Collectors Edition: A Speccy Man Has A Breakdown

£80.00

A psychiatric admission, a sketchbook, 124 pages.

Photo of the collectors first edition of A Speccy Man Has A Breakdown, in the author's hands.

“I found this book moving, funny, and honest in a way that has the power to liberate others.” – Oliver Burkeman, Sunday Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks

Limited first edition of 250 stitch-bound, signed, numbered hardbacks.
Just 105 copies remain.

Photo of the opening page of number 161 of 250, with the printed author's name struck out to be replaced by a signature.

Every copy has a special first-edition dust jacket:

Close up of the opening flap on the dust jacket, reading 'This is a first edition - a special, signed and numbered limited edition hardback.'

And includes a signed, numbered A5 art print:

Gif of a book cover closing on an art print wrapped in cellophane. Art print shows a gentle drawing of a figure tapping his own shoulders and knees, with handwritten instructions.

Every parcel is sent by hand, with a handwritten note:

Ready to send 'thank you for making this book possible'.

“I loved the writing on the parcel, it was instantly personal and not just a purchase, and I loved the sheer reality of it. I loved the dust jacket. The numbering and signature added to the feeling of the author actually putting this in a parcel for me.” – Reader M

Instagram post by a recipient, showing book being unwrapped, 'It's here! @jpflintoff's latest book. So thrilled to have a copy!'.

“It’s here! So thrilled to have a copy” – Helen Caton Hughes, on Instagram

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