1881 Rare Book - Poems of Edgar Allan POE (The Raven, Lenore, Ulalume, ...).
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Title: Poems of Edgar Allan Poe with Memoir.
Publisher: New York, W.J. Widdleton, Publisher, 1881.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 " X 5 ".
Pages: 196 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original dark green embossed decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, lower external blank margin corner of page 56 cut without affecting the text - as shown, light toning of pages - as shown, very rare light foxing - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the nice frontispiece and the beautiful five full-page illustrations.
Estimate: (USD 300 - USD 400)
The book: Rare and very attractive Widdleton edition of the Poems by Edgar Allan Poe in beautiful condition!
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.