"Cleric, Knight, and Peasant representing the three classes", from Li Livres dou Santé
The tripartite social order of the Middle Ages: the ōrātōrēs (those who pray – clerics), bellātōrēs (those who fight – knights, that is, the nobility), and labōrātōrēs (those who work – peasants and members of the lower middle class).
You’ve probably seen this newspaper-style ad for Good Omens around! The Nice and Accurate News!
It features a series of headlines that tie in with the story from the book:
ANGELS AND DEMONS WALK THE EARTH!
Top Psychic Tells You How to Spot Them!
"I SURVIVED RAIN OF FISH!" -Trout tells of miracle getaway.
And just about everything else you can read.
Also a witty conundrum about its authors:
WORLD'S FUNNIEST BOOK WRITTEN BY TWO PEOPLE WITH ONE HEAD EACH!
Top scientists have declared themselves baffled by the astounding case of these two one-headed men. Not only do they not have any limbs or vital organs in common, but they have been separated since birth-which for Terry Pratchett occurred an amazing 12 years before the birth of Neil Gaiman! Even more astonish-ingly, they have written a book together.
"The Apocalypse has never been funnier," says Clive Barker, director, author, and famed celebrity of the Gaiman and Pratchett collaboration GOOD OMENS. "Their partnership has produced a riotous romp through Revelations, brimming with blissful daftness and wry one-liners." Incredibly, while they have between them two heads, four arms, four legs, and two torsos, these medical marvels don't look anything alike! (Full story and pictures inside.)
Someone who was selling their copy said this:
“I have never seen another of these, nor can I find any information on this very, very cool addition to the book. The book itself was given to me as a gift many year[s] ago and the paper was folded inside it. The paper is in perfect shape.As I said, this was given to me many years ago and I hate to part with it”.
This ad was apparently included during the first U.S. printing of Good Omens back in 1990 (by Workman Publishing Co.) as a promotional item!
I would love to know more about it. Perhaps someone here has more of these that they’d like to share!