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First published in 1919, Tales of Mystery and Imagination matched Edgar Allan Poe's best tales of horror and suspense with the expressive artwork of Harry Clarke. Rare, near very good Brentano's edition with a unique provenance. The high school is known for championships and a place where tradition never dies. Interestingly, Elden hailed from Mennonite country in Mannheim, Penn and their sports venue is Elden Rettew Stadium named in his honor as the department-store owner who developed the park where the stadium now stands. Stylish antiquarian fountain-pen signature inside cover: "Elden N. Additional partial-page imagery, vignettes, and decoration by Harry Clarke throughout. Includes eight beautifully mounted colour plates set on grey matte pages, and twenty-four smooth-coated, chiaroscuro-like, monochromatic plates. Profusely illustrated with the ethereal, spine-tingling imagery of Harry Clarke. Frontispiece tipped-in colour plate named "He shrieked once - once only". Black full-cloth boards, Harry Clarke illustrated plate set at front, gilt embossed spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub, bump.
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