Easton Press Deluxe Limited Editions Signed by the Illustrator Series

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1 -- 2335 -- Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs: /800, 3@$89.00 ($267.00)
Announced: 10/1/2012 -- Shipped: 12/14/2012 -- Sold Out: 2014
LT Discussion: Tarzan
Photo Album: Tarzan
Illustrator's Website: Eggleton
**Signed by artist Bob Eggleton**

2 -- 2770 -- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: /1200, 3@$89.00 ($267.00)
Announced: 8/2013 -- Shipped: 11/11/2013 -- Sold Out: Yes
WayBackMachine: Carol
LT Discussion: Carol
Photo Album: Carol
Illustrator's Website: Caniglia
Other Sites: Caniglia
**Signed by artist Caniglia**

3 -- 2871 -- The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle: /1200, 3@$89.00 ($267.00)
Announced: 10/2013 -- Shipped: 12/2013 -- Sold Out: 12/31/2018
LT Discussion: Baskervilles
Photo Album: Baskervilles
Illustrator's Website: Stewart
**Signed by artist Matthew Stewart**

4 -- 2870 -- Dracula by Bram Stoker: /1200, 4@$69.00 ($276.00)
Announced: 5/2014 -- Shipped: 6/2014 -- Sold Out: Yes -- Second half Printed: 11/08/2018 -- Sold Out: 12/2020
Easton Press: Dracula
LT Discussion: Dracula
Photo Album: Dracula
Illustrator's Website: Berry
**Signed by artist Rick Berry**

5 --2986 -- Stories & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe: /1200, 4@$59.00 ($236.00)
Announced: 10/2014 -- Shipped: 11/2014 -- Sold Out: 8/20/2018
LT Discussion: Poe
Photo Album: Poe
Illustrator's Website: Palencar
Other Sites: Palencar
**Signed by artist John Jude Palencar**

6 -- 2968 -- The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells: /1200, 4@$69.00 ($276.00)
Announced: 6/2015 -- Shipped: 7/2015 -- Sold Out: Yes -- Re-printed: 4/7/2020
Easton Press Site: War
LT Discussion: War, War
Photo Album: War
Illustrator's Website: Targete
**Signed by artist Jean Pierre Targete**

7 -- 3061 -- Dante Alighieri’s Inferno: /1200, 4@$89.00 ($356.00)
Announced: 10/2015 -- Sold Out: 8/13/2020
Easton Press Site: Inferno
LT Discussion: Inferno
Photo Album: Inferno
Illustrator's Website: Burckhardt
**Signed by artist Marc Burckhardt**

8 -- 3202 -- O. Henry Stories: /1200, 3@$125.00 ($375.00)
Announced: 3/2016 -- Sold Out: Out of Stock
Easton Press Site: O Henry
LT Discussion: O Henry
Photo Album: O Henry
Illustrator's Website: Caniglia
Other Sites: Caniglia
**Signed by artist Caniglia**

9 -- 3113 -- Gilgamesh: /1200, 4@$74.00 ($296.00)
Announced: 5/2016 -- Shipped: 7/2016 -- Sold Out: 5/11/2019
LT Discussion: Gilgamesh
Photo Album: Gilgamesh
Illustrator's Website: Yanovskaya
Other Sites: Behance
**Signed by artist Rebecca Yanovskaya**
**Signed by translator Stephen Mitchell**

10 -- 3515 -- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: /1200, 5@$75.00 ($375.00)
Announced: 8/2016 -- Sold Out: 4/1/2019 -- Re-Stocked: 7/9/21
LT Discussion: Jekyll, Hyde
Photo Album: Jekyll Hyde
Illustrator's Website: Colucci
**Signed by artist Alejandro Colucci**

11 -- 2879 -- The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: /1200 5@$79.00 ($395.00)
Announced:11/2016 -- Sold Out: 5/14/2019
Easton Press Site: Metamorphosis
LT Discussion: Metamorphosis
Photo Album: Metamorphosis
Illustrator's Website: Despain
YouTube Interview: Despain
**Signed by artist Brian Despain**

12 -- 3293 -- The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli: /1200, 4@$85.00 ($340.00)
Announced: 3/2017 -- Sold Out: 5/26/2020
Easton Press Site: The Prince
LT Discussion: The Prince
Photo Album: The Prince
Illustrator's Website: Ho
**Signed by artist David Ho**

13 -- 3304 -- Animal Farm by George Orwell: /1200, 4@$84.00 ($336.00)
Announced: 5/2017 -- Sold Out: 9/10/2019 -- Second Print: 6/18/2020 -- Sold Out: In Stock
Easton Press Site: Animal Farm
LT Discussion: Animal Farm
Photo Album: Animal Farm
Illustrator's Website: Mayer
Other Sites: Animal Farm
**Signed by artist Bill Mayer**

14 -- 3190 -- The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux: /1200, 5@$75.00 ($375.00)
Announced: 8/2017 -- Sold Out: 7/10/2018 -- Second Half Announced: 1/14/2019 -- Sold Out: In Stock
Easton Press: Phantom
LT Discussion: Phantom
Photo Album: Phantom
Illustrator Website: Gerard
**Signed by artist Annie Stegg Gerard**

15 -- 3298 -- The Island of Doctor Moreau by H G Wells: /1200, 5@$79.00 ($395.00)
Announced: 9/2017 -- Sold Out:
Easton Press Site: Doctor Moreau
LT Discussion: Doctor Moreau
Photo Album: Doctor Moreau
Illustrator's Website: Stevanovic
**Signed by artist Ivica Stevanovic**

16 -- 3240 -- The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare: /1200, 4@$99.00 ($396.00)
Announced: 10/26/2017 -- Shipped: 11/2017 -- Sold Out:
Easton Press Site: Macbeth
LT Discussion: Macbeth
Photo Album: Macbeth
Illustrator's Website: Hillestad
**Signed by artist Luke Hillestad**

