first edition
2002 · Vienna
by Edgar Allen Poe (Wolfgang Buchta)
Vienna: Wolfgang Buchta, 2002. Near Fine. Lovely 2002 self-published, fine press edition of Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart", with 24 aquatint etchings by Austrian artist Wolfgand Buchta (who also published this edition). LIMITED TO ONLY 43 COPIES (THIS BEING #18), EACH SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST AT THE LIMITATION. A clean, crisp, easily Near Fine copy in its patterned, dark-chocolate boards, with just the slightest hint of light spotting-- and very faint, occasional scuffing-- at the panels. Tall, thin folio, Poe's immortal text very artfully accompanied by Buchta's evocative etchings along each margin. An impressive early 20th century Fine Press editon of one of Poe's classic tales.
(Inventory #: 16243)