The Cask of Amontillado : Limited Numbered Edition by Poe, Edgar Allan - 2021

Oregon: No Reply Press, 2021. Limited Edition . Hardcover. New. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Clarke, Harry. Limited edition of 400 hand-numbered copies by No Reply Press, this being #384. Printed letterpress by Phil Abel at Hand & Eye Press on Zerkall-bütten paper. This unique edition of Edgar Allan Poe's 'Amontillado' is presented as a bottle of amontillado itself, with a clear slipcase and genuine letterpress wine label, containing flowing paste paper with latticework which evokes the brick, mortar, and nitre that Fortunato finds in lieu of what he seeks. Poe is the quintessential American author. As one scholar put it, ''Whether or not America has produced a greater genius than Poe, it would be hard to prove that it has produced one more original.'' In 'Amontillado', he presents once again a story of captivating simplicity - a man bent on vengeance - wrapped in eerie profundity. Fortunato and Montresor, friends, rivals, entomber and entombed, carry the reader through their own descent, down to a final exhortation: ''For the love of God!'' Edgar Allan Poe needs no introduction. Illustrator Harry Clarke, however, might. Clarke was, primarily, a stained glass artist who dabbled with illustration throughout his career. In addition to Poe's stories, he illustrated Goethe's Faust, Hans Christian Anderson's stories, and Charles Perrault's fairy tales. He is under-appreciated today, and No Reply is proud to bring his work back into print. This copy is in mint unread condition, as received directly from No Reply Press. Photos 1-3 are of this copy. Photos 4-5 are stock photos from NRP; using these internal photos saves the book from unnecessary wear and tear. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. All orders are professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and fully insured.