From Hell HC Alan Moore Snd Graphitti Designs HARDCOVER

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

Shipping is $8 ! (Or $12 for priority). SHIPPING TO CANADA $15. Outside the US please contact me FIRST before bidding ! Please note- this is the impossible to find limited to 1000 copies signed hardcover edition! This was my own, personal copy and was only read once and stored securely. NEAR MINT condition...it feels as though it has never been opened!!! 1st printing. This item will ship boxed in packing peanuts...don't worry, it won't get damaged! Makes the perfect gift for the Alan Moore fan that has everything! Email me for more pictures of the signed and numbered page!!! The mad, shaggy genius of the comics world dips deeply into the well of history and pulls up a cup filled with blood in From Hell . Alan Moore did a couple of Ph.D.'s worth of research into the Whitechapel murders for this copiously annotated collection of the independently published series. The web of facts, opinion, hearsay, and imaginative invention draws the reader in from the first page. Eddie Campbell's scratchy ink drawings evoke a dark and dirty Victorian London and help to humanize characters that have been caricatured into obscurity for decades. Moore, having decided that the evidence best fits the theory of a Masonic conspiracy to cover up a scandal involving Victoria's grandson, goes to work telling the story with relish from the point of view of the victims, the chief inspector, and the killer--the Queen's physician. His characterization is just as vibrant as Campbell's; even the minor characters feel fully real. Looking more deeply than most, the author finds in the "great work" of the Ripper a ritual magic working intended to give birth to the 20th century in all its horrid glory. Maps, characters, and settings are all as accurate as possible, and while the reader might not ultimately agree with Moore and Campbell's thesis, From Hell is still a great work of literature. From Hell Hardcover EditionSigned, Numbered Limited Hardcover EditionGraphitti Designs, December 1999#565 of a limited edition of 1000 copies Includes a tip-in plate SIGNED by Alan Moore and Eddie CampbellRe-presents the entire From Hell comic book series, including the prologue and epiloguePLUS: the maps showing the sites of the murdersPLUS Appendix I and Appendix IIExcellent condition RARE and sought-after hardcover edition. This tough volume is quite thick, containing 100's of pages, and weighs almost 4 pounds. It measures 8" wide x 10 ¼" tall x about 1 ¾" thick and has a bound-in book mark. It includes a tip-in plate near the front of the book with a print by Eddie Campbell. The plate is numbered and is signed by both Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. The copy offered is # 565 of 1000 . Appendix I includes extensive annotations providing additional information on a chapter by chapter and page by page basis. Appendix II presents "Dance of the gull catchers" written by Alan Moore with art by Eddie Campbell. From Hell is the story of Jack the Ripper, perhaps the most infamous man in the annals of murder. Detailing the events leading up to the Whitechapel killings and the cover-up that followed, From Hell is a meditation on the mind of a madman whose savagery and violence gave birth to the 20th century. The serialized story, presented in its entirety in this volume, has garnered widespread attention from critics and scholars, and has been adapted into a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham. Regarded as the most significant graphic novel ever published, From Hell combines meticulous research with educated speculation, resulting in a masterpiece of historical fiction both compelling and terrifying.Legendary comics writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell have created a gripping, hallucinatory piece of crime fiction about Jack the Ripper. Detailing the events that led up to the Whitechapel murders and the cover-up that followed, From Hell has become a modern masterpiece of crime noir and historical fiction. 5... read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.