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The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales.
by POE, Edgar A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Aiken, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry T Coates and Co, [1900]. Octavo, original green cloth boards, gilt and red design and titles to front cover and spine, top edge gilt. A beautiful vintage edition of this collection of Poe tales. Featuring The Murders in Rue Morgue, Gold Bug, Fall of the House of Usher, Tell-Tale Heart and many others. An excellent copy with just a hint of toning to pages, page edges rough cut, and with just a touch of bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends, ownership signature in pencil to front endpaper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Caroliniana
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10992
- Title
- The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales.
- Author
- POE, Edgar A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry T Coates and Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- [1900]
Terms of Sale
Caroliniana
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Caroliniana
Biblio member since 2020
Aiken, South Carolina
About Caroliniana
Generalist concern with a focus on Americana and archival material. Institutions billed to fit their requirements, shipping billed at cost.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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