David Wright's Carol Day Riverside Racket

Story Book

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About the Book

Not all Carol Day stories justify an expensive art book presentation, but we strongly believe that whenever possible readers should view Carol Day reproduced from the original art and in the same size.

On that basis for our next group of Carol Day books we are adjusting our format and creating a series of "story books". These books will each contain one complete Carol Day story reproduced from the original art in the original size. We will write a short introduction to the story but otherwise provide little editorial content except copyright and contact information.

Our first story book will present the 8th Carol Day story, Riverside Racket, published in 1958. It's a story of passion and murder! Not seen since its original publication. Click here for the story behind the story.

The next two stories we are currently planning:

  • Last of the Line—the 13th story, published in 1960, a story about a socially awkward, wealthy toy soldier collector and his attraction to Carol.
  • Jimmy Hayes—the 24th story, published in1963, a story about a middle-aged lech pursuing Carol.

We plan to release the slipcase and Riverside Racket this year and follow up in 2025 with the next 2 stories.

Sample Pages from Riverside Racket

Slipcase and Story Book Dummies

To store and display the story books, we've designed a slipcase that will fit three, as you can see in the images below. The slipcase will be the exact form factor as the Lance Hallam and Jack Slingsby books, so if you've collected the set, they will match on your shelf. In addition, to maintain a consistent look and feel, Brian Bolland has done another of his wonderful Carol Day designs for the front of the slipcase. You can see his preliminary design below.

Slipcase Cover Mockup
Riverside Racket Cover

Publication Details

  • Published as a trade Flexibound edition
  • Limited edition
  • 19.25 x 14.25 inches (pages are 19 x 14 inches)
  • Printed on acid-free paper
  • 56 pages
  • Quarterbound with a cloth spine
    Contents
  • Foreword
  • The Riverside Racket Art
  • The Slingsby Bros and the Adventure of the Lost Art by Roger Clark

Pre-orders for this book closed September 1, 2024. This book is no longer available.

Pre-orders for the slipcase are closed. The slipcase is no longer available.