This is the unique volume among Lovecraft publications. It is an oversized book, approximately 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, bound on the 9 1/2 inch side. The binding is a bonded leather, and the finest materials in the trade are utilized to make it one of the volumes that we are most proud of. In spite of these materials, the highlight of the book may well be the fifteen panels of color done by the remarkable Brazilian artist, Fernando Duval. The panels are divided into more than 50 individual illustrations. Startlingly different, this most luxurious edition consists of 875 copies for sale.Crafted with great care on the 100th anniversary of HPL's birth.
As with a lot of classics, the full impact of the story wouldn't have been possible without the introduction (this one written by China Miéville). While the story about discoveries of an alien species in Antarctica is creepy enough, the horror that Lovecraft saw in it makes so much more sense after reading about his political views.
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