Being the only novel in our selection, Tosca really delivers on all aspects of being a book. A fairly subtle embossed cover, draws you into an almost completely white book, only as you start to rip open the japanese binded pages you reveal the story. The feel of the book, the tearing open of the page and the transparency of the paper makes you want to not just read, but engage with the book.
Tosca
Edition: 2023
Date of publication: September 2023
Language: Dutch
Publisher: Das Mag, Amsterdam
Graphic designer: Jelle Jespers (Antwerpen), Frank August Gerard Martens (Amsterdam)
Printer: Wilco BV | Boeken & Tijdschriften, Amersfoort
Binder: Wilco BV | Boeken & Tijdschriften, Amersfoort
Book producer: Tim Beijer Producties, Den Haag
Size book block (w x h x d in mm): 153 × 210 x 20
Number of pages: 384
Print run: 1000
Price: € 37,50
ISBN: 9789493320086
Font and foundry: Fugue (RP Digital Type Foundry), Concorde (Berthold)
Binding style: Unsewn softcover, Japanese binding, cold-glued
Paper for interior (grammage): 80gsm Munken Pure, Antalis
Material cover (grammage): 300gsm Munken Pure Rough, Antalis
Special features: Cover and interior printed in black; black foil on front cover and spine (KURZ Luxor 362), blind embossing pointing upwards on both front and back; pages perforated at the fold (Speciaaldrukkerij TOF, Soest); in-serted card (300gsm Munken Pure Rough - 80 x 50 mm), black foil