1870 Rare Victorian Book - The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan POE (The Raven, Lenore, Ulalume, ...)

 

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Author : Poe, Edgar Allan
Title : The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan POE.
Publisher : New York, W.J. Widdleton, 1870.
Language : Text in English
Size : 8.5 " X 7 "
Pages : 176 pages 
Binding : Attractive and Very good original gilt embossed decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (bright and tight, rare staining and foxing, one bump at the upper margin corners of some pages -  as shown, gift note of a previous owner on first endpaper)
Illustrations : Illustrated by Waller H. Patton, John M'Whirter, Clark Stanton, C.J. Staniland, J.Lawson and other eminent artists.

Estimate: ( USD 200 - USD 300)

The book : Scarce and attractive American Widdleton edition of the Poems by Edgar Allan Poe.

The author: Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.