{"product_id":"life-of-pi-artist-edition","title":"Life of Pi - Artist Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife of Pi - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Artist Edition of only two hundred and twenty seven (227) copies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA hardback edition with a dust jacket individually numbered 1-227\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eA 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Anniversary Edition\u003c\/b\u003e signed by the Illustrator Andrea Serio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-order your copy now at at the special opening price of £95  (plus P\u0026amp;P).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This price will increase to £110 on Monday 1st June. Books are anticipated to ship in August, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShould you wish to secure the book with a £50 Securing Voucher and pay the balance in July, please \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boddington-royall.myshopify.com\/products\/securing-voucher-life-of-pi-artist-edition\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e(Please read the terms and conditions)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/strong\u003e is an unforgettable adventure about survival, faith, and the power of storytelling, following sixteen-year-old Pi Patel as he becomes stranded at sea with a Bengal tiger (Richard Parker). Blending danger, wonder, and philosophy, the novel takes readers on a gripping journey that challenges the boundary between truth and imagination.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font7\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eArtist Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e will be bound in black wibalin with a gold embossed spine and front cover.  The dustjacket has an image of Pi and Richard Parker of a becalmed sea to the front cover and tiger on the lifeboat on the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 288 pages are printed offset on 130gsm superior matt paper with colour drop caps starting each of the 100 chapters. A frontispiece shows a dangerous Richard Parker facing the viewer in the lifeboat. There are16 illustrations and two of them are double page spreads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage size: 240 x 170mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font7\"\u003eIllustrations by Andrea Serio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis limited Edition release consists of four bindings of only 570 copies:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boddington-royall.myshopify.com\/products\/life-of-pi-prestige-edition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e16 Prestige Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePi is the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet, and Pi Patel was 16 years old when adrift at sea with Richard Parker. The number 16 is also the number of illustrations: 13 full page and 3 vignettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boddington-royall.myshopify.com\/products\/life-of-pi-deluxe-edition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 Deluxe Editions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are 100 chapters to this adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boddington-royall.myshopify.com\/products\/life-of-pi-collectors-edition\"\u003e227 Collectors\u003c\/a\u003e and 227 Artist Editions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;\"\u003ePi's journey adrift at sea lasted 227 days\u003c\/span\u003e. Also, if you divide 22 by 7 you get a number that is 3.14... quite close to π\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy completing this purchase, you confirm that you have read and agree to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.booksillustrated.com\/terms-conditions\"\u003eterms and conditions\u003c\/a\u003e of sale. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe price \u003cstrong\u003edoes not\u003c\/strong\u003e include any import taxes or duties that your country may apply. These will be for you to settle with the relevant authorities should such payments be required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is your responsibility to inform us of your correct address and any changes to that address. 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