The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
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A New imprint: Weird House Classics!
The First book in this series is
The King In Yellow by Robert W. Chambers!
Foreword by Richard Gavin
Front cover, and interior artwork by the amazing K. L. Turner!
A total of 11 illustrations in The King in Yellow!
The deluxe hardcover edition is signed by Richard Gavin and K. L. Turner!
Signed and lettered deluxe hardcover edition with slipcase
Unsigned hardcover editions will be in stock this October!
All editions will be beautiful to behold.
Note: The front cover stamp artwork will be stamped in gold on the front cover. The second image is the end sheet, and finally The King in Yellow image is the full color frontispiece. Don't miss out on collecting this elegant edition of The King in Yellow, and all of the future books in the Weird House Classics line!
“An absolute masterpiece, probably the single greatest book of weird fantasy written in this country between the death of Poe and the rise of Lovecraft, and it was an influence on Lovecraft himself.”
— Lin Carter
One of the best examples of Victorian-gothic horror, The King in Yellow is a collection of ten inter-related stories and a sequence of poems that explore the despair and madness that afflict characters who come into contact with the forbidden play. Published in 1895, The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers has inspired other horror-genre writers including H. P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt, Robert E. Howard, and other classic weird fiction writers.
"It is whispered that there is a play that leaves only insanity and sorrow in its wake. It tempts those who read it, bringing upon them a vision of madness that should be left unseen...The stories herein traverse the elements of that play, and the words, themes and poetry, are permeated by the presence of The King in Yellow, weaving together to leave upon the reader the ruinous impression of the Yellow Sign."
EDITIONS
Deluxe Signed & Lettered Hardcover Edition
- Foreword by Richard Gavin
- Frontispiece and interior artwork by K. L. Turner
- A total of 11 interior illustrations!
- Signed by Richard Gavin, and Artist K. L. Turner
- Hand Lettered A to Z
- Beautiful Front cover stamping
- Limited to 26 Lettered Editions
- Housed in a Slipcase
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Deluxe Signed & Double Lettered Hardcover
- Foreword by Richard Gavin
- Frontispiece and interior illustrations by K. L. Turner
- A total of 11 interior illustrations by K. L. Turner
- Signed by the Author and Artist
- Hand-Lettered AA to ZZ
- Beautiful Front cover Stamping!
- Limited to 26 Signed and double Lettered Editions
- Preorder Now!
Unsigned Hardcover Edition
- Foreword by Richard Gavin
- Frontispiece and interior illustrations by K. L. Turner
- A total of 11 interior illustrations by K. L. Turner!
- Beautiful Front cover stamping!
- Preorder Now!
PRAISE FOR ROBERT W. CHAMBERS
“Altogether one of the greatest weird tales ever written.”
— H. P. Lovecraft“A beautiful edition of this cult classic of supernatural fiction. . . These four macabre, uncanny and unsettling stories are some of the most thrilling ever written in the field of weird fiction. . . The King in Yellow is a “must-read” for connoisseurs of the genre, highly recommended.”
— Midwest Book Review“Lovecraft fans and connoisseurs of the weird will enjoy discovering this pioneering author.”
— Booklist
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American illustrator and writer, best known for The King in Yellow, his influential and odd collection of ten macabre and French short stories first published in 1895. The title refers to a fictional play featured in four of the stories, and to a mysterious and malevolent supernatural entity within that play who may very well exist outside of it. It is whispered that the play leaves only insanity and sorrow in its wake; it tempts those who read it, bringing upon them hallucinations.