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1900202019George Bell 1900. 1st Thus. Hardcover. VG. HEATH ROBINSON W. 1st Thus. 13.5 x 20.9 cm khaki cloth with green and gilt decoration and titles to the front and spine with the publisher's divice to the spine. Top edge gilt other edges uncut pictorial endpapers xxxv iii 225 3pp with black line illustrations including tissue guarded frontispiece by William Heath-Robinson. There is some toning to the spine a little rubbing to the spine tips with a hint of fraying at the head of the spine and a touch of bruising to the corners more so to the top two. Internally clean without name inscription or bookplate and with just a touch of toning to the uncut edges. All in all a very good looking 1st Edition of the Heath-Robinson illustrated Poems of Edgar Allen Poe with beautiful Art Nouveau illustrations. A difficult to find book. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care. George Bell hardcover
189529628HBDJ CIRCA 1895 1ST EDITION THUS IN GLASSINE DUSTJACKET MAY HAVE BEEN CUT AT BTM LITTLE SHORT small Tears 34 pages full-color illus. in VINTAGE ORIGINAL brown Antique BOX with edge Rub & Small Tears & TITLE LABEL SMALL MARBLELIZED LIKE WITH TITLE ON FRONT WITH GOLD GILT CLOTH CVR WITH PAPER LABEL ON SPINE CVR WITH TINY EXTREMITIES CHIPS WEAR The Hayes Lithographing Company BUFFALO NY hardcover
18983507New York: M.F.Mansfield 1898. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. 8vo. Publisher's white cloth with b/w illustration to front board and spine. Ink name to t/p light discolouration to cloth. Near fine copy of the uncommon white cloth variant American edition and rare thus. 15 b/w ills. by W. B. MacDougall. M.F.Mansfield hardcover
1880300848London John Hogg 1880. 1880. First edition. 8vo. Original green pictorial cloth stamped in gilt black and blind with designs of a black raven harp leaves etc.; brown coated endpapers. 2 volumes. Very good. Small bookplate of F.J. Tebly on the front pastedown of both volumes. Volume I with photograph of Poe from the famous "Stella" daguerreotype. Volume II with photograph of Poe's mother Elizabeth from a miniature portrait. Printed by Ballantyne Press. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. London, John Hogg, 1880. hardcover
1880884708London:: John Hogg 1880. Vol I. - xii; 294pp. 2 pp. publishers ads; Vol II - 312pp.; 2 pp. publishers ads after the index. Illustrated with two striking photographic frontispieces the volume I frontis is after the famous "Stella" daguerreotype; the other in volume II is of Poe's mother. Original publishers elaborately designed pictorial gilt green cloth binding with an embossed black raven on a gold background featured on both front boards. Spines also elaborately designed and lettered in gilt. A beautiful example of late 19th century English binding. Some very light soiling to upper portion of the frontis not affecting the image. Otherwise an exceedingly bright and clean set. First Edition. Excellent. 8vo. 2 Volumes. John Hogg, hardcover
18400009006Philadelphia: Haswell Barrington and Haswell 1840. Second edition revised & enlarged. Hardcover. Good. 16mo 166 pages quarter calf printed boards covers rubbed. <br/><br/>This is Poe's remarkable adaptation of Thomas Brown's text-book of conchology. This has added American species coverage and a new Introduction by Poe. Illustrated with 12 lithographic plates by Duval of Philadelphia. Note: with state B of Plate 3 no priority with the title as "Part of Shells" see BAL 16131 16132 . Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell hardcover
18411504710Graham 1841. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. A bound complete run of 6 monthly issues from 1841 when Poe served as the magazine's literary editor. This volume contains 4 installments of Poe's essay A Few Works of Secret Writing as well as the first appearances of two of his tales and revised printings of some of his poetry. An important contemporary record of one of America's most important writers. Covers detached overall good condition. Graham hardcover
184115560Philadelphia: George R. Graham 1841. Volume XIX Nos. 1-6 inclusive. Illustrated with engraved plates some colored. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's brown quarter leather and cloth. Joints repaired some darkening and foxing to text. Very good. Volume XIX Nos. 1-6 inclusive. Illustrated with engraved plates some colored. 1 vols. 8vo. Apart from numerous reviews and critical notes there are several of Poe's own pieces including:<br /> <br /> 1 July "A Few Words on Secret Writing"pp. 33-38; First Printing<br /> 2 August "The Colloquy of Monos and Una" pp. 52-54; First Printing<br /> 3 August "Secret Writing" p. 96; First Printing<br /> 4 September "To Helen" p. 123; a reprint but revised and containing for the first time the two lines: "To the glory that was Greece / To the grandeur that was Rome";<br /> 5 September "Never Bet Your Head" p. 124-127; First Printing<br /> 6 October "Israfel" p. 183;<br /> 7 November "A Chapter on Autography" pp. 273-286; First Printing. Hartman pp. 204-06 George R. Graham unknown
