1872 Rare Book - Poems by Edgar Allan Poe. Complete with an Original Memoir. (The Raven, Lenore, Ulalume, ...).

(Description)

Author: Edgar Allan Poe.
Title: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe. Complete with an Original Memoir.
Publisher: New York, W.J. Widdleton, Publisher, 1872.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7" X 5".
Pages: 278 pages + publisher's catalog.
Binding: Attractive and very good original full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, ex-libris ink stamp of Mrs. P. Van Alstine Jersey city - as shown, nice 1874 lover's gift note on the second blank page - as shown, tear nicely repaired by a previous owner on top margin of page 119-120 - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the nice engraved frontispiece portrait and engraved illustration before "The Raven".

The book: A noteworthy 1872 collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s poems, this volume offers a haunting journey through the works of one of America's most iconic writers. Complete with an insightful memoir, it provides a window into the soul of the poet who has captivated readers with his mastery of the macabre and the lyrical.

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.