POE: ILLUSTRATED TALES OF MYSTERY & IMAGINATION; [Edited by Robert Klanten & Hendrik Hellige]
by Poe, Edgar Allan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 3899551591
- ISBN 13
- 9783899551594
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Berlin: Die Gestalten Verlag, 2006. First Edition in English. Pictorial boards. Very Fine. 13+ different illustrators. Quarto (9 5/8" H x 7 3/4" W), light gray pictorial boards with red lettering on title & front cover with grotesque image of Poe with candelabra by Vania; each of the 10 classic tales and poems by Poe has been illustrated by one of 13+ artists (Jens Harder, Dirk Rudolph, Jen Ray, Aaron Baggio, Cheval Noir/Aya Kato, Jan Feindt, Mateo, Maria Thackman, Samuel Casal, Hell, Lars Henkel, Vania/Ivan Zouravliov, & Fuyuki); red satin page-marker; blood red endpapers; 191 pages + [1] Colophon. Weight: 2 lbs. 1 oz. This Very Attractive and multiple artist-illustrated volume contains a selection of 10 of Poe's best short stories; among them: "The Tell-tale Heart," "The Black Cat," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," "A Descent into the Maelstrom"; and poems "The Raven," "The Bell," and others. <br /> <br /> EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: internally and externally. Bright clean plates. Very firm and very clean copy. No dust jacket as issued. No previous owner or remainder markings.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10000
- Title
- POE: ILLUSTRATED TALES OF MYSTERY & IMAGINATION; [Edited by Robert Klanten & Hendrik Hellige]
- Author
- Poe, Edgar Allan
- Illustrator
- 13+ different illustrators
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition in English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 3899551591
- ISBN 13
- 9783899551594
- Publisher
- Die Gestalten Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Berlin
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Poe, illustrated, art, 19th century, America, England, short stories, horror, raven, black cat, tell tale heart, Jens Harder, Dirk Rudolph, Jen Ray, Aaron Baggio, Cheval Noir/Aya Kato, Jan Feindt, Mateo, Maria Thackman, Samuel Casal, Hell, Lars Henke
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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