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Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe, 1941, Published by Limited Editions Club, Printed at the Garamond Press, Hardback, has some fading and wear to covers and spine, All pages appear present, Pages are yellowing, All aquatints appear present as listed, with yellowing to illustrations, On back cover inside page there is a newspaper article glued to page,

Tall octavo (7" x 10-1/2") bound in black cloth with silver lettering and decoration. Printed at the Garamond Press. Preface by Vincent Starrett. Copy #323 of 1500 illustrated with sixteen aquatints by William Sharp and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Rubbing to silver on spine, as is often the case, but still readable. Foxing to endpapers. Still Very Good, lacking the slipcase

Very slightly worn corners.No markings. Clean pages.Black and white illustrations.Comes with a heavily damaged black slip case. Contains 16 Aquatints by William Sharp as well as a preface by Vincent Starrett. "This book has been made for the members of the Limited Editions Club and there are therefore fifteen hundred copies. The illustrations are original aquatints drawn on the plates by William Sharp, and the prints have been made by Charles Furth. The book has been printed at the Garamond Press in Baltimore,where Edgar Allan Poe sold his first tale. The paper was supplied by the worthy paper company; and the binding done by the Russell-Ruther Company. This copy is number 774 and it is signed by William Sharp." DATE PUBLISHED: 1941 EDITION: 476+

Limited Edition. A new copy, as received directly from The Folio Society. Will be shipped in the publisher's original packaging and an outer box for added protection. 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination' is strictly limited to 500 hand-numbered copies which sold out in under 7 hours at The Folio Society. Edgar Allan Poe - the undisputed master of the American Gothic short story - died in mysterious circumstances 175 years ago, on 7 October 1849. This new Folio Society limited edition commemorates the death of Poe and celebrates a legacy that has infused so much of our literary world. To invoke this legacy, Folio's new edition features an exclusive new introduction by award-winning horror writer, Joe Hill. Quarter bound in goatskin with cloth sides blocked in 2 foils with a design by the artist, this stunning limited edition is illustrated by the Folio Book Illustration Award winner, Evangeline Gallagher with 10 full page integrated illustrations and 24 motifs and vignette along with a coloured frontispiece. It is printed in two colours on Munken Pure paper, has decorated page edges, and a ribbon marker. A fitting tribute to Edgar Allan Poe and his tales, this edition is encased in a box featuring a human ribcage which opens out to reveal a bloody heart on the cover of the book. There is a letterpress-printed limitation tip signed by Joe Hill and Evangeline Gallagher, This edition is accompanied by Poe's most famous poem, 'The Raven', printed using hot-metal setting by Nomad Letterpress and hand-sewn using red thread and black Twist paper covers. This is a new copy, sealed in the publisher's original packaging. Additional photos available on request or these may be viewed on my eBay listing when it's live. HEAVY/OVERSIZE. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers may be asked for extra. Enquiries welcome. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

382 pp. Number 32 of 170 deluxe limited edition signed by illustrator Harry Clarke on limitations page. Full vellum with gilt design and rules on front, gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Frontispiece and 23 full-page black and white, half-tone illustrations by Clarke, all with tissue guards. Title page vignette and head and tail pieces throughout by Clarke. Twenty-nine tales including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Murders in the Rue Morge," "The Mystery of Marie Roget," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Gold Bug." Boards are slightly bowed, extremities lightly scuffed, head of spine bumped, and some soil spots on front. Vellum is wrinkled on spine and lower front joint. End pages foxed. Binding is very secure. Text block is very clean and tight throughout. Poe inspired modern mystery, science fiction and horror. Clarke's illustrations perfectly capture the macabre and the beautiful in the text. His work is compared to Aubrey Beardsley, Kay Nielson and Edmund Dulac. A stunning pairing of the arts of literature and illustration. A handsome copy of an extremely scarce and impressive work. Size: Thick Quarto

Number 329 of an edition of 460. Signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page. Full vellum covers with gilt lettering and decorations. Many pages are uncut at the fore edges. Slipcase has paper label with 329 written on it. 12 color plates including frontispiece. Black-and-white plates and vignettes. Slight bowing to covers.

