The Mask of the Red Death. A Fantasy
Baltimore: Aquarius Press, 1969. Hardcover. Letter F of the ten copies reserved for the collaborators. There were 500 copies in the regular edition and 25 copies in the special edition. Signed by Federico Castellon and inscribed to the Baltimore art dealer Ernest Lowenstein. This was the first publication of the Aquarius Press and appeared two years before the death of Spanish American artist and lithographer Castellon in 1971. Castellon, born in 1914, was a well known painter, sculptor, and printmaker who is best known for his graphic works that incorporated the influences of surrealism. The 16 stunning color lithographs for this book are both surreal and haunting. They were drawn on the stones by Castellon and printed under his supervision on Rives BFK paper in 1968. This beautiful book was designed by Bert Clarke and the text set in Monotype Walbaum and printed by Clarke & Way in New York City. The binding is by the Russell Rutter Company. Done under the editorial direction of John Ross and Jacob Landau. Bound in brown cloth with a black spine with titling in gilt. Illustrations are protected by tissue guards. Housed in a brown paper covered slipcase with titling to spine. In fine condition. Measures 11.25 x 15 inches. PRI/062922. Fine. More