Fall House Usher by Poe Edgar, Signed (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Allois (illustrator). 1st Edition. One of 50 unnumbered copies signed by Bradbury and Allois. Hardcover, bound in boards with dust jacket. Unmarked. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Alice Neel (illustrator). Limited edition of 1500 copies, of which this is #953. Printed by Anthoensen Press, designed by Ben Shiff. Images by Alice Neel, who died during the production of the book. With a narrative tribute to Alice Neel by Raphael Soyer, and signed by both Neel and Soyer -- apparently this is one of only 400 or 500 that were actually signed by both, as the publisher brought some pages unbound to Neel to have her sign them before she died. Neel is considered one of the great American painters of the 20th century. Hardcover, 12x16 inches (folio), with hand-marbled paper on the boards and quarter leather with gilt titles on the spine. The production quality of the book is top notch, with special paper made by Cartiere Enrico Magnani. The book is contained in an attractive black folding box, with gilt letters on a red leather label on the front, red velvet interior to box. With two color illustrations, two black and white illustrations within the text and full page skull-like etching that's a self-portrait of Neel. Book is in near fine condition, slipcase is good-plus with some fading around the edges of the front and wear to bottom right corner, light rubbing. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase. First Edition Thus. 32 Pp. #139 Of 1500 Copies Of A Limited Edition Signed By Raphael Soyer On The Colophon Page, This Being One Of Only 400 Or 500 Copies Of The Edition Which Were Also Signed By The Artist Alice Neel. Fine In Near Fine Slipcase (With Tiny Rubs Right Along Edges Of Tips). Bound With Spine And Fore Edge In Blood-Red Nigerian Goatskin, Boards Are Mohawk Artemis Pewter Paper Marbled By Faith Harrison. In The 16 1/8" X 12" Slipcase, Actually A Box, By John Von Isakovics, With Morocco Cover Label, Gilt, Over Black Cloth. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Neel, Alice (illustrator). 32 pages. 39 x 28 cm. Limited edition, copy 1267 of 1500 copies, signed by Raphael Soyer and Alice Neel in pencil. Neel signed an undetermined number of copies prior to her demise as noted in the bibliography noted below. Designed by Ben Shiff, printed at the Anthoesen Press with mould-made paper by The Cartiere Enrico Magnani. With the LEC Club Letter laid-in, and as noted in the latter, "Alice Neel died soon after she selected the images which would illuminate Poe's tale." The last image of a skeletal head is a self portrait. NEWMAN & WICHE 542 & 543a. Bright, fresh copy bound by Denis Gouey. Orig. quarter brown morocco and marbled boards. Fine in fine sued lined slipcase with front cover gilt lettered leather label. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited edition of 1500 numbered copies, signed by Raphael Soyer who provides a 2-ppg memorial tribute on the artist Alice Neel. This is copy #1079. Handsomely bound in quarter leather with marbled paper covered boards; issued in a plain black cloth covered slipcase as were the later copies produced. A fine fresh copy. Note this copy lacks the publishers prospectus and is not signed by Alice Neel. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Folio. Quarter red leather and marbled boards. Slipcase. Publisher's prospectus laid in. Illustrated by Alice Neel. Essay on Neel by Raphael Soyer. Copy #822 of 1500 copies signed by Raphael Soyer and Alice Neel. Neal died during the book's production and copies signed by her are scarce. Interestingly enough this copy has tissue guards before its plates and comes in a cloth slipcase. Other copies we have seen lack the guards and have a slipcase of black paper covered boards. A very good copy with some light wear to the spine tips. The interior is clean and fine, the slipcase is lightly worn. Foreign postage extra on this oversize item. Signed by Illustrator(s).

