The J.K.Lilly Collection of Edgar Allan Poe : An Account of Its Formation
by Randall, David A. And Edgar Allan Poe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
$50.00$40.00
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About This Item
Bloomington, In: Lilly Library, 1964. Book. VG+. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 62 pp. Pictorial deep blue cloth with gilted tiles to the front and spine. This copy is VG+. Tipped in portrait of Poe as the frontispiece , from Lilly's collection. Exterior is rich and bright with scattered minute dots. Inside is unmarked, clear, crisp, and tightly bound. Includes the Fragment ascribed to Poe, "The Musiad or Ninead. A Poem, by Diabolus. Randall was not only the Director of the Lilly Library, but also the former Head of the Scribner Rare Book Department. Lovely..
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001126
- Title
- The J.K.Lilly Collection of Edgar Allan Poe : An Account of Its Formation
- Author
- Randall, David A. And Edgar Allan Poe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lilly Library
- Place of Publication
- Bloomington, In
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Indiana Authors, Publishers, Topics, & Association;
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Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
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