17 -- 3336 -- Beowulf Translated by Frederick Rebsamen: /1200, 5@$65.00 ($325.00)
Announced: 12/1/2017 -- Shipped: 1/31/2018 -- Sold Out: 12/1/19 -- Re-Print: Sold Out
Easton Press Site: Beowulf
LT Discussion: Beowulf
YouTube: Beowulf
Photo Album: Beowulf
Illustrator's Website: Lossel
**Signed by artist Yoann Lossel**

18 -- 3378 -- A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne: /1200, 5@$73.00 ($365.00)
Announce: 5/21/2018 -- Shipped: 5/2018 -- Sold Out: 6/3/2020
Easton Press Site: Journey
LT Discussion: Journey
Photo Album: Journey
Illustrator's Website: Araya
**Signed by artist Samuel Araya**

19 -- 3377 -- Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell: /1200, 5@$75.00 ($375.00)
Announced: 5/24/2018 (6/18/2018) -- Shipped: 9/2018 -- Sold Out: 2/19/2020 -- Re-Printed: 6/4/2020
Easton Press Site: 1984
LT Discussion: 1984
Photo Album: 1984
Illustrator's Website: Waldman
**Signed by artist Bruce Waldman**

20 -- 3213 -- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K LeGuin: /1200, 4@$67.50 ($270.00)
Announced: 11/08/2018 -- Shipped: 12/18/2018 -- Sold Out: 7/15/2019 -- Second Half: 2/2020
Easton Press Site: Left Hand
LT Discussion: Left Hand
Photo Album: Left Hand
Illustrator's Website: Lemen
**Signed by Ursula LeGuin and artist Vanessa Lemen**

21 -- 3376 -- Jason and the Argonauts by Apollonius of Rhodes: /1200, 5@$73.00 ($365.00)
Announced: 12/6/2018 -- Shipped: 1/2019 -- Sold Out: Sold Out
Easton Press Site: Argonauts
LT Discussion: Argonauts
Photo Album: Argonauts
Illustrator's Website: Komarck
**Signed by artist Michael Komarck**

22 -- 3230 -- The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov: /800, 5@$79.00 ($395.00)
Announced: 10/16/2019 -- Shipped: 10/2019 -- Sold Out: Sold Out
Easton Press Site: Foundation
LT Discussion: Foundation
Photo Album: Foundation
Illustrator's Website: Eggleton
Other Sites: Eggleton
**Signed by artist Bob Eggleton**

23 -- 3472 -- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand: /1200, 5@$74.00 ($370.00)
Announced: 12/23/2019 -- Sold Out: In Stock
Easton Press Site: Atlas
LT Discussion: Atlas
Photo Album: Atlas
Illustrator's Website: Salvati
**Signed by artist Jim Salvati**

24 -- 3146 -- The Eddas by Saemund Sigfusson & Snorre Sturleson: /800, 5@$79.00 ($395.00)
Announced: 2/10/2020 -- Sold Out: Sold Out
Easton Press Site: Eddas
LT Discussion: Eddas
Photo Album: Eddas
Illustrator's Website: Sweet
**Signed by artist Justin Sweet**

25 -- 3656 -- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: /1200, 4@$75.00 ($300.00)
Announced: 11/18/2020 -- Sold Out: In Stock
Easton Press Site: Frankenstein
LT Discussion: Frankenstein
Photo Album: Frankenstein
Illustrator's Website: Bell
**Signed by artist Douglas Bell**

26 -- 3679 -- Tain Bo Cuailnge Translated by Ciaran Carson: /1200, 4@$80.00 ($320.00)
Announced: 1/7/2021 -- Sold Out: Sold Out
Easton Press Site: Tain Bo Cuailnge
LT Discussion: Tain Bo Cuailnge
Photo Album: Tain Bo Cuailnge
Illustrator's Website: Johnson
**Signed by artist Howard David Johnson**

27 -- 3369 -- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck: /1200, 5@$75.00 ($375.00)
Announced: 3/16/21 -- Sold Out: In Stock
Easton Press Site: Grapes of Wrath
LT Discussion: Grapes of Wrath
Photo Album: Grapes of Wrath
**Signed by artist Owen Smith**

28 -- 3766 -- The Book of Genesis: /1200, 4@$72.00 ($288.00)
Announced: 5/11/21 -- Sold Out: In Stock
Easton Press Site: Genesis
LT Discussion: Genesis
Photo Album: Genesis
**Signed by artist Yana Movchan**

29 -- 3781 -- Moby Dick by Herman Melville: /1200, 5@$79.00 ($395.00)
Announced: 9/13/21 -- Sold Out: In Stock
Easton Press Site: Moby Dick
LT Discussion: Moby Dick
Photo Album: Moby Dick
**Signed by artist Jim Salvati**

30 -- 3709 -- The Arabian Nights: /1200, 5@$72.00 ($360.00)
Announced: 11/18/21 -- Sold Out: In Stock
Easton Press Site: Arabian Nights
LT Discussion: Arabian Nights
Photo Album: Arabian Nights
Illustrator's Website: Buzelli
**Signed by artist Chris Buzelli**

31 -- 3713 -- 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne: /1200, 5@$72.00 ($360.00)
Announced: 11/20/21 -- Sold Out: In Stock
Easton Press Site: 20,000 Leagues
LT Discussion: 20,000 Leagues
Photo Album: 20,000 Leagues
Illustrator's Website: Rand
**Signed by artist S w Rand**

32 -- 3714 -- The Kalevala: /1200, 5@$68.00 ($340)
Announced: 3/6/22 --- Sold Out: In Stock
Easton Press Site: Kalevala
LT Discussion: Kalevala
Photo Album: Kalevala
Illustrator's Website: McKinnon
**Signed by artist Seb McKinnon**

33 -- 3795 -- The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald: /1200, 4@$89.00 ($356)
Announced: 7/19/22 --- Sold Out: Pre-Order
Easton Press Site: Gatsby
LT Discussion:
Photo Album: Gatsby
Illustrator's Website: Cheng
**Signed by artist Hsiao Ron Cheng**

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Thanks >1 Wootle: This list will be very helpful.

>1 Wootle:
Thank you!

>1 Wootle: Thanks

>1 Wootle: This is fantastic! Thank you!

