Original drawing (approx. 12 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches), matted, framed and glazed, executed in charcoal, bistre, watercolor and india ink. The drawing formed the basis for the dust jacket art (with minor alterations), for the first edition of the work, which was dedicated by the artist to his wife.Albert Sterner was born on London in 1863 and spent his youth in London and in Germany. He studied art on the Continent, coming to New York in the early part of the century, where his first public exhibition was held at Keppel's East 16th Street gallery. He is famous for having illustrated Stone & Kimball's ten-volume edition of Poe, and other books. His drawings and prints have also been exhibited in the Toronto Museum, the V&A, the British Museum, Pinacothek (Munich), Kunstgewerbe Schule (Dresden), and in this country at the NYPL, Yale and Harvard University.Accompanying the drawing is a copy of the published book along with the difficult to find dust jacket.