Century Guild
Suave skeletons, shocking social hygiene ads, and all manner of dark and eerie occult artworks! Over one hundred rare original posters are documented in the expanded hardcover edition of Beautiful Macabre: Rare Posters 1868-1981 with commentary from historian and museum director Thomas Negovan. This deluxe, limited edition hardcover book features full-page, full-color, high-resolution images captured directly from the original artworks in the Century Guild museum archive!
Expanded Hardcover edition:
- Limited edition hardcover
- Large-format 9 in. x 12 in. book
- Foil stamping and spot varnish
- 128 pp, full color throughout
- All high-resolution, original source images
- Edition of 3000
Expanded Slipcase edition:
- Limited edition hardcover
- Presented in cloth-wrapped, foil stamped slipcase
- Each book hand signed on tipped-in vellum sheet
- AP edition
- High-quality midnight-black fabric slipcase debossed in red with Bernhard Pankok's 1896 Sphinx Moth illustration
While the internet is a magnificent repository of data, at Century Guild we still love curling up with books! And many–if not most–of the images presented here are not available on the internet at all. Each image was captured from the original artwork, professionally photographed and meticulously color corrected, and printed for you to enjoy at the highest resolution possible.
An Exhibition in Your Hands
While many books rely heavily on the imaging practices of third parties, images featured in Century Guild books are faithfully captured directly from the rare, original period artworks in our collection. We take extensive care in our image processing and color correction to ensure that the artworks are presented with accuracy and detail.
Each of our books are a unique journey through over two decades of mindful collecting, curation, and original research, making these volumes true permanent exhibitions.
A Perfect Unboxing, Guaranteed
We use sturdy, reinforced packaging to protect your item(s) in transit. Every order is carefully inspected and packed personally by our team to ensure quality and guarantee the safe arrival of your books, artworks, and other items.
Product information
No cost is spared in producing our books with exceptional quality. Century Guild's painstaking material selection process pushes the limits of today's printing standards, often involving custom-dyed cover stocks, spot varnishing, and presentations inspired by luxurious antique books.
We use sturdy, reinforced packaging to protect your item(s) in transit. Every order is carefully inspected and packed personally by our team to ensure quality and guarantee the safe arrival of your books, artworks, and other items.
AVAILABLE IN TWO BEAUTIFUL EDITIONS
- Limited edition hardcover
- Large-format 9 in. x 12 in. book
- Foil stamping and spot varnish
- 128 pp, full color throughout
- All high-resolution, original source images
- Edition of 3000
- Limited edition hardcover
- Presented in cloth-wrapped, foil stamped slipcase
- Each book hand signed on tipped-in vellum sheet
- AP edition
- High-quality midnight-black fabric slipcase debossed in red with Bernhard Pankok's 1896 Sphinx Moth illustration
Rare artworks you won't find online
While the internet is a magnificent repository of data, at Century Guild we still love curling up with books! And many–if not most–of the images presented here are not available on the internet at all. Each image was captured from the original artwork, professionally photographed and meticulously color corrected, and printed for you to enjoy at the highest resolution possible.