Chime in with your opinion as to where the thumbnail link should lead. Choices are:

To the photo album, which is where they lead now.
To the LT discussion page.
To the Easton Press page. Some have been deleted from their catalog.
Somewhere else.

Is anyone having a delay in load time?

I almost wish you were building more of a dedicated Wikipedia-like site for this stuff - one with a limited number of approved editors, which wouldn't include EP personnel. What you've done is great for LT, but LT's facilities are too limiting and/or cumbersome. I'll vote Yes but would rather see a bigger, more comprehensive, and more versatile datastore built.

>7 Wootle: I like the thumbnails linking to the photo album like they do now. Thanks for all the time you put into this!

>7 Wootle: Excellent work! The quick thumbs carry the user straight to the whole volume file. Hopefully, IMGUR stays around for a long time. Thank You Wootle for all the effort.

I almost voted "No", since I am an idealist who cares more about the written word, and the content of the book is more important than any superfluous ornamentation added by photos.

Oh, come on! We all love the photos! If we were all extremely practical we would all be buying Penguin Classic paperbacks and none of us would be on this forum. We like the pictures, the feel, the look of visual feast of these books. We want to see a beautiful book, feel the added luxury of the leather and heavy weight textured paper, enjoy the quality illustrations; it all adds to the reading experience. We buy these DLEs to make enjoyment of these books as much of an experience as we can possibly have. If I could read each one while sitting on a beach in Barbados, or sitting in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, I would.

So yes, we love the photos, Wootle. Thank you so much for adding the additional thumbnails of each. With a mere title, I could possibly confuse it with an older publication, but with the thumbnail I instantly recall each book.

This is a tremendous resource. So thank you for taking the time and effort to put all this together. If I could vote "Yes" more than once, I would. So yes, this is definitely a "YES" vote from me!

Now if you can simply subsidize my purchase of the books you list... :)

I must be missing something, >7 Wootle: When I click on the thumbnail, I get an enlarged version of that photo, but it doesn't lead me anywhere else. Is it supposed to?

Update: I figured it out. Clicking on a thumbnail at the top gets me the full library, but clicking on the thumbnail in the individual description doesn't. I need more chocolate.

>8 treereader:

I forgot LT had a Wiki feature when I wrote this but I've also never tried to use it to add or edit content. It may or may not be too cumbersome to use.

The thumbnails are awesome! You have created an invaluable resource for Easton Press collectors. Thank you!

*Moved to another thread*

>15 TeaAndHoney: Going to address this on the other thread.

Moving to the top.

Thumbnails look great

>18 GOBOGIE: Do we want them on the main thread? Or just to busy having 140+ of them together?

What do you have in mind? Breaking them into 2 or 3 posts by date?

EP seems to be slowing down with the DLEs. A couple of months ago there were 72 for sale, but there are just 68 now with several on the limited quantities list. Maybe it’s seasonal.

Just put the 50 at the top of each post. Or, put all 140+ at the top of the first one.

I would think (gets me in trouble a lot) that breaking them up into 50 would be easier to navigate

I've added a few new links to the above listings, mainly illustrator websites. Hopefully you will find them useful. Please report any bad links so I can repair them.

>23 Wootle: The links to the illustrator websites are fantastic! I can't thank you enough!

Having now had an opportunity to personally view 7 of the 17 books in this series, I’d like to make a general comment. It is almost certain that it is the finest set EP has ever produced. The cover designs, the pictorial slipcases, the outstanding art, the quality of the paper and print, and the sometimes unique endpaper designs make them uniformly gorgeous, and the signatures will be an added bonus for many collectors.

The downside, of course, is that they are pricey. The first half-dozen were priced in the $200-$300 range, but later the ones have been around $100 more. While not an insignificant investment for most of us, EP’s practice of publishing only about 3 new ones each year makes collecting a full set feasible. Most are still available, while the older ones go for $400-$500 on eBay.

Kudos to Easton Press for doing it right.

Moving to the top.

>25 jroger1: So which is the nicest volume in your opinion, not factoring in price?

>25 jroger1:
It’s really tough to pick a favorite. I’m a sucker for colorful art such as Tarzan and Doctor Moreau, but I really love the painting of the hound in Baskerville. The gray-toned paper in Baskerville seems to be controversial, but I think it adds to the mysterious atmosphere of the story.

>25 jroger1:, >27 Wootle:, I can't speak for jroger1, but my favorite is probably the Hound of the Baskervilles. For me, it had the best mix of artwork I really liked, nice paper, print, etc. I've written a couple of times about it so I won't repeat. I have 6 of the 17 (Christmas Carol, Hound of the Baskervilles, Dracula, Poe, War of the Worlds, O'Henry), I agree that I quite like the series, not all of the artwork is my favorite. As these are larger format and aren't the longest stories, they have printed these on very nice paper, which for me is half the draw. I enjoy the tactile experience as I read the books. They are a bit pricey, which is why I don't have more, but I do have another 4 on my short list that I plan to pick up in between other acquisitions. We'll see if they hold out. I know Metamorphosis is already on the Limited Quantities list.

>28 jroger1:, apparently we were typing at the same time. But I'm glad to see we agree. Which also makes me amazed that this volume has not yet sold out. Great story, great book, and one of the better prices in the series.

I was thinking of trying to find the budget for Metamorphosis before it sells out. I like the illustrations in that one.

>31 Wootle:
I ordered that one in the current promotion. Once we get them, we can compare notes.

My vote would probably go to Tarzan. This DLE was released to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the book. More importantly, you don't see many "fine" editions of Tarzan despite the popularity. And by "many" -this is the only fine edition I know of. Also, Bob Eggleston is a well respected master illustrator.

There are a few anomalies in this series worth noting, though none is terribly serious. I’ve mentioned elsewhere that The Prince is the only nonfiction text. Tarzan is the only one with a limitation of 800, all the others being 1,200. And Dracula is the only one not 11 inches high; it is only 10 inches and would look out of place shelved with the others.

>33 astropi: Now you are making me wish I hadn't skipped this edition. Believe me, I don't need more excuses to spend more money on these books.