With a tribute to Alice Neel by Raphael Soyer. 32 [1] pp. Illustrated by Alice Neel. Large folio, publisher's quarter niger and marbled boards in (custom?) folding box. One of 1500 copies printed by the Anthoensen Press, signed in pencil by Raphael Soyer; this copy unnumbered, with a blindstamp "Out of Series" on the colophon page. Fine in a near fine folding box. Publisher's prospectus laid in.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Illustrated with three images by Alice Neel, who died during production, and an afterword, a note on the artist, by Raphael Soyer. One of 1500 copies signed by Soyer. Hardcover, bound in morocco backed decorative boards with slipcase. Some scuffing to the slipcase and fading to spine, else fine. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Quarter Leather. Condition: Fine. Neel, Alice (illustrator). Limited Edition. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Folio, quarter goatskin lettered in gilt; publisher's folding box. Limited Editions Club edition, one of 1500 numbered copies, with illustrations by Alice Neel and a biographical note by Raphael Soyer. A gorgeous production signed by Soyer. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Signed limited edition. Near Fine copy. 32 pps with deckled edges. Book contains marbled boards, a burgundy leather spine with gilt lettering on the spine. A limited edition run of 1500 copies, this one being number 328. This edition is signed by Raphael Soyer, the author of the afterword written in honor of Alice Neel, who selected the illustrations shortly before her passing. This text includes illustrations and two full page lithos printed by the Waterstreet press ltd. Tissue guards are present for lithos. Comes with clamp shell case in vg - condition. The 16 by 11 inch custom case is lined with burgundy crushed velvet and contains a black label with gilt letters in deteriorating condition. The case has scuffing and wear but is structurally sound.

hardcover. Condition: fine. Alice Neel (illustrator). Limited. Illustrated by Alice Neel. Afterword by Raphael Soyer. Thin folio, leather backed marbled boards; cloth folding case (light dust soiling). New York: Limited Edition Club, 1985. Fine. Signed by Soyer only, as Neel died while the book was in production. Blind-stamp on the colophon page states that this is one of 50 out-of-series copies for presentation. Monthly letter laid in.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, Illustrated by Alice Neel [THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]. POE, Edgar Allen. New York, The Limited Editions Club: 1985. Large quarto. Limited to 1,500 copies signed by both Alice Neel and Raphael Soyer, of which this is copy number 795. Alice Neel passed way during production so this is scarce since signed by both. 32 pgs. Illustrated with color and in black and white plates throughout. Illustrated with two color lithographs and an etching by Alice Neel, with a tribute to Neel by Raphael Soyer. Housed in a black clamshell box (slightly sunned) with a morocco title label lettered in gilt on the front panel. Bound in quarter maroon Nigerian goatskin over matching marble paper covered boards. Yapped edges. A near fine copy, complete with monthly letter and housed in publisher's original slipcase. This example of Poe's classic tale was printed by the Anthoensen Press on mould-made paper, designed by Ben Shiff and hand-set by Michael and Winifred Bixler. The bound copies were bound by John Isakovics in hand-marbled paper by Faith Harrison. Alice Neel died shortly before the publication of this volume and the images are dark and exceptional and include her stunning skull "self-portrait". The printer brought blank pages to Neel to sign and she signed approximately 400 of them before she passed. Scarce. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. What artist was better suited to Poe's dark tale than Alice Neel! She loved the story, would even giggle and shriek at readings. Along with two color lithographs, she included an etching of a skull-like self-portrait which was originally a pen and ink drawing, and 2 smaller black & white text illustrations. Raphael Soyer, in his afterword, tells of his reaction to seeing Neel's paintings for the first time: 'a veritable inferno!' I said to myself, looking at the souls struggling on the canvases which surrounded us in her apartment.They are convulsively alive, their limbs seem to be in motion, their mouths, eyes, grimace and contort. Two color lithographs and one etching by Alice Neel with two text illustrations. Afterword by Raphael Soyer. Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies. Each book signed by Alice Neel and Raphael Soyer. Text, lithographs and etching printed on all-cotton mould- made letterpress paper, produced especially for this book by Cartiere Enrico Magnani. Hand bound in marble paper with leather edges and spine. Black, cotton covered slipcase. Monthly letter laid in. One Volume, 11½ x 15½ . As the publisher, we unconditionally guarantee that all books are authentic and the condition is As New (NOS). Signed by Illustrator(s).

Illustrated by Alice Neel. Pp. 32+[2](colophon, blank), 2 full page coloured lithographs, 1 full page etching, and 2 black & white text illustrations, the title page ornament printed in red; cr. folio; qr. maroon morocco with matching fore-edges, the spine lettered in gilt, marbled papered boards; fore-edges uncut; within black card slipcase, one edge slightly bumped; Limited Editions Club, New York, 1985. Edition limited to 1,500 numbered copies printed by The Anthoensen Press, signed by Raphael Soyer (see footnote) and the illustrator. LEC Bibliography 542. *With the Limited Editions Club Letter (Number 542) loosely inserted, giving details of this publication. The controversial New York painter Alice Neel died of cancer shortly before the official release of this book, and consequently many copies do not bear her signature. Raphael Soyer contributes a two page Artist's Tribute to her for this production.