1895 Scarce Book Set - The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. (including Tales of Mystery and Imagination).
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Author : Poe, Edgar Allan.
Title : The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. (including Tales of Mystery and Imagination). Complete set of 8 volumes. (Vols. I-IV: Tales; Vol. V: Poems Essays on Poetry &c; Vol. VI: Miscellaneous Essays &c; Vols. VII - VIII: Criticisms & Reviews).
Publisher : London: Published by J. Shiells and Co., 1895. Eight volumes (complete).
Language : Text in English.
Size : 7 " X 5 ".
Pages : over 2400 pages.
Binding : Finely bound. Attractive and very good half leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed, marbled boards and end papers; top edges gilt) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare staining and foxing).
Illustrations : Illustrated with 24 fine photogravure full page plates.
Estimation : (USD 800 - USD 1200)
The book : Scarce and attractive Shiells edition of the Works of Edgar Allan Poe.
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.