>34 jroger1:

Dracula also looked out of place crawling along the stone walls of the outside of his castle.

>36 treereader:, And it is generally true that people where shorter on average several hundred years ago, so it could be said that Dracula might look out of place in a crowd of modern taller people. So from that perspective the book height may be reflective of possible height disparity, so I am fine with the difference.

37: dang! haha, I like that argument... so what do you do for a living? ;)

ps you should definitely acquire the Tarzan DLE!

>38 astropi: Late night logic. :)

I believe we had a profession thread some time back.

I work in IT, which means I am out of place with my English degrees and constant flow of books into the office. A fact if which many of my coworkers often remind me when a make some obscure comment at the office. However, I believe work should be fun, and some people are simply way too serious. :)

Last year 6 new illustrator-signed DLEs were announced. None have been announced this year so far, but it’s early.

>40 jroger1: I've been looking every week lately too see if something new has come up.....This year I'm hoping for Frankenstein, Romeo and Juliet!

Frankenstein would be great, let's make it happen, but not at $400.

I actually would not vote for Frankenstein, because I feel it's been done SO often. Besides, no one will do better Frankenstein illustrations than Lynd Ward, so why bother? ;)



I personally would love to see less well-known books that deserve the deluxe treatment!

>43 astropi: We all have different opinions, personally I think it would be extraordinary with commissioned artwork, one of a kind for sure just as all EPs commission illustrated DLEs! I'm keeping my fingers crossed ;)

They’ve already done one honoring that most esteemed of political scientists, Niccolo Machiavelli, so why not one celebrating our most beloved mass murderer, Charles Manson? I vote for Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi. And Frankenstein.

45: Right on, I would have loved to have seen an author signed Helter Skelter! Not a DLE personally, but a normal signed edition would have been perfect.

>46 astropi:
Believe it or not, there was one. Abe.com lists a few for sale.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=22410384146&searchurl=bi%3...

Thank you, I did not know!

>48 astropi:
I’m sure a talented artist could create some really eye-catching illustrations depicting the murders!

49: I always liked the classic pulp illustrations done for pulp murder stories. For example (found image online, I don't know whom the artist is):

>50 astropi:

Very sexist but action-packed:

http://www.hardcasecrime.com/books_bios.cgi

Six titles announced in 2017, 0 in 2018. Is this series finished?

I hope NOT!!!! These books are gorgeous in every way, beautiful illustrations, one of a kind for sure!

>52 Wootle:
The whole DLE series may be in trouble. 72 available in December, 62 now, and 13 on the endangered list.

>54 jroger1: I don't think so. We've had 4 announced this year, which is about one a month, which used to be fairly typical or even a little faster than normal. Members used to complain about so many so fast, but now that there is such a variance of titles, nobody seems to want all of them but rather pick and choose, it's a decent rate of release.

I would like to see them drop it to six a year and be pickier about what gets produced and make better editions the way they used to, and occasionally still do.

With so many on the endangered list, perhaps they are shortening the limitation on some of the slower sellers.

So I took the plunge and bought my first volume in this series. Hopefully I will like it enough to want to collect all of them.

>56 Wootle:
I’ve got the bug for these too. I now have 10 of them and would like to get 2 or 3 more. Several just don’t interest me, though. If anyone knows where I can pick up “A Christmas Carol,” the one signed by artist Caniglia, I’d love to know about it. I never see it advertised.

I’m sorry love2read is having trouble with Jekyll and Hyde. It’s the first issue I’ve heard of in this series.

>57 jroger1: Which ones do you not want?

Probably The Prince would be the only one I see right off that doesn't interest me. Perhaps Macbeth.

Christmas Carol is a tough one. Looks like one sold in Feb though, so it does come up.

>58 Wootle:
The Prince is one that doesn’t interest me. Also, O Henry doesn’t fit the horror/fantasy/sci-fi theme of the series. Neither does Animal Farm really, as it is more like satire/philosophy. And I already have a very nice Beowulf from Folio Society.

Do you know how much Christmas Carol sold for in February?

Christmas Carol sold somewhere between $354-362. The best offer is hard to pin down unless it falls between many other sales. I do know of copies selling for much less in the last year however.

Edit: With a little more research it appears to have sold for $360.

>60 Wootle:
Thanks. Sometime I need to learn to do that myself!

>52 Wootle: "Six titles announced in 2017, 0 in 2018. Is this series finished?"

My worry exactly. I will be shocked if they don't at least produce Frankenstein for the 200th anniversary. I think this is the best series they have ever done. I recently obtained Tarzan, and WOW! I think it's the best in the series by far. When I ordered it I didn't realize every chapter had a header illustration, plus the illustrated endpapers are stunning. The book also has the best quality, soft leather IMO. I wish Easton used the same leather on all the books in this series. Everything about this edition just seems like the quality is better than the others I have seen in person or own. Great story too. This is my first time reading it. I'm half way through it, and I can't wait to get home to see how it ends. It's a real page turner for me. I pick it up for only $295 from Abebooks and it was completely worth it.

>62 NotDownInAnyMap:
I agree it’s their best series, but not all of them have headpieces or designer end pages.

>63 jroger1: Right. I was just referring to Tarzan. I wish they all had unique chapter headpieces and designer end pages, but I believe Tarzan is the only edition with both features.

P.S. by "unique chapter headpieces" I mean each chapter has a different illustration, not one that is duplicated like in Phantom of the Opera for example.

>62 NotDownInAnyMap: I'm waiting for Frankenstein as well.....I can't imagine EP missing the 200th anniversary!

Countdown for The Hound of the Baskervilles...100 copies left!

>66 Love2Read.: I had a feeling it was nearly sold out. I'm glad I got a copy! One of the best, and finest quality in this series.

>66 Love2Read.: >67 NotDownInAnyMap:
I want a watchdog just like that one (who won’t eat leather). I’ll train it to sniff out and snuff out perpetrators of spam and scam.

I was able to track down the flyer for Dracula today and have uploaded it to the album. If anyone has flyers for:

Tarzan of the Apes
A Christmas Carol
The War of the Worlds

I would be very happy if they could make them available. You can email them to me or post them in their respective threads if possible.