18421501726Graham 1842. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The true first appearance of this classic tale by Edgar Allen Poe in Vol. 20 of Graham's Magazine. Contains other works by Poe including Life in Death and To One Departed. The Mask begins on page 257. Good only condition. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Graham hardcover
186815360Melbourne: George Robertson 1868. First Australian edition. pp. i-viii 9-144. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Publisher's green cloth quite worn and soiled endpapers abraded small hole in title-leaf New Zealand bookseller's stamp on first two leaves. A well-worn but sound copy of this scarcity. First Australian edition. pp. i-viii 9-144. 1 vols. Small 8vo. BAL 16215 George Robertson unknown
189553330Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons no date circa 1895-1900 . Hardcover. Very good. Octavo A very good set bound in half vellum and tan linen cloth silk book marks. Light stain internally at the base of volumes 5 & 6 and a tiny touch at the external corner of the base. This set was initially published as a 6 volume set though on each volume it is stated 'In Seven Volumes' a seventh volume was printed later as a facsimilie of a manuscript to "Murders in the Rue Morgue" and rarely found together. <br/><br/> George Barrie & Sons hardcover
189575873Philadelphia:: George Barrie 1895. Library edition; No. 61 of 250 copies on Imperial Japan Paper with publisher's printed presentation in Vol. I. . publisher's cloth with printed paper labels on spines. Spines tanned; paper spine labels darkened to illegibility. Some creases to plain tissue overleaves; some scattered inoffensive foxing. All volumes tight and sound. 8vo. Twenty Original Etchings Five Photogravures and a New Etched Portrait. With Biographical Essay by John H. Ingram. George Barrie, hardcover
185677980New York: Redfield 1856. Hardcover. Good. 19.5 x 13 cm. Octavo. lv 1 483pp xxvi 7-495pp iv 21-607pp xi 12-447pp 1 1-4 1-10 advertisements. Uniformly bound in pebbled brown cloth with gilt spine labeling. Spines are sun toned. All volumes are dated 1856 on the copyright page. Volume four is a first edition the other 3 volumes are reprints originally done in 1849 1850 and 1850 respectively. Decorative blue endpapers. Some chipping to heads of spines. Scattered foxing. Front gutter cracked in volumes 1 and 4. Volume 1: Talesfrontispiece portrait of Poe. Volume 2: Poems and Tales. Volume 3: The Literati. Volume 4: Arthur Gordon Pym &c. References: BAL 16159 &6648. Evermore: The Persistence of Poe The Edgar Allan Poe Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane pg 143. Robertson Bibliography of the Writings of Edgar A. Poe. Redfield hardcover
18905136166132<p><strong>POE EDGAR ALLAN.</strong> <em>The Works of Edgar Allan Poe.</em></p><p>New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers n.d./c1890s. Complete in ten volumes. Uniformly bound in publisher's green cloth spines lettered in gilt with elaborate gilt decorative panels featuring urn and foliate motifs; "Harper's" at foot of each spine. Octavo each volume approximately 7.5" x 5" pagination varies by volume. Each volume with one illustrated frontispiece. Cloth lightly rubbed at extremities with minor bumping to corners and spine ends; gilt bright and bindings sound across the set no cracked hinges. Text blocks generally clean. Each volume has a handwritten "June 1965" in small lettering at the upper edge of the front flyleaf. A tight uniform set in original publisher's cloth. Very Good.</p> Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover
1845025140Philadelphia: George R. Graham 1845. Tall Octavo. 284p. Jan-December complete. This is the issue with the frontispiece of Edgar Allen Poe facing page 49 and the first published biography of him on pages 49-53. James Russell Lowell's article on Poe includes the following poems in the February issue: "To Helen" "The Haunted Palace" "Lenore" and the controversial "Al Aaraaf". In the July issue his "The Imp of the Perverse" actually states his name as the author with a hand colored picture of flowers on the facing page. The October issue has his unsigned poem "The Divine Right of Kings". and his "The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether" is identified as his. Finally the December issue has his "Stanzas to F.S.O". While all the poems listed here are by Poe some did not list him as author.Bound in 3/4 calf over marbled paper covered boards handsomely rebacked double black leather spine label gilt. George R. Graham unknown