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The Fall of the House of Usher
by Poe, Edgar Allan; Neel, Alice (Artist); Soyer, Raphael (Essay)
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- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
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Belfast, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1985. Limited Edition. Quarter Leather. Fine. Neel, Alice. Poe's timeless tale accompanied by the arresting work of Alice Neel produce an amazing edition of "The Fall of the House of Usher." Printed in an edition of 1500 copies by The Anthoensen Press of Portland, Maine, and bound by John V. Isakovics. Blindstamp at base of colophon indicating that this is one of 50 presentation copies that were "Out of Series" with no number. Signed by Raphael Soyer at the colophon. 32 pp. Folio. Burgundy leather spine with gold embossed titling to spine, leather edge applied to right edge of cover boards, unique. Marbled paper insets to cover boards, pristine within. Brown buckram covered boards with title embossed on cover, author to spine. "The Monthly Letter of The Limted Editions Club" for August 1985 is laid in. Housed in a black cloth clamshell box with a matching burgundy leather title patch with gold embossed titling on the cover, rear tray lined in crushed velvet and in overall Very Good condition due to light scuffing.
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- Bookseller
- Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29983
- Title
- The Fall of the House of Usher
- Author
- Poe, Edgar Allan; Neel, Alice (Artist); Soyer, Raphael (Essay)
- Illustrator
- Neel, Alice
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
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About the Seller
Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
Belfast, Maine
About Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
Used and Rare Books in the heart of downtown Belfast, Maine.
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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,...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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