Moving to the top.

Bipity Bop

BTW, since the new catalog has Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde listed as "Last Chance" I called and ordered my copy. They had about 60 copies left.

>73 hamletscamaro: Good to know. Guess I'll have to do the same next week. Don't want to miss that one.

Inferno is out of stock but will apparently get another print run. Availability is shown for November.

So EP has already put Dr. Moreau on sale at 10% and Macbeth on sale at 20%, do we think we might get any more DLE's included in the Black Friday sale? These had both been on my list and been bumped up when on sale.

I had been on the fence about Dr. Moreau, but had been warming on the illustrations. When it went on sale I thought I would bite.
Macbeth on sale was a no brainer for me. However, I think with the higher price had not been moving for them. Since EP never changes the price on a book (except sales) I wonder if this was simply priced too high for their customers.

If you missed these, they will be back on sale Friday.

Also, thanks again to Wootle, for keeping these lists up to date on the various collections.

EDIT: Corrected my "King Lear" to "Macbeth".

>77 supercell:, yes, I should have listed Macbeth, and corrected my original posting. I have King Lear on the brain since I just finished re-reading the play before watching the new Anthony Hopkins movie.

As you say, I don't think they will list Metamorphosis since that is down to 57 copies on the limited quantities page. I wouldn't be surprised to see The Prince, as I haven't even heard anyone here say that they have purchased it. Maybe I am forgetting a thread.

So yes, possible one more in this year's sale, possibly O-Henry (which I do have and with which I am very pleased), and the Prince would be the other option. But since thy already have 2, possibly not.

I would like to take advantage of the sale, but I have to pick up Baskervilles before it sales out, which will be coming up in the next couple of months. And then Jekyll and Hyde shortly after that, even though that is probably only the first half printing.

Phantom of the Opera sold out without ever having gone on to the Limited Quantities page. Other books have done this, so this may not be an indication of anything, but we were talking and wondering if it was only the first half of the print run that sold out. Does anyone here have any edition from 601 to 1200? We're thinking this may yet come back.

Anyone?

>80 hamletscamaro: Check my poll on the Phantom page.

>81 Wootle:, you beat me to it. I hadn't caught up with the new messages. Lets see what people say.

I did want to pick up this volume and was surprised it sold out so quickly. I'm hoping this was simply the first half of the run.

Thanks for posting the pole.

>82 hamletscamaro: I really have a hard time believing an eleven month sell-out for 1200 copies. I suppose it is possible. The poll looks like some over 600 votes. So we may be late to the party.

>82 hamletscamaro: has been kind enough to take a group photo for us. It's at the top in case you shot past it.

>84 Wootle:, thanks! If anyone is a professional photographer and wants to swing by my house for a better photo, let me know. :)

I'll take a new photo once I have recovered from Black Friday and can order a couple more books.

I placed the volumes (for those I have ordered) in the order of their release for ease of reference. If anyone has a more complete collection and is willing to take a photo, I'm more than willing to have my photo replaced.

Many of you probably received this email from EP. For those who didn’t:

“Easton Press is proud to announce that artwork from three of our recent books was selected for inclusion in
Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art!

“Spectrum is the premier showcase for the most extraordinary fantastic art being produced today.

“This year Spectrum included art from The Phantom of the Opera illustrated by Annie Stegg Gerard, Beowulf illustrated by Yoann Lossel and A Journey to the Center of the Earth illustrated by Sam Araya.

“Easton’s deluxe illustrated leather-bound editions – signed by the artists – are some of the most prestigious editions currently being produced. We are proud to see our artists achieve the recognition they so richly deserve.

“Congratulations to all of them!”

I count 6 of the 21 books in this series to be sold out. Of the 15 still available, 2 are on the Limited Quantities list. No new ones have been announced since December.

I collect Spectrum art books :)
Well, I collected. I have the first 10 or so, so I'm... uh, many behind. I guess the "good" news is the first few are the hardest to find, but they're pretty awesome, and being nominated is wonderful news!

Located the flyer for A Christmas Carol today. It's in the album.

Are you sure that EP has printed only the first half of the Jekyll & Hyde limitation?

>91 OrenUK:
There is no way to tell for sure, because EP won’t give us the numbers. All we can do is to interpolate from experience. Even if they have printed only half of them, there is no assurance that they will ever print the last half (or when). It’s an educated guessing game.

I paid $600 for Dracula only to see EP print a new batch shortly thereafter. Win some, lose some!

Hello to all....I am not very familiar with EP having only just purchased my second ever book from them. I just received my signed/illustrated Dracula and I wanted to ask about something that seemed odd. I’ve purchased many, many illustrated editions from other publishers and never seen the illustration pages done this way. Why are the illustrations themselves only attached to the page at the top and left unattached at the bottom? This makes me concerned that they may detach fully over time.

Ahh, thank you. I’m used to illustrations being an entire page and tipped in to the binding rather than being pasted to an existing blank page. Is this method going to hold up over time? I buy fine editions for the enjoyment of actually reading well presented books, so it’s likely this volume will be read multiple times over the years.

>95 HowardEriksonWolfe:
Easton uses this method of illustration in many of their finer books including all of their illustrator-signed editions of which Dracula is one. I’ve been collecting them for many years, and none has ever come loose nor has the glue bled through. I’ve come to like this method of presentation.

Looks like they are expanding more into the sci-fi genre; since this is now the second sci-fi title. I know many EP collectors bemoan the fact that they discontinued their sci-fi series several years ago. Now with the Foundation Trilogy, and with the previous release of the Ursula LeGuin DLE, I'm wondering if they are looking for the Sci-Fi mash up to revitalize the series a bit.

Looks like the Foundation Trilogy was in the planning stages for at least 2 years, so who knows what else is in the works. Hopefully a few more SF/Fantasy titles coming soon.

Eggleton posted the interior picture 11/30/2017.

