Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Poe, Edgar Allan.. The Fall of the House of Usher.. New York: Limited Editions Club., 1985.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Folio. Quarter red leather and marbled boards. Slipcase. Publisher's prospectus laid in. Illustrated by Alice Neel. Essay on Neel by Raphael Soyer. Copy #1047 of 1500 copies signed by Raphael Soyer. A fine copy in lightly worn slipcase. Foreign postage extra on this oversize item.
Seller: Centerbridge Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
Poe, Edgar Allan.. The Fall of the House of Usher.. New York: Limited Editions Club., 1985.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Centerbridge Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
POE, Edgar Allan.. The Fall of the House of Usher.. The Limited Editions Club, [New York], 1985.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: 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.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Craig Olson Books, ABAA/ILAB, Belfast, ME, U.S.A.
POE, Edgar Allan.. The Fall of the House of Usher.. The Limited Editions Club,, New York, 1985.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: 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.
Seller: Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Poe, Edgar Allan. The Fall of the House of Usher. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1985.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$459.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hand-numbered 1381 of 1500 and signed by Alice Neel This book is in fine+ condition. There are no attached bookplates or embossed seals. Sharp corners, no conspicuous scuffs or rubs. While there may be minor cosmetic imperfections (apparent in the photos) the book and clamshell cover remain solid. That being said, the photos are truly the best description of condition. Please review all photos carefully before purchasing, and feel free to ask questions if the photos provided do not suffice. Please also do not hesitate to request additional photos if needed. Returns are only allowed due to shipping damage or item not being as described. Due to USPS insurance claims procedures, partial refunds are not allowed due to shipping damage. Items damaged in shipping must be returned in the original packaging as received. The USPS requires inspection of the packaging and item damaged.
Seller: Settembrini's Selections, MISSOURI CITY, TX, U.S.A.
POE, Edgar Allan. The Fall of the House of Usher. Limited Editions Club, New York, 1985.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Edgar Allan Poe. The Fall of the House of Usher. Limited Editions Club, 1985.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 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).
Seller: The Limited Editions Club, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: 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
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Poe, Edgar Allan. THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER. Limited Editions Club, New York, 1985.
Price: US$1015.14 + shipping
Description: 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.
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia