The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death
A SHORT STORY BY EDGAR ALLAN POE ⠀•⠀ARTWORKS BY HARRY CLARKE
Edgar Allan Poe has been neglected. The flavor of his macabre permeates our popular culture, but his actual stories are too little read. This is a crying shame! They are thrilling, heartbreaking, beautifully written, and most of all, starkly original.
As one scholar put it, “Whether or not America has produced a greater genius than Poe, it would be hard to prove that it has produced one more original.”
This quintessentially American author is important in light of a quintessentially American problem. The Masque of the Red Death tells the story of the rich and powerful, who cloister themselves away from the masses. It is a story of wealth and poverty, extravagance and hubris. It is a story, in other words, for this political moment.
Moreover, it is a good story — a page turner that hurtles toward a dramatic end.
We are thrilled to bring this masterpiece back to life with a new fine edition.
COLOPHON
•⠀The sixth imprint of No Reply, 2 0 2 0 , a first edition translation.
•⠀Measuring 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches and 2 0 pages.
•⠀Printed letterpress by Jenn Lawrence on a hand-operated Vandercook Universal I proofing press.
•⠀Four pen - and - ink illustrations throughout, printed from polymer plates.
•⠀Mohawk vellum-finished text papers.
•⠀Typeset in 1 2 - point Perpetua.
PAPERBOUND
•⠀Limited to 1 0 0 numbered copies.
•⠀Hand - bound in paste papers wrappers made at the press specially for the edition.
HARDBOUND
•⠀Limited to 2 0 0 numbered copies.
•⠀Hand - bound in paste papers covers made at the press specially for the edition.
DE LUXE
•⠀Limited to 2 6 lettered copies.
•⠀Hand-bound in specially dyed Morocco and marbled papers made by Zosia Dudin specially for the edition.
•⠀Housed in a handmade solander case.