1852 Rare Book - The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe with A Notice of his Life.

(Description)

Author: Edgar Allan Poe.
Title:The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe: With A Notice of his Life and Genius, by James Hannay . . . and Many Illustrations, by E.H. Wehnert, James Godwin, F.W. Hulme, Harrison Weir, and Anelay. Complete Edition.
Publisher: London, J. & C. Brown and Co., no date (circa 1852).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 " X 5 ".
Pages: 185 pages + ads.
Binding: Attractive and good original Victorian full-cloth binding (hinges tight, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as snown, lower half of rear cover darkened - as shown ) under a protective removable mylar cover. (Stamp of the binder - Bound by Bone & Son, 76 Fleet St. London on the last endpaper - as shown). All edges are gilt.
Content:  Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, newspaper clip pasted on the front and rear endpapers - as shown, gift note of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete and profusely illustrated by E.H. Wehnert, James Godwin, Harrison Weir, F.W. Hulme, and Anelay.

Estimate : (USD 300 - USD 500)

The book: Rare and Attractive Victorian edition of the Complete 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.