Masterpieces of Science Fiction series has had quite a few titles turned into Illustrated DLEs:

1. The War of the Worlds
2. Tarzan of the Apes
3. The Island of Dr. Moreau
4. Nineteen Eighty Four
5. Animal Farm
6. Left Hand of Darkness
7. Foundation Trilogy

It looks like EP relies on heavy-weights from that series. With EP publishing a signed copy of The Speaker for the Dead, depending on the sales, they may follow with an illustrated DLE of Xenocide from the Ender Saga.

Interesting choices for an Illustrated DLE may also be Rosemary's Baby, Dune (with the upcoming movie), 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dragonflight, Hyperion, Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers or maybe two-volume slip-cased extravaganza of Verne's From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon (since EP has leaned on Verne heavily as of late). Perhaps EP will pay tribute to Gene Wolfe and publish 4th installment of The Book of the New Sun (The Citadel of the Autarch)...

>99 EPsonNY:, thank you for the correction. In my mind, I don't normally collect sci-fi books, so most of the sci-fi titles I think of are those titles written in the second half of the 20th century. 1984, Animal Farm, War of the Worlds, Tarzan, are all titles which I think of as "classics" rather than sci-fi; but you are correct, these really are sci-fi. Well I guess I have far more "sci-fi" that has crept into my library than I had initially thought. So while trying to limit the genres that I collect, you point out that I am more of a generalist than my bank account would like! :)

I just noticed that Inferno is now showing as "Now accepting Orders. This product will be available in late April". So it looks like the first half sold out and they are going for the second. However, this was listed for so long it is always a potential that EP will reduce the number of editions produced to reduce inventory.

Left hand of Darkness is also showing as shipping in mid-February. Didn't this initially say a limited edition of 600? I note that the website now says 1200. I know the first printing sold out fairly quickly, I presume since it is also signed by Ursula LeGuin (or at least it has inserted signature cards by her now that she has passed). Wootle, I note that your screen captures both show 1200 so maybe I simply imagined the smaller print run.

Both of these are still on my buy list to add them to the collection.

>101 hamletscamaro:
“Left Hand” is being marketed as one of the signed-by-the-illustrator DLEs, but it doesn’t have all the usual trappings. It is a smaller size, presumably because the page size had to match Le Guin’s signature page (the illustrator’s signature is on a separate page). Also, the illustrations, though original, are not protected by a translucent sheet as they are in other books of the series. The limitation is 1,200, however.

“Inferno” is perhaps the most beautiful book in the entire series.

My memory had Left Hand of Darkness about the same size as Dracula (8.5 x 10 inches), which is also smaller than the rest. However, I guess this is smaller yet, coming in at 6.5 x 9.75 inches. I knew it didn't have the translucent overlays. Are the illustrations tipped in, or full size and simply bound in with the pages?

I held off on purchasing Inferno, since I already had the DLE Divine Comedy, but the illustrations grew on me and my completist nature says that I will have to have it. This is why Easton Press likes me. :)

>103 hamletscamaro:
Illustrations in “Left Hand” are printed on the page rather than tipped in, another difference of this book compared to others in the series. It’s like making this book part of the series was a last-minute decision, and perhaps not a good one.

I just received my copy of The Left Hand of Darkness, from the now available second print run of this book, and was surprised to see that it was delivered in an oversized white Easton Press box surrounded by a handful of packing peanutes. So it wasn't really securely packed. Has anyone else received their copy in a similiar box? This was simply out of the ordinary for a regularly shipped item. In the past, I've only had this experience for an almost out of stock, or recently "rediscovered" edition, and I simply figured they had the book, but not an intended box.

On a side note, I see that Ursula K. Le Guin's signature page is on a glossy paper page, whereas the rest of the book is on coarser paper stock. I already knew these were presigned and then bound into a book printed much later, but this simply makes it stand out a bit more than others that I have.

>105 hamletscamaro: I received my Jules Verne in similar package this week. The book was sealed but when I opened it I noticed that the book didn't have a tight binding and had some scratches to the gilded sides and dent in the leather. I requested a replacement, I strongly believe I received a book that has been sent back, it did not feel like new at all. Customer service was really helpful, apologized and sent me a replacement, so all good!

New photo at the top by hamletscamaro. If it is to wide for anyone's monitor, let me know and I can resize it.

Thank you hamletscamaro, much appreciated.

I don’t know whether it is a deliberate effort to copy EP or just a coincidence, but FS has recently published two limited editions signed by the artists. They are the same size and in the same price range as EP’s series, but they are not leather.

Tristram Shandy: https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy-gentle...

Madame Bovary: https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/madame-bovary.html

>108 jroger1:

I think there is an anniversary driving the Tristam Shandy books.

>109 treereader:
2018 would have been the 250th anniversary of Sterne’s death, and 2021 would be Flaubert’s 200th birthday.

I’m not thrilled with Tristram’s illustrations, but it comes with a useful commentary volume.

The color illustration on the silk cover of Madame Bovary is gorgeous and so are the interior illustrations. Several members of their forum, though, are remembering the silk covers on some of the LEC volumes that did not wear well over time.

I think the FS Madame Bovary is beautiful, but I'm quite content with reading the LEC edition (which can be purchased for far less than the FS edition), if I have an inclination. The thing that I like about the EP Illustrator Series is that some of those were really not done in a deluxe edition anywhere else. In particular I'm thinking of

Atlas Shrugged
Gilgamesh
O. Henry
Tarzan

and a few others. Obviously some of the illustrator series such as War of the Worlds has been produced by the LEC (my personal favorite edition) as well as potentially other fine presses. I like it when the FS produces more unorthodox works. For example, they were supposed to release a deluxe edition of Alan Moore's "From Hell" which I would certainly purchase.

>112 astropi: I have no clue why up to this point I have not researched any LEC titles??!!? I only really started 'book-ing' the last 3 or 4 years ... got hooked on EP DLE's ... and had blinders to any other publishers.

And just like this current revelation with LEC ... a year or so ago I asked the same question about FS ... why had I only been obsessed with EP titles.

So the last year or so I've found myself hardly finding any interest in any of EP's newer titles (one or two maybe ... but I find I really love their titles from years back ... I think their designs/quality is 'different' now).

