Book sold on ebay has been substituted with a fake
26 March 2025
- Law Enforcement Agency (if applicable): For the ebay transaction , the UK NFIB - for the Italy side it will be Rome police
- Case Number (if applicable): NFRC250307256952 is the NFIB case number
I sold a copy of the limited edition signed numbered folio society collected edition of "the book of the new sun" by Gene Wolfe. I shipped it using tracked shipping and eBay's global shipping program, because the buyer was in Italy. The shipping took a week, as soon as the package was signed for, the buyer contacted me claiming that they only received a standard folio two volume set, unsigned, much less rare - the book has been substituted after shipping, presumably at the point the package was opened. They sent a poor quality photo of this fake book next to the open package along with their message. I have reported a buyer abuse with eBay and escalated it to their shipping program.
Missing Items
The book of the new Sun
four hardback volume luxury bound set of the book of the new sun, in cloth bound slipcase, signed by author, illustrator and introducer, hand numbered in frontispiece Four volumes, each three-quarter bound in black buckram blocked in red foil Cloth front boards printed with specially designed artwork by Sam Weber Introduction by Neil Gaiman Black page edges Set in Jenson with Priori Serif display Printed on premium Abbey Pure Rough paper Custom decorative initial letters designed by the illustrator Printed in two colors throughout 1,196 pages of text in total Each volume features a color frontispiece and double-page illustration Three black and white full-page plates in each volume Illustrations printed on Natural Evolution Ivory paper Handmade cloth-bound slipcase blocked on two sides in pale gold foil with illustrator designs Silver mirrored paper lining in slipcase Each volume measures approximately 10˝ × 6¾˝
Identifying Characteristicshand signed and numbered plate #648/750 in first volume.
| Edition | Limited Edition |
| Publication Date | 2019 |
| Status | missing |
| Publisher | Folio Society |