In the twilight of his writing career, Tyson Parks returns to his New York City apartment on the night of his 59th birthday to a warm and unexpected celebration. Surrounded by friends, family, and the love of his devoted partner, he receives a remarkable gift awaiting him in his study: an antique, ornately carved writing desk with a mysterious past. It seems to beckon him, demanding one final, great novel. But as the desk begins to exert its influence, one question looms: will the words he writes truly be his own?
Enter the world of Gothic by Philip Fracassi in this inaugural rebind project by Hatteras Path. This project involved artists and craftsman from around to the world to create the finest quality hardback version of the first edition of Gothic. This series is limited to only ten Roman Numeral copies for sale, numbered I through X. Additionally, we will offer one Contest Edition in special hand-tooled red leather to a purchaser of the Roman Numeral Edition. The winner will be selected at random and the book will be FREE.
The red leather Contest Edition is bound in red goatskin from Alran Tannery. This edition is hand-tooled in black foil in a quasi-Medieval / Gothic style by Gerald Ward. The red leather edition would feel at home hidden behind a tapestry of Joan of Arc in Castle Montresor. The endpapers for this edition are custom tiger-eye marbled paper from Brazilian master marbler Renato Crepaldi. This intricate pattern is achieved through a delicate chemical process involving the interaction of pigments with specific additives, resulting in the distinctive "eye" effect. This edition is housed in a drop-spine clamshell enclosure with a goatskin label. The half-title pages, frontispiece, tailpiece, and limitation pages are printed in Obra Letra type on Mohawk Superfine paper.
Original Art
We have commissioned four original artworks from the exceptionally talented Greek artist Alexandros Pyromallis. For each copy, these pieces are incorporated as the frontispiece, tailpiece, limitation page, and custom bookmarks. The original page block of the first edition remains intact, seamlessly integrating the new art illustrations. Each book bears the signatures of Philip Fracassi and Alexandros Pyromallis. This is the only edition signed in RED INK by the author and artist.
Bonus Material
In addition to the Contest Edition giveaway, Frontispiece Prints will be made available for sale. Prints are limited to 100 copies and are signed by Alexandros Pyromallis and Philip Fracassi. They are printed on Mohawk Skytone Natural 65lb (~175GSM) Cover Vellum to create a mysterious and antique appearance. Prints will ship separately and rolled in tubes.
Rights
The winner of this Contest Edition DOES NOT retain rights to future Contest Editions.
Shipping
Book will ship in Summer 2026
In the twilight of his writing career, Tyson Parks returns to his New York City apartment on the night of his 59th birthday to a warm and unexpected celebration. Surrounded by friends, family, and the love of his devoted partner, he receives a remarkable gift awaiting him in his study: an antique, ornately carved writing desk with a mysterious past. It seems to beckon him, demanding one final, great novel. But as the desk begins to exert its influence, one question looms: will the words he writes truly be his own?
Enter the world of Gothic by Philip Fracassi in this inaugural rebind project by Hatteras Path. This project involved artists and craftsman from around to the world to create the finest quality hardback version of the first edition of Gothic. This series is limited to only ten Roman Numeral copies for sale, numbered I through X. Additionally, we will offer one Contest Edition in special hand-tooled red leather to a purchaser of the Roman Numeral Edition. The winner will be selected at random and the book will be FREE.
The red leather Contest Edition is bound in red goatskin from Alran Tannery. This edition is hand-tooled in black foil in a quasi-Medieval / Gothic style by Gerald Ward. The red leather edition would feel at home hidden behind a tapestry of Joan of Arc in Castle Montresor. The endpapers for this edition are custom tiger-eye marbled paper from Brazilian master marbler Renato Crepaldi. This intricate pattern is achieved through a delicate chemical process involving the interaction of pigments with specific additives, resulting in the distinctive "eye" effect. This edition is housed in a drop-spine clamshell enclosure with a goatskin label. The half-title pages, frontispiece, tailpiece, and limitation pages are printed in Obra Letra type on Mohawk Superfine paper.
Original Art
We have commissioned four original artworks from the exceptionally talented Greek artist Alexandros Pyromallis. For each copy, these pieces are incorporated as the frontispiece, tailpiece, limitation page, and custom bookmarks. The original page block of the first edition remains intact, seamlessly integrating the new art illustrations. Each book bears the signatures of Philip Fracassi and Alexandros Pyromallis. This is the only edition signed in RED INK by the author and artist.
Bonus Material
In addition to the Contest Edition giveaway, Frontispiece Prints will be made available for sale. Prints are limited to 100 copies and are signed by Alexandros Pyromallis and Philip Fracassi. They are printed on Mohawk Skytone Natural 65lb (~175GSM) Cover Vellum to create a mysterious and antique appearance. Prints will ship separately and rolled in tubes.
Rights
The winner of this Contest Edition DOES NOT retain rights to future Contest Editions.
Shipping
Book will ship in Summer 2026
