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1884008667New York: Harper & Brother Publishers 1884. Original embossed beveled grey cloth stamped in gilt all edges gilt dark brown end papers. 23 pp. text plus 26 engraved plates by Doré each with descriptive caption on facing page. Very Good Plus 1/4" tears to cloth at fore edges of boards light soiling to boards internally clean and lovely with solid hinges a much nicer copy than commonly encountered. . First American Edition with Dore Illustr. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Harper & Brother Publishers Hardcover books
1902025551New York/London;: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1902. Limited Edition. Octavo. The Eldorado edition one of only 150 copies signed and numbered by the publisher. In ten volumes edited and chronologically arranged on the basis of the standard text with certain additional material and with a critical introduction by Charles F. Richardson professor of English in Dartmouth College beautifully illustrated by Frederick Simpson Coburn with printed tissue guards. Bound in publisher's 3/4 green morocco over light green cloth flat spines lettered and decorated in an art Nouveau floral motif marbled endpapers top edges gilt green morocco has changed evenly to brown on spines and corners of volume one. a few spots of staining to a couple of volumes gilt on top edges with some degree of wear to gilt otherwise a very good set of this scarce limitation. G.P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1912157083London: Hodder & Stoughton 1912. Limited. hardcover. very good. Dulac Edmund. Illustrated throughout with 11 small vignettes including the one on the title page; and 28 mounted color plates by Edmund Dulac. Thick 4to original ornate gilt-stamped vellum slightly yellowed; lacking the original cloth ties uncut edges t.e.g. London: Hodder and Stoughton 1912. A very good clean copy.<br/><br/> Edition de Luxe. Number 154 of 750 copies signed by the artist on the limitation page.<br/><br/> Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
190221688New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1902. Eldorado Edition. Hardcover. Three quarter green morocco and marbled boards with matching endpapers. Teg. Near fine. 10 vols. 22 x 15 cm. Limited edition copy 487 of 1050. Photogravure frontispieces and plates on Japanese vellum titles in red and black numerous woodcuts by Frederick Simpson Coburn captioned tissue guards wide text margins bound by Root & Son. Critical introduction by Charles F. Richardson. Title pages signed Womrath. Title Index in last volume. Raised bands spine panels lettered in gilt with gilt device separating cover leather from the marbled boards. BAL16171. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1902220287New York: Crowell 1902. Limited. hardcover. very good. Edited by James A. Harrison Frontispiece in each volume & many other illustrations lettered tissue guards. 17 volumes 8vo 3/4 red morocco spines gilt with floral motifs marbled boards t.e.g. Several spines are chipped. New York: Crowell & Society of English and French Literature 1902. Limited to one of 1000 copies. Very good.<br/><br/> Crowell unknown books
1850145961850. . by N.P. Willis J.R. Lowell and R.W. Griswold. New York: J.S. Redfield 1850 Vol IV in 1856. 4 pp Vol I ads; 8 pp Vol IV ads. Original blind-stamped purple and blue-grey cloth. First Collected Edition of Poe's writings published beginning in the year following his sudden death at the age of 40. According to the Vol I note by Maria Clemm Poe's aunt and mother-in-law he had requested shortly before his death that Rufus Griswold act as literary executor and that N.P. Willis write "such observations upon his life and character as he might deem suitable.". This is the resulting work which she says is "published for my benefit" she had assigned her rights in it to Redfield for a fee. The first two volumes were issued together in December 1849 or January 1850. The first volume which includes a Poe portrait frontispiece consists of Poe's "Tales" -- including all those for which he is famous -- "The Gold Bug" "The Murders of the Rue Morgue" "The Black Cat" "The Pit and the Pendulum" "The Cask of Amontillado" "The Tell-Tale Heart" and so on; the second volume contains his verse such as "The Raven" "Lenore" "Annabel Lee" "The Conqueror Worm" and "Tamerlane." This pair is from the second printing determinable by the ads in Vol I and on page 46 of Vol II; these volumes are in Blanck's faded-purple binding "D" four filigree rules on spine volume number in gilt. Later in 1850 September a third volume THE LITERATI etc. -- including Griswold's infamous "Sketch" of Poe was issued; this copy is likewise in binding "D" but in blue-grey. Finally six years later a fourth and final volume including ARTHUR GORDON PYM was also issued -- Blanck's binding "H" here in purple specific for this volume but also used for 1853-1856 reprints of the earlier volumes. This set is generally in very good condition with minor wear at the extremities; the front endpaper is excised in Vols I II and III; Vol II has some soil on pages 22-27; and Vol IV has darkened page margins and a bit more edge-wear than the other volumes. Blanck 16158 16159 16161; Heartmann & Canny pp 129-131. unknown books