Front cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Covers very lightly soiled. This edition was limited to 460 copies, this being #199, SIGNED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM on the limitation page. A total of twelve full-page color illustrations mounted on white paper, each with a protective captioned tiissue-guard. Seventeen full-page illustrations in black and white and eleven smaller drawings through the text. Illustrated endpapers. Twenty-five of Poe's classic short stories including, :The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Gold Bug", "The Tell-tale Heart", "The Purloined Letter", and many more. Found on reverse of the front free endpaper are three catalogue slips glued-in. On adjacent page is found an Art Deco book-plate and ink signature dated "Christmas 1941". Please see photos. 317pp. See Latimore and Haskell p.72 and Riall p.180. Housed in the publisher's custom slipcase with label and limitation number. Slipcase is taped around edges, moderate wear but completely intact. Size: Imperial Octavo

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.

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, with twelve color plates, 17 plates in black and white, and illustrations throughout the text. Limited first edition. One of 460 numbered copies signed by Rackham, this being number 113. Large quarto. Original publisher's full vellum, decorated and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, and pictorial endpapers by Rackham; in its original publisher's red cloth slipcase. Some light spotting to text block edges, else fine book; about fine slipcase, with light rubbing to corners. Overall, an exceptional copy, with bright and pristine illustrations. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was a prolific British artist and illustrator, best known for his deluxe editions of popular children's books. Artistically inclined since childhood, Rackham started out illustrating for newspapers, but it was not until he began drawing for children's literature that he received critical acclaim. In response to his burgeoning fame, Rackham's publisher, William Heinemann, began producing deluxe and trade editions of his illustrated works, the first being Rip Van Winkle in 1905. Deluxe editions were produced in a limited edition of numbered copies (ranging in quantity from 250 - 2,020), bound in vellum bindings, printed on handmade paper, and signed by the illustrator. The trade editions were published concurrently in simple bindings, on thinner paper, and with fewer color plates. This publication strategy benefited both publisher and artist; Rackham produced about one book per year and would have an annual gallery exhibition showing his original artwork for his latest book. This volume - Tales of Mystery and Imagination - is a posthumous collection of Poe's suspense stories and contains classic titles like, "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "Eleonora."

Signed limited edition, number 431 of 460 copies signed by the artist. The illustrations were described by Rackham as "so horrible I was beginning to frighten myself", and by the ODNB as having "a sharp edge of true horror, a re-emergent strain from the earlier Grimm and Wagner subjects". The collection includes tales such as "The Gold Bug", "The Masque of the Red Death", and "The Tell-Tale Heart". Latimore & Haskell pp. 72-73; Riall p. 189. Quarto. Original parchment boards, spine and front cover lettered and illustrated in gilt, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Colour frontispiece and 11 colour plates mounted on heavy paper, with lettered tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Rackham. Spine ends very slightly bumped; a near-fine copy.

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.

Stout Quarto. Limited deluxe edition of only 170 copies, signed and numbered on the limitation page by Harry Clarke, this being #12. 24 full-page halftone illustrations with tissue guards, plus head and tail pieces. 382 pages bound in full vellum with bright gilt decoration to cover, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, others deckled. A magnificent, collectible copy with interior exceptionally clean and crisp, and with the vellum clean and unmarked. A beautiful, fresh copy of a scarce item.

(Rackham, Arthur) illustrator. TALES OF MYSTERY & IMAGINATION by Edgar Allan Poe; illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1935. FIRST RACKHAM EDITION; "Edition limited to Four Hundred and Sixty copies, of which Four Hundred and Fifty are for sale. This is copy No. 191;" signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page. 4to - 10-11/16" x 8". Publisher's deluxe full vellum covered boards with titles and decoration stamped in gilt to front cover and spine with an ever so slightly toned spine for what is a stunning copy of the book. Original publisher's gray paper covered board slipcase with paper label printed in brown pasted to spine with hand-inked number matching the book's number with wear to the edges but completely intact and still quite nice. Black and white pictorial endpapers designed by Rackham; bookplate of Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. on front pastedown. t.e.g.; others uncut; some pages unopened. 317, [1] pp., plus 12 unnumbered leaves of colored plates and 17 unnumbered leaves of black and white plates. Twenty-five different tales by Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with color frontispiece and eleven additional color plates, all with captioned tissue guards, plus seventeen black and white plates and numerous black and white drawings and vignettes within text; internally the book is fine. The condition of the book is FINE. The condition of the slipcase is VERY GOOD. Latimore and Haskell, pp. 72-73; Riall, p. 189.