And thought I still absolutely love my rather large collection of older EP DLE's ... I've found over the last year I've been enjoying and grabbing more FS titles. I was late in the game in appreciating what they had to offer.

Flash forward to today ... when I decided to search the LEC 'war of the worlds' ... and ... how have I not know about this. It looks like such a nicely produced version.

So thx >112 astropi: for pushing me into my 3rd phase of book exploration.

As Supercell pointed out on the Limited Quantieis thread, Dracula is now on the "Last Chance" banner.

Considering that this has been for sale since 2014, and it looks as through these Deluxe Illustrated Editions releases have slowed of late, I'm wondering if EP is re-considering this series. It would seem they peaked at 6 titles released in 2017, but this year they have had only 1 thus far. It is a great series, but the prices are high enough I imagine that this is a smaller subset of EP collectors. They have been printing these volumes in smaller batches, hence the fact that titles simply disapear for a bit, only to reappear later. Hard to say if this is just a COVID-19 year of uncertainty, or they are planning to just do one release a year (or none altogether).

>114 hamletscamaro:
I’ve managed to acquire all the “DIE” editions and regret only 2or 3 of the later ones. With their specially commissioned art and their beautiful paper and fonts, it is without a doubt the finest series EP has ever produced. As a subset of the DLEs, though, it looks like a disappearing act. The prices, $250-400, no doubt reflect the cost of the signatures and limitations, but I would have purchased them even without these marketing tricks because of their high quality. EP seems determined to return to its roots by concentrating on coffee-table books, mostly printed by other publishers, and on monthly series, many of them signed but with no other special features.

>115 jroger1: I agree with you on the quality of these books. They tend to exceed many of the other DLEs that Easton produces. I'm still missing one book in this series, and I think it is only on printing hiatus.

If Easton Press does return to more coffee table books, that should make my life easier as I have no desire to purchase them. Most of my purchases in the past several years have been with their DLEs, and even those I have been somewhat picky out of necessity. Slowing publication of these has simply meant slowing my purchases, and letting my bank account recover a bit. However, I would like to see them continue this series since I do believe that most of them are worth it.

I see that 13 of the 25 books in this series are still available from EP.

I also notice that the Caniglia-illustrated edition of “A Christmas Carol,” which was almost impossible to find 2 or 3 years ago and cost upwards of $600 when you did, is now available on eBay for $299 in like new condition.

>117 jroger1: can you provide the link to this please?

>118 jazlaumir:
It’s gone now, hopefully purchased by one of our members. There are two more, though, priced at $400-$450. Search on “carol caniglia easton.”

>119 jroger1: ok thanks,

Thanks for the tip, jazlaumir. I negotiated a price with the seller. It turns out, we live about 30 miles from each other in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It’s my seventh edition of A Christmas Carol.

I will be more active on LT (including my library list) after I retire in January. It’s been a educational, albeit expensive, experience so far.

>121 EdwinDrood: congrats! But the tip came from jroger1☺️

Always enjoy a story that ends well

>122 jazlaumir: Oops. I get lost in those multiple reply posts...even when there is only one. Thanks to jroger1!

>107 Wootle: Thanks so much for putting together this resource! It's wonderful and incredibly helpful.

You're very welcome. I'm glad at least a few people find the effort useful.

>127 supercell:
I’m glad to see another book in the series and I love the art, but I confess never to have heard of this story. Looks like a lot of great violence!

>126 Wootle: I still find myself coming back here as I collect more of these editions, so thanks again!

Just wanted to point out a couple of minor things you may want to update when you have a chance. The Dracula edition is sold out now, but I'm not sure of when that happened, as I've only come back into collecting recently after a long hiatus.

Also, there seems to be a bad link to the Eddas photo album.

Kudos once again for keeping this up to date!

>129 whytewolf1: Thank you for pointing out broken links, please do so anywhere you find a problem so I can fix them. I replaced the link and it should be working now.

As far as sold out items, I've about given up on tracking dates. EP keeps a lot of titles on the site and runs them in and out of stock daily it seems. I'll probably just leave the dates alone until I can see that it has been taken off the site altogether.

Anyone think this might be a legit DLE?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/193860008452?ul_noapp=true#viTabs_0

>131 NyBSfP:

I wouldn't chance it, not if you want a decent copy, at least. Let's assume for a moment that the seller is not an expert Easton Press books collector or an expert at grading books, which seems reasonable given the word "thrift" in the sellers name and the volume of books they sell. What is really worrisome then is the description: "Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting." If a non-expert rates something that bad, it must surely be bad. Conversely, if the seller is an expert at either Easton Press books or just grading books in general, this is truly bad. If they had been vague and rated the book "Very Good" without explanation, it might warrant a request for pictures and a text description.

No, i wouldnt. Those types of sellers are just massive churn though so they use the exact same descriptions for pretty much everything to save time and liability. Cant even message them as they have too many.

Bringing this info over from another thread, The Eddas has gone out of stock, but EP has updated the product page to say that it will be back in stock on March 13. Presumably, this means they've sold through the first half of the 800 copy run and are now printing the back half.

Jason and the Argonauts was also briefly listed as being out of stock but has now disappeared from the site entirely. Not sure if this means that the title just won't be coming back for a while before they print more or if it won't be coming back at all.

I'm not so sure they are printing all these in two halves anymore. I think they may have reduced the initial runs to a smaller percentage of the full print run. They simply seem to be selling out of these faster than normal. I have no data to base this on, just a theory.

>135 hamletscamaro: You may be right. Maybe they're doing quarter runs? That would only be 200 copies for The Eddas, for instance, before sending it back to press.

>137 supercell: Oh, thanks, I didn't know about the previous instance of going out of stock for The Eddas. I've been on the fence about that one for a while. Will have to give it some more thought.

>131 NyBSfP: My experience with Thrift Books is that they will not send any book photos, saying that their "inventory is just to difficult to access." That response is just not satisfactory and I will not buy from them.

