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Signed limited edition, number 301 of 750 copies signed by the illustrator. Dulac's illustrations for The Bells are "more uniform in mood and style than groupings for almost any other book of his to this time. Although water colours, they are overstreaked with gilt in some cases, crayon in others, to produce rich haunting effects. Deep shades of blue and a special deep pink-rust predominate throughout" (Hughey) A contemporary review in The Outlook noted that "Only Poe could have written the poems. Only Dulac could have illustrated them". Large quarto. Original white vellum, lettering and pictorial decoration to spine and front cover in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, new ties. Frontispiece and 27 colour plates with printed tissue-guards, tinted illustrations throughout. Some light soiling to binding as usual, browning to free endpapers: a near-fine copy. Hughey 29.

A collection of poems by Edgar Allan Poe, the centerpiece of which is the well-known poem 'The Raven', a dark and melancholic narrative that captures Poe's mastery in producing unsettling atmospheres and rhythms.