The Raven and Other Poems

Birmingham, Michigan: Fine Book Circle, 1936. Rare limited edition in original wrapper. From limitation page: Of this volume for the Fine Book Circle there are 950 copies, designed and illustrated by Paul McPharlin, and printed in Detroit , during the summer of 1936. Available at 155 Wimbleton Drive, Birmingham, Michigan. This copy is Number 552. Tall 6 1/2" x 9 3/4" design. Deep black full cloth boards, silver cover and spine titles, publisher's symbol, and Poe in silver at back board, slight shelf wear. Thick, rough-cut deckled leaves in black and stone beige, fine; no writing. Endpapers feature snakeskin pattern. Bind fine; hinges fully intact. Rare beige wrapper, some spine chip, generally very good w/moderate wear; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Wrapper contains title, image of raven and pattern. Intriguing art nouveau monochromatic chiaroscuro imagery in white on black leaves. Paul McPharlin (1903-48) was a puppeteer, and illustrator, who created some twenty productions in Detroit between 1928 and 1937. He is remembered as a skillful performer and inventive puppet maker. He is a founding member of the Puppeteers of America. These illustrations, thus, are highly intriguing and striking. This collection of Edgar Allan Poe includes those empyrean and phantasmagoric pieces on which his fame rests. The 1845 edition of The Raven and Other Poems bore a dedication to Miss Elizabeth Barrett Barrett - the noblest of her sex, the author of The Drama in Exile. Collection includes: The Raven, The Valley of Unrest; Bridal Ballad; The Sleeper; The Coliseum; Lenore; Catholic Hymn; Israfel; Dreamland; Sonnet: To Zante; The City In the Sea; To One In Paradise; Eulallie: A Song; To ....; To F.S.O.; Sonnet: Silence; The Haunted Palace; Sonnet: To Science; Al Aaraaf; Tamerlane; Romane; Fairyland; To Helen; Annabel Lee; The Bells, Eldorado; Ulalume; For Annie; To My Mother; A Dream Within A Dream; and, Alone. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Illus. by McPharlin, Paul. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.