1887 Scarce Book - The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales by Edgar Allan POE (Pit and Pendulum, Fall of House of Usher, Narrative of A. Gordon Pym, ...).

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Author: Edgar Allan Poe.
Title: The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales. (Bound with) Narrative of A. Gordon Pym.
Publisher: Chicago and New York, Belford, Clarke & Company, no date (1887). Caxton Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5" X 5.5".
Pages: 182-169 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original blue full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown). under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good content (tight, some light foxing and staining - as shown, toning and staining to the upper margin of the title page of Narrative of A. Gordon Pym - as shown, general toning throughout - as shown)

The book: A scarce edition of "The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales" by the master of macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. This collection encompasses some of his most renowned tales, including "The Black Cat", "The Pit & the Pendulum", "The Fall of the House of Usher", and "The Gold Bug",  (Bound with) Narrative of A. Gordon Pym, making it a cherished item for any Poe enthusiast.

The author: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic, best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story.