{"product_id":"poe-tales-of-mystery-imagination-arthur-rackham-signed-limited-1935","title":"Tales of Mystery \u0026 Imagination","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003ePoe, Edgar Allan (Arthur Rackham, illustrator). \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales of Mystery and Imagination\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. London: George G. Harrap \u0026amp; Co., Ltd., 1935. \u003cstrong\u003eFirst Rackham Edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDeluxe \"Edition limited to Four Hundred and Sixty copies, \u003c\/strong\u003eof which Four Hundred and Fifty are for sale.\u003cstrong\u003e This is copy No. 191.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSigned \u003c\/strong\u003eboldly\u003cstrong\u003e by the artist as \"Arthur Rackham\"\u003c\/strong\u003e in ink on the justification page. 4to, measuring 10-11\/16\" x 8\" (271 x 203 mm). 317, [1] pp., plus 12 unnumbered leaves of colored plates and 17 unnumbered leaves of black and white plates. Publisher's deluxe full vellum covered boards, with titles and intricate decorative motifs stamped in gilt to the front cover and spine. Housed in the original publisher's gray paper covered board slipcase, featuring the original paper label printed in brown pasted to the spine panel with a hand-inked number matching the volume's limitation number. Features Rackham's custom black and white pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt (t.e.g.), other edges uncut, with some pages remaining entirely unopened. Provenance: Features the fine contemporary bookplate of Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. (noted American business executive and major philanthropist) on the front pastedown. Latimore and Haskell, pp. 72–73; Riall, p. 189.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eThe physical condition of the volume is graded \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"47\"\u003eFINE \u003c\/b\u003e(utilizing the standard antiquarian book grading scale for works on paper). The deluxe full vellum binding remains exceptionally structural, secure, and tight, exhibiting only an ever-so-slight, natural toning to the spine panel, presenting an extraordinarily sharp, bright, and stunning survival of a notoriously fragile binding. Internally, the text blocks and plates are well-preserved and pristine, with the twelve color plates and seventeen black and white plates remaining entirely untouched and brilliant. Minor defects are restricted to the publisher's original slipcase, which is graded \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"648\"\u003eVERY GOOD \u003c\/b\u003e(utilizing the same standard antiquarian book grading scale for works on paper) due to typical, minor routine wear to the edges, though it remains completely intact, functionally secure, and structurally sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eThe Master of Goth and the Master of Whimsy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eThis monumental, museum-grade volume represents a peak achievement in twentieth-century book illustration, bringing together twenty-five of Edgar Allan Poe’s most haunting tales with the dark, macabre imagination of Arthur Rackham (1867–1939). Universally recognized as one of the defining titles of the Golden Age of Illustration, this 1935 edition allowed Rackham to depart from his traditional fairy-tale realms to explore the visceral, psychological terrors of Poe’s literature, including \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"493\"\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"525\"\u003eThe Murders in the Rue Morgue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"560\"\u003eThe Tell-Tale Heart\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eThe volume is lavishly illustrated with a spectacular color frontispiece and eleven additional full-color plates, each protected by its original captioned tissue guard, alongside seventeen full-page black and white plates and numerous line drawings, silhouettes, and textual vignettes scattered throughout the text matrix. Rackham’s distinct ability to manipulate eerie, twisting line work and atmospheric color washes mirrors the gothic architecture of Poe's mind perfectly, making this limited edition one of the most visually cohesive and coveted fine press items of the interwar period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA MAGNIFICENT, SIGNED LIMITED FIRST RACKHAM EDITION OF EDGAR ALLAN POE'S TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION, NUMBER 191 OF ONLY 450 COPIES FOR SALE, SIGNED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM IN THE PUBLISHER'S DE LUXE FULL VELLUM BINDING AND COMPLEMENTED BY ITS ORIGINAL NUMBERED SLIPCASE, CONSTITUTING A PREMIER ANCHOR ARTIFACT FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH INTO THE GOLDEN AGE OF ILLUSTRATION, TWENTIETH-CENTURY FINE PRESS PUBLISHING, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY, AND AN UNRIVALED ACQUISITION FOR MASTER COLLECTIONS OF ILLUSTRATED AMERICANA OR HIGH-SPOT GOTHIC LITERATURE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e #001043\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40838694305941,"sku":null,"price":6750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/talesofmystery.01.20210307.jpg?v=1629659466","url":"https:\/\/wallaceandclark.com\/products\/poe-tales-of-mystery-imagination-arthur-rackham-signed-limited-1935","provider":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}