{"product_id":"1889-rare-book-the-narrative-of-arthur-gordon-pym-by-edgar-allan-poe","title":"1889 Rare Book - The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"974\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"137\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edgar Allan Poe. Illustrated by A. D. McCormick.\u003cbr data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"189\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"199\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"248\"\u003eThe Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym: A Romance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"251\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"265\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York: New Amsterdam Book Company, [circa 1889].\u003cbr data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"321\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"334\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"354\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.\" × 5.5\".\u003cbr data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"380\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"390\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e vi-265 pages + publisher's ad.\u003cbr data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"404\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"416\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good original publisher’s deep red ribbed cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine and upper cover, featuring a striking gilt sunrise motif on the front board (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt.\u003cbr data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"568\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"580\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, ownership inscription (“Florence M. Davison, No. 101”) on the front free endpaper - as shown).\u003cbr data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"782\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"800\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated throughout with eight dramatic full-page black-and-white plates by A. D. McCormick, including the frontispiece “The Death-Ship”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"989\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 250–350).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1026\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eA handsome and well-preserved late 19th-century American illustrated edition of \u003cem data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1145\"\u003eThe Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym\u003c\/em\u003e, Edgar Allan Poe’s only full-length novel and one of the earliest works of nautical adventure fiction with distinctly Gothic undertones. This \u003cem data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1316\"\u003eNew Amsterdam Book Company\u003c\/em\u003e issue presents Poe’s haunting and mysterious tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and Antarctic exploration with a series of evocative illustrations by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1478\"\u003eA. D. McCormick\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose atmospheric black-and-white plates amplify the novel’s eerie tone and sense of peril.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1908\"\u003eThe book’s binding, with its radiant gilt sunrise design, evokes both the promise and foreboding that define Poe’s polar voyage — a narrative that influenced generations of writers from Herman Melville to Jules Verne and H.P. Lovecraft. An exceptional example of Poe’s imaginative power in a collectible decorative Victorian binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"2432\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1925\"\u003eThe author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1947\"\u003eEdgar Allan Poe\u003c\/strong\u003e (1809–1849) remains one of America’s most influential literary figures — poet, critic, and master of the macabre. Best known for \u003cem data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2088\"\u003eThe Raven\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2111\"\u003eThe Tell-Tale Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"2117\" data-end=\"2149\"\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher\u003c\/em\u003e, Poe’s works explored the boundaries of human reason, emotion, and terror. \u003cem data-start=\"2225\" data-end=\"2244\"\u003eArthur Gordon Pym\u003c\/em\u003e (1838) represents his singular foray into long-form fiction, blending realism, symbolism, and speculative imagination in a narrative that continues to intrigue readers and scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2763\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2454\"\u003eThe illustrator: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2457\" data-end=\"2476\"\u003eA. D. 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