1st ptg., large 4to, cloth backed boards, illustrated by Gary Kelley in color, three classic tales: "The Black Cat," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Cask of the Amontillado." Fine in fine, unclipped dj, signed by Kelley on front free endpaper. Signed by the artist.
SIGNED. 111pp. Slim quarto [31 cm] 1/4 dark brown cloth with beige paper over boards. The boards are very slightly splayed, and the margins of the pages are subtly yellowed. There is yellowing to the dust jacket's rear panel and the edges of the inside flaps. The front panel is lightly scratched. From the dust jacket- "Capturing the mist and shadows rising from the stories are illustrations by prominent artist, Gary Kelley. Angular and dark, his work heightens the Gothic horror that is Poe's trademark and creates windows into Poe's world." Gary Kelley has signed the front free endpaper.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination. By Edgar Allan Poe. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
RACKHAM, Arthur]. POE, Edgar Allan
Tales of Mystery and Imagination. By Edgar Allan Poe. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
RACKHAM, Arthur]. POE, Edgar Allan
Publisher: Harrap
Date published: 1935
Format: Hardcover
12 tipped in color plates. one of 460 numbered copies, signed by RACKHAM!!!! A Beautiful copy. A fine first in vellum with gold decorations to covers. SPECTACULAR ILLUSTRATIONS! Original vellum over boards pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Black and white pictorial endpapers. Twelve mounted colour plates, w ith descriptive tissue guards, seventeen black and white plates, and eleven small drawings in black and white. Signed by the RACKHAM. Without original slipcase. But very rare in this condition.
#151 of 170 copies signed and numbered by Harry Clarke. 4to full vellum, 24 full page black and white plates with tissue guards. This was before the color plates were added to later editionsthis is the only signed limited of all the editions. Quite scarce today. Gilt spine titles and small gilt illustration on the front cover, bordered by a design of chains & hearts all in gilt. Top edge gilt. The vellum is separating from boards at top of pastedown endpapers, very slightly in front, about 2 1/2 inches in rear. Modest bowing to boards and a little unevenness to the spine. Modest darkening to covers. Without previous ownership markings. No foxing, interior pages very clean. A solid copy of the scarcest of all Clarke titles and the most reprinted of them all, proving its popularity over the last 100 years. Signed by Clarke.
A fine copy in a custom slipcase. Signed Limited Edition by Arthur Rackham. Deluxe Edition, Limited 276/450 copies, Signed by Arthur Rackham. Twelve full page illustrations in color, mounted on white paper. Seventeen full page B&W and eleven small drawings in B&W. A very nice, tight copy. TEG. No bumped corners to book or custom slipcase. No owner ship signatures. No cracked hinges.
First Edition. A sharp copy of this limited edition of 460 copies SIGNED by Arthur Rackham. The book is in nice shape. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the spine and edges. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy SIGNED by Rackham in collector's condition. We buy SIGNED Rackham books.
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