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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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$4,307.12$3,876.41
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About This Item
New York and London: G. P. Putnam & Sons, Knickerbocker Press, 1902 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". Frederick Simpson Coburn. A beautiful limited edition set of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated with ten plates to each volume, and signed by the publisher. The Arnheim Edition of Poe's works.This set is number thirty-seven of three-hundred signed and numbered sets produced, signed by publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons.In half morocco bindings, with cloth covered boards.The collected works of Edgar Allan Poe, a collection of the American author's poetry and short stories, most importantly containing his tales of mystery and the macabre.Volume I, containing 'Poems' and 'Essays on the Poet's Art', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume II, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume III, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume IV, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume V, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume VI, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume VII, containing 'Criticisms', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume VIII, containing 'Criticisms', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume IX, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume X, containing 'Miscellany', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Critical introductions by Charles F. Richardson. 'The Raven' is included in Volume I.The 'Criticisms' includes essays on Elizabeth Barret Browning, Lord Tennyson, Charles Dickens, and more.The 'Miscellany' includes 'Maelzel's Chess-Player', 'Philosophy of Furniture', 'A Chapter on Autography', and more.Plates are printed on on vellum.The plates are the work of Canadian painter Frederick Simpson Coburn, who was also a notable early photographer. In half morocco bindings, with cloth covered boards. Externally, exceptionally bright. Small area of rubbing to centre of front joint of volume VII. Light rubbing to back strip head of volume X. Light rubbing to front joint of volume I, with hinge starting but holding firm. Front hinges of volume II and V strained but firmly held. Head of front hinge of volume VII lightly strained but firmly held. Front hinge of volume VI strained between page vi and following leaf, with first gathering tender. One leaf detached and one gathering working loose to volume III. Otherwise, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright, with light spotting to fore edge of final few leaves of volume III. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
This collection brings together all of Edgar Allen Poe's works. It includes famous stories such as " The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," along with his most popular poems such as "Annabel Lee," "The Raven," and lesser-known works, and his unusual prose-poem " Eureka ."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 895F39
- Title
- The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
- Author
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Illustrator
- Frederick Simpson Coburn
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam & Sons, Knickerbocker Press
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- poe the raven the fall of the house of usher F. S. Coburn the raven
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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