Bram Stoker "Dracula" Slipcased Deluxe Signed Artist Edition, Leather Bound Collector's Edition of 1,200 w/COA [Sealed]

Personally signed by the acclaimed artist Rick Berry. This special signed deluxe edition has now become a fairly scarce and sought after limited edition.

LIMITED ARTIST EDITION OF ONLY 1,200 SIGNED & NUMBERED COPIES.

Easton Press, Norwalk CT. Bram Stoker "Dracula" Slipcased Deluxe Signed Artist Edition. Leather Bound Limited Edition of 1,200 signed and numbered copies. Signed by the artist Rick Berry on the special limitation page. Luxuriously bound with full genuine leather. 22kt gold accents. Full color illustrations. Brown full leather edition with ornate front cover and title in gold on the spine. Sealed without any flaws. Every illustration is in color, full page size, tipped in and covered with a tissue guard. The certificate of illustrator's signature is included.

A stunning Deluxe Limited Edition. The book comes in a custom-crafted clothbound slipcase. Actual size of book is 8 1/2" x 10". 448pp.

This leather-bound Deluxe Limited Edition features:

• 8 new full-color images by award-winning artist Rick Berry, commissioned especially for this volume.
• Each book is personally signed by the artist.
• Limited to just 1,200 hand-numbered copies.
• The slipcase bears a full-color plate and is lined in velvet to protect the deeply inlaid, gilded cover design of this leather-bound limited edition.
• COA - Certificate of Authenticity.

The Immortal Vampire Classic in a Breathtaking Illustrated Edition

The haunting story of a timeless evil set loose in an unsuspecting modern world, Dracula stands as perhaps the most influential horror novel ever written.

About the artist

Rick Berry (born June 2, 1953) is a contemporary American expressionistic figure artist based in the Boston area. Berry creates art for galleries, illustration, and paintings for theatrical performances. Berry's work has appeared in many science fiction, fantasy and comic books, including Neil Gaiman's Sandman, Magic: The Gathering cards, and Stephen King novels. In 1985, Berry created the first digitally painted book cover worldwide for William Gibson's Neuromancer. Berry has also written under the names Sam Rakeland, R.R. Berry, Rich Berry, Richard Berry, and O. Berry.

Awards

Berry won the silver medal in 2010 from the Society of Illustrators for his paintings from the set of Amanda Palmer's Cabaret. He was also selected by Arthur Dion of Gallery NAGA Boston in 2009 for Juror's Choice Award at Cambridge Art Association, Point of View exhibit.

Berry has been twice nominated for the World Fantasy Award, in 1994 and 1998. He was nominated for the Chesley Awards five times, and won twice, in 2000 for "Artemis" and in 2005 (sharing the award with two other artists) for the cover art for Judith Tarr's novel Queen of the Amazons. He won a gold medal from Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art in 1997 for his work "Wintermute", and has won a silver medal from Spectrum three times. He won the Gold Plate from Lucca Comics & Games Festival in 1998 and an International Horror Guild Award in 2005.

Features

Includes the classic Easton Press qualities:

* Premium Leather
* Silk Moire Endleaves
* Distinctive Cover Design
* Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold
* Satin Ribbon Page Marker
* Gilded Page Edges
* Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper
* Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability
* Beautiful Illustrations

About Dracula

Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire Count Dracula.

Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. Structurally it is an epistolary novel, that is, told as a series of diary entries and letters. Literary critics have examined many themes in the novel, such as the role of women in Victorian culture, conventional and conservative sexuality, immigration, colonialism, postcolonialism and folklore. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, the novel's influence on the popularity of vampires has been singularly responsible for many theatrical, film and television interpretations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

Bram Stoker

Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who wrote the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the West End's Lyceum Theatre, which Irving owned.

In his early years, Stoker worked as a theatre critic for an Irish newspaper, and wrote stories as well as commentaries. He also enjoyed travelling, particularly to Cruden Bay in Scotland where he set two of his novels. During another visit to the English coastal town of Whitby, Stoker drew inspiration for writing Dracula. He died on 20 April 1912 due to locomotor ataxia and was cremated in north London. Since his death, his magnum opus Dracula has become one of the best-known works in English literature, and the novel has been adapted for numerous films, short stories, and plays.