11.5" x 23" framed preliminary drawings for Maxon's first book, Maxon's Poe, 1997. Each matted in gray with thin black outline, together glazed in black metal.

1) "The Mask of the Red Death" - 7" x 4.75" sheet. Idol figure with carved wood face mask.
2) "The Pit and the Pendulum" - 7.25" x 7.25" sheet. Man strapped to table with curved blade descending. Note: white glare at top of this drawing is the flash from the camera.
3) "Portrait of E. A. Poe, " - 6.75" x 4.25" sheet size.