This new Grapes of Wrath DLE is my favorite 20th American novel. It doesn’t really fit the horror/sci-fi theme of most signed-by-the-illustrator DLEs, but the illustrations are splendid, and I’m really looking forward to it. At 560 pages, though, it will be a heavy book, similar to the Foundation Trilogy: https://www.eastonpress.com/whats-new/grapes-of-wrath-3369.html

>140 jroger1: That's exactly what I was thinking: Easton has gone genre pretty much from the get-go with the DLEs. It will be interesting to see if this represents a new broadening of their offerings for the DLE category or if it's just kind of a one-off aberration.

>142 Bob_Reader: I just got delivered regular EP editions from their Classics section via fedex. My all limited editions were also delivered by fedex. I’m in US. Hope it answers your question

>142 Bob_Reader:
Mine have always been delivered by Fedex. I don’t know if you can request a different service.

I was not aware that you can no longer request expedited shipping. You might try placing your order over the phone instead of their web page.

For me, around 2000-2013, everything valued under some threshold (perhaps $200?) came via USPS. Anything valued over that unknown threshold, like a set of 4-6 books or a DLE, would've come via FedEx. I think expedited shipping was always FedEx back then, too. Now, however, everything may have gone to FedEx. I forget to check anymore...

>142 Bob_Reader: I've received EP books delivered by FedEx. Actually came a lot quicker to my surprise as it usually took an average 4 weeks to receive books from them. I've voiced my displeasure with them numerous times as it is technically only a 8-9 hour drive from where I live and it was taking over a month to receive the package. They did say they are currently working on "alternatives" how long that would take? I wouldn't hold my breath.

Does anyone know if Gilgamesh is sold out once and for all or if there might be another print run? I'm asking because a friend is really interested in getting a copy after I showed her photos of mine.

>149 SF-72: you never know with EP, look at the count of monte cristo it was sold out in 2015 or so and they reprinted what appear to be their final run in 2021

>149 SF-72: I've been hoping for that, as well. But last time it came up, a member of the forum mentioned that they had a copy of Gilgamesh numbered in the 1100s, and since I don't buy into the conspiracy theory that EP is secretly exceeding its stated limitations, I'm afraid that I must conclude that Gilgamesh is done. :(

>150 fancythings:

>151 whytewolf1:

Thank you both for your help / thoughts on this. It sounds like it's impossible to know for sure, but rather unlikely that there will be another print run then.

>152 SF-72:

1. Quick forum search for Gilgamesh does not yield any finds of any member mentioning having a copy in the 1100s.
2. Based strictly on odds and considering $500+ sales for both unsealed and sealed copies (with Gilgamesh extremely rarely coming up for sale), it is hard to believe that such prices would not entice more owners/resellers to enter the market and try to cash in on their copies if all 1200 copies were out there...
3. Stay optimistic!

>153 EPsonNY: I did not imagine this statement, even if it can't be found now. In fact, I just looked up my original comment that prompted the reply about having a copy of Gilgamesh with a number in the 1100s (and to which I then replied in turn), and it seems that the author of the comment, at some point, went back and deleted said comment. This offers two possibilities:

1) The author discovered that his statement was in error and rather than publicly retracting his statement, he sheepishly deleted the evidence of his error. Or...

2) Some folks are very paranoid about revealing details of their limitation numbers (which he actually didn't do precisely) and even about the composition of their personal collections at all, so he may have thought twice and deleted the statement for what he perceived were privacy issues.

So, at the end of the day, I honestly have no idea why he deleted the comment. *shrug* However, I am hoping it was for the first stated reason which would leave a bit more hope that Gilgamesh may in fact return at some point.

Would it make sense to contact EP and ask them if Gilgamesh will still be listed?

>155 booksforreading:
It’s more fun to guess. :-)

Thank you all for your help, I appreciate it.

And yes, I recommended to my friend that asking Easton Press might be worth a try. Unfortunately, neither of us has had good experiences with their email customer service, possibly because we're outside the US, but who knows - maybe this will work out. She promptly bought the Beowulf after I showed her some photos, is very happy with it, and would love to get Gilgamesh, too. The two books are gorgeous and fit really well together.

>156 jroger1: and it’s more fun to buy it from eBay for triple of what the original price was and then seeing it back on ep site

>155 booksforreading: Customer service reps will generally not have access to this type of information. Believe me, if I thought they did, I would have asked a long time ago. But while there's any chance that this may reappear, it will (sadly) sit toward the bottom of my wishlist for quite some time to come, as I would have to be well and truly sure that it's gone before paying the 2x or so retail that it's currently going for on the secondary market.

>131 NyBSfP: I NEVER buy from Thrift Books! They always say they have no photos and have flimesy reasons for not doing so. I believe them to be a scam. Spend you money elsewhere.

Bumped to the top for convenience.

Is there anyone on here who owns every single one of the DLE editions?

>162 Gilded_Tomes1: most but also have other fine press publishers like suntup, Amaranthine and limited editions from folio society. For instance, https://postimg.cc/gallery/ZWTPN1p These limited folio society editions are my favorites

FS limited edition King James Bible is gorgeous with Nigerian leather. Very supple and pleasure to read and hold.

>162 Gilded_Tomes1:
I have all the signed-by-the-illustrator editions but only 40 or so of the others — mostly the early ones.

>162 Gilded_Tomes1:

This series never quite struck my interest but your question had me curious as to whether I had any at all. It turns out I have one - Tarzan.

Has anyone else been disappointed by the recent offerings in this series? I don’t mean that they aren’t beautifully produced (they are), but the titles duplicate previous editions. I own the first 28 books in the series but quit after “Genesis” because I already have a nice “Moby Dick,” a DLE of “20,000 Leagues,” as well as a 6-volume edition of “Arabian Nights” published by FS.

The character of the series has also changed. Earlier volumes were mostly under 300 pages and easy to handle, but beginning with “Foundation Trilogy” and “Atlas Shrugged” many of them, including the last three, have been close to 500 pages or more, very heavy and bulky for 9 x 11 books. (“Atlas” is 945 pages). I chose to read the 3-volume FS editions of “Foundation” and “Atlas” instead.