Custom Bleak House Bookplate Signed by Artist Thomas Hijo....

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Custom Bleak House Bookplate Signed by Artist Thomas Hijo. This striking bookplate was personally commissioned by Guillermo del Toro and designed by Spanish illustrator Thomas Hijo, known for his woodcut-style prints and for creating the custom tarot cards featured in Nightmare Alley (2021). Rendered in a Mexican Día de los Muertos-inspired style, the image features a skeletal scribe seated in a gothic, throne-like wooden chair, writing on a numbered scroll by candlelight. The skeletal figure holds an hourglass in one hand while continuing his work on a scroll bearing the numbers "533" and "335." A smaller scroll at his feet reads "BLEAK HOUSE," referencing del Toro's famed personal collection and home archive of fantastical and horror-related material. The entire scene is framed with elements of memento mori-candle, timepiece, and bones-underscoring the themes of mortality and legacy. Printed on 4.25" x 6" cardstock, this bookplate is hand-signed by Thomas Hijo in graphite beneath the illustration, just below the "BLEAK HOUSE" scroll. A collectible fusion of del Toro's personal mythology and Hijo's darkly whimsical aesthetic. Exhibits light handling. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions. From the personal collection of Guillermo del Toro.

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