1853 Scarce Fine Book - The Poetical Works of EDGAR ALLAN POE bound by SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE.
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Author: Edgar Allan Poe.
Title: The Poetical Works. With a notice of his life and genius by James Hannay. With twenty illustrations by E. H. Wehnert, James Godwin, F. W. Hulme, and Harrison Weir.
Publisher: London: Addey and Co., 21 Old Bond Street, 1853.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: 144 pages.
Binding: Attractive, very beautiful, and fine full polished calf leather binding finely bounded by Sangorski and Sutcliffe for the famous bookseller A. C. McClurg (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Near fine content (bright, tight and clean - as shown).
Illustrations: Beautifully illustrated by E. H. Wehnert, James Godwin, F. W. Hulme, and Harrison Weir.
The book: Scarce and attractive early illustrated Victorian edition of the Complete Poems by Edgar Allan Poe. A rare find in such a beautiful SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE binding!
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.
The binder: Sangorski & Sutcliffe is a firm of bookbinders established in London in 1901. It is considered to be one of the most important bookbinding companies of the 20th century, famous for its luxurious jeweled bindings that used real gold and precious stones in their book covers.