THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
by Edgar Allan Poe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Alice Neel, illustrator, and Raphael Soyer). Folio (11-1/2″ x 15-1/2″) bound in red goatskin leather and marbled boards.
Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story, The Fall of the House of Usher, the Limited Editions Club publication is considered one of the finest examples of Gothic horror; as well as one of the best usages of totality.
Illustrated with an etching and two lithographs by Alice Neel. This might be her last work. She passed away shortly before publication of the book. #640 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by both Soyer and Neel (being one of a small but unknown number signed by Neel).
Monthly Letter laid in. Excellent; original clamshell box with Morocco label; felt inside rear board.
Synopsis
"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published September 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. It was slightly revised in 1840 for the collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque. It contains within it the poem "The Haunted Palace", which had earlier been published separately in the April 1839 issue of the Baltimore Museum magazine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc., ABAA, MWABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 962529089
- Title
- THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
- Author
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Illustrator
- Allice Neel
- Format/Binding
- Cloth with Leather Title Label
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 11-1/2" x 15-1/2"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc., ABAA, MWABA
About the Seller
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc., ABAA, MWABA
About Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc., ABAA, MWABA
Glossary
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Marbled boards
- ...