about a poor snob and a wealthy, good-hearted social climber.
- Jimmy Hayes—the 24th story, published in1963, a story about a middle-aged lech pursuing Carol.
We plan to release the slipcase and Riverside Racket this year and follow up in 2025 with the next 2 stories.
Here are the publication details for Riverside Racket:
- Published as a trade Flexibound edition
- Limited edition
- 19.25 x 14.25 inches (pages are 19 x 14 inches)
- Printed on acid-free paper
- 56 pages
- Quarterbound with a cloth spine
- Contents
- Foreword
- The Riverside Racket Art
- The Slingsby Bros and the Adventure of the Lost Art by Roger Clark
You can order Riverside Racket now. We will be marketing Riverside Racket as we did Jack Slingsby. It will only be available through the Book Palace and only by pre-order, so if you'd like a copy, don't hesitate!
The price for Riverside Racket is £144, approximately $185, plus shipping.
To order, click here to go to the Book Palace ordering page. Pre-orders end on September 1, at which time we will set the print run and go to print, hoping to ship in November.
The slipcase is still in process but will be ready soon. To insure you get the announcement when it becomes available, go here and sign up for our mailing list..
The Slingsby Bros, Ink! team: Roger Clark, Chris Killackey, Guy Mills
Contact: Roger Clark — info@slingsbybros.com