1883 Rare Book Set - The Works of Edgar Allan Poe (including Poems, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Other).
Author: Poe, Edgar Allan.
Title: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. In four volumes. (Including I-Tales, II-Tales, III-Poems, IV- Criticisms). Edited by John H. Ingram.
Publisher: Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1883. Third Edition. Four volumes (complete).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: xcix-513, vi-569, vi-517, vii-574 pages.
Binding: Attractive and near fine original publisher full cloth binding (hinges fine, gilt bright, overall slightly worn and scuffed -as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Near fine content (bright, tight and clean, rare light staining or foxing, name of a previous owner on the front endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the frontispiece portrait, the frontispiece illustration, the vignettes, and the facsimile letter.
Estimation: (USD 550 - USD 700)
The books: Rare and attractive Edinburgh complete edition by Adam and Charles Black of the Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe. A rare find in such a nice 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.