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.
Customer Reviews
Splendid book. Am glad I made the purchase, and it is worth the price.
So many interesting posters! If you are interested in vintage posters/ads this is for you. I was sold on the cover!
wife loves it!
Excellent! It started with the very prompt shipping. When it came, I opened the package, and just took in how beautifully it presented. The red gilding is stunning! The print quality is amazing! As are the images. As an artist, I can discern the good from the bad fairly easily. It’s going to compliment my growing book collection beautifully. I’ll definitely be purchasing more books in the near future.
Excellent quality
