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Published by The Heritage Press, New York, 1941
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Sharp, William (illustrator). Shaken spine; smells musty. An adequate readable copy. Book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Wonderfully illustrated. Bound in publisher's pictorial cloth. Lacking slip case. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Owner's name on verso, else unmarked. The Heritage Press operated from 1937 - 1982 and was created by George Macy. Heritage reprinted the lovely volumes of the Limited Editions Club. Heritage was established to give these works a wider audience by making them more affordable and widely available. Every book was selected by Heritage's editors as a classic in its field, chosen from the world's best-known and most enduring literature.
Published by Heritage Press, New York, 1958
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Sharp, William (illustrator). xix, 366 pages, plates; 28 cm. Topstained blue. Illustrated with photogravures of the original aquatints by William Sharp. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Slipcase toned & lightly soiled. Size: 4to.
Published by The Heritage Press, 1941
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reissue. Includes publisher slipcase and Sandglass Number III:23. Spine faded, slipcase edges slightly toned. 1941 Hard Cover. xix, 366 pp. Introduction by Vincent Starrett, photogravures of original aquatints by William Sharp. Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe) is the debut studio album by British rock band The Alan Parsons Project. It was released on 1 May 1976 in the United States by 20th Century Fox Records and on 1 June 1976 in the United Kingdom by Charisma Records. The lyrical and musical themes of the album, which are retellings of horror stories and poetry by Edgar Allan Poe, attracted a cult audience. The title of the album is taken from the title of a collection of Poe's macabre stories of the same name. Musicians featured on the album include vocalists Arthur Brown of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown on "The Tell Tale Heart", John Miles on "The Cask of Amontillado" and "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether", and Terry Sylvester of The Hollies on "To One in Paradise". The complete line-up of bands Ambrosia and Pilot play on the record, along with keyboardist Francis Monkman of Curved Air and Sky.
Published by The Heritage Press, 1941
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reissue. Includes publisher's slipcase and unnumbered Sandglass insert. Slipcase edges faded, a few scuffs to front panel of slipcase. 1941 Hard Cover. xix, 366 pp. Introduction by Vincent Starrett, photogravures of original aquatints by William Sharp. Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe) is the debut studio album by British rock band The Alan Parsons Project. It was released on 1 May 1976 in the United States by 20th Century Fox Records and on 1 June 1976 in the United Kingdom by Charisma Records. The lyrical and musical themes of the album, which are retellings of horror stories and poetry by Edgar Allan Poe, attracted a cult audience. The title of the album is taken from the title of a collection of Poe's macabre stories of the same name. Musicians featured on the album include vocalists Arthur Brown of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown on "The Tell Tale Heart", John Miles on "The Cask of Amontillado" and "(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether", and Terry Sylvester of The Hollies on "To One in Paradise". The complete line-up of bands Ambrosia and Pilot play on the record, along with keyboardist Francis Monkman of Curved Air and Sky.
Published by The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1975
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as issued. Sharp, William (illustrator). Collector's Edition. xx + 366 pp, frontis Poe portrait, Publisher's preface, A Note on the Text, 15 full page illustrations, Introduction, A Selection of 29 Tales by Poe. 7" x 10" black leather covered boards, gilt design all around & gilt spine letters, gilt text block, 5 raised spine bands, silk moiré e.p.'s. gilt faintly rubbed here and there, else Near Fine. Size: Small Quarto. Book.
Published by Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, (1975)., 1975
Seller: BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA, Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Collector's Edition, The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Frontispiece portrait art by Raymond F. Houlihan specially commissioned for this Easton Press Collector's edition. Fifteen plate illustrations by William Sharp who employed the evocative and very time consuming art medium of aquatints to express Poe's masterpieces. Easton Press bookplate, with former owner's name typed-in, attached to the verso of the front end-paper, else fine and crisp in rich-brown leather with patterned gilt embossed decorations to the front and rear covers, gilt embossed decorations and titles to the raised five-band hubbed spine, brown-and-yellow headband and tail-band, all page edges gilt, burnished-apricot satin-moire end-papers, and a sewn-in silk ribbon marker. 10.25" by 7" by 1.5"; 366 pages; plus introduction, and publisher's preface.
Published by The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1975
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Limited Edition. Octavo (26.25cm); full dark brown leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt; xx,366pp, with a portrait frontispiece of Poe. Small scratch to upper edge of textblock, faint scuff to lower edge, else very Near Fine, part of the publisher's 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series.
Published by THE EASTON PRESS, 1975
Seller: Bishops Green Books, Newbury, BERKS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A gorgeous brown leather hardback book with gilt titles on the spine. This wonderful book is in first class condition and looks like it's hardly been used or read. No dust jacket. Normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Its the collector's edition first published by The Easton Press in 1975, First Edition. 366 pages all intact, nice tight binding. All pages, text and illustration are in fantastic, clean, readable order. The endpapers are silk lined and the edges of all papers are gilt edged, with bronze coloured silk ribbon bookmark. This book is printed on archival quality paper especially milled for this edition. It is acid-neutral and conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute. Stories by Edgar Allan Poe began to appear in newspapers and magazines in 1837. Tales of Intrigue and Arabesque, his first collection was issued in 1840: and his second: Tales, in 1845. Both collections included some of the stories republished in this selection, which was first issued by The Limited Editions Club with the aquatints by William Sharp (copyright 1941 and 1969 by The Cardavon Press.) The present Collector's Edition is published by advance reservation exclusively for subscribers to the Easton Press collection of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. The frontispiece portrait was specially commissioned and, like other special contents, is copyright 1975 by The Easton Press. Printed and Bound in the United States of America. Preface by The Easton Press with Introduction by Vincent Starrett. Its a stunning book, that deserves to be preserved for future generations.