191191380Boston:: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good. 1911. Hardcover. Collected edited and arranged with memoir textual notes and bibliography by J. H. Whitty. With four illustrated plates. First edition thus 250 copies. Octavo fully bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and design along the spine raised bands along spine gilt borders to boards top edge gilt marbled endpapers sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Many unopened pages. Small chip at the crown of the spine minor wear and darkening to leather edges else very good. Binding is sound. Scarce in this edition. ; 304 pages . Houghton Mifflin Company, hardcover books
1912287854London: Hodder & Stoughton 1912. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Dulac Edmund. Illustrated throughout with 11 small vignettes including the one on the title page; and 28 mounted color plates by Edmund Dulac. Thick 4to original ornate gilt-stamped vellum uncut edges t.e.g. London: Hodder and Stoughton 1912. Lacking the original cloth ties otherwise a near fine copy.<br/><br/> Edition de Luxe. Number 504 of 750 copies signed by the artist on the limitation page.<br/><br/> Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
185037560New York: J.S. Redfield 1850. Together with The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Vol.3: The Literati: Some Honest Opinions about Authorial Merits and Demerits with Occasional Works of Personality. Together with marginalia suggestions and essays.With a sketch of the author by Rufus Wilmot Griswold. New York: Redfield 1850. Together with The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Vol. 4: Arthur Gordon Pym &c. New York: Redfield 1856. Together 4 volumes 12mo; BAL 16158 16159 and 16161. All are first editions all ex-James J. Hill Library with light accession markings on the spines and perforated stamps in the lower margins of the title pages; vol. I is first printing in BAL's A binding in original brown cloth front hinge cracked lacking the engraved frontispiece; Vol. 2 is the second printing in BAL's binding variant F in original blue cloth; Vol. 3 in BAL's binding variant F in original black cloth; Vol. 4 in BAL's binding variant H in original purple cloth; shelf wear small loss to top of spine of Vol. 4 affecting 2 letters at the top. <br/><br/> J.S. Redfield hardcover books
1902218769New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1902. Annabel Edition. Illustrated with frontispiece vignettes and 60 lettered tissue-guarded photogravure plates by F.S. Coburn. 10 vols. 8vo. Elaborately bound in full red morocco gilt fillets and corner pieces on upper and lower covers panelled spines with floral decorations t.e.g. by Stikeman; a few joints rubbed internally fine; an attractive set from the library of Joan Whitney Payson. Coburn F.S. Annabel Edition. Illustrated with frontispiece vignettes and 60 lettered tissue-guarded photogravure plates by F.S. Coburn. 10 vols. 8vo. Handsomely Bound and Illustrated Set of Poe's Complete Works. G.P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1902216903New York and London: G P Putnam's Sons The Knickerbocker Press 1902. The Book-Lover's's Eldorado Edition of Poe's Works number 174 of only 1050 copies copiously illustrated with numerous woodcuts and full page photogravures. Photogravure frontispieces and plates with captioned tissue guards Illustrated by Frederick Simpson Coburn. Title pages signed Womrath. 10 vols. 8vo. Contemporary three quarter blue pebbled morocco gilt-decorated spines raised bands marbled endpapers t.e.g. rest uncut. With initial EBR on lower front panel of each volume. With note in pencil on flyleaf "Eleanor Page Roberts a wedding present from our best man-George Graham Thansen 1905" Almost fine. Coburn Frederick Simpson. The Book-Lover's's Eldorado Edition of Poe's Works number 174 of only 1050 copies copiously illustrated with numerous woodcuts and full page photogravures. Photogravure frontispieces and plates with captioned tissue guards Illustrated by Frederick Simpson Coburn. Title pages signed Womrath. 10 vols. 8vo. See BAL 16171 G P Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press unknown books
1853140940674London: Clarke Beeton & Co 1853. First Edition. Very Good. ca 1852 1853. The first combined English illustrated edition. The first and second series bound together in one volume. Bound in contemporary half leather over diced grain cloth featuring 26 wood engravings throughout the first series and 16 throughout the second. These two illustrated volumes of Poe's stories the first including poems were issued in Great Britain as part of the Readable Books series. Pages toned owner name to blank recto of frontis illustration of the Second Series. Uncommon. Clarke, Beeton, & Co unknown books
18411608325Graham's Magazine 1841. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. The true first appearance of Poe's classic tale Murders in the Rue Morgue considered the first detective story ever published. In original binding. Book is in good condition. This is Graham's compilation of all of their issues starting in February published in 1841. The Murders starts on page 166.Bound magazine. Two volumes in one: Volumes 18 and 19: January-December 1841. Octavo. iv 1-295 1pp. and 12 engraved plates; iv 1-308pp. and 19 engraved plates. Complete. Contains the first printed appearances of: "Murders in the Rue Morgue" considered the world's first detective story "A Descent into the Maelstrom" and three other Poe tales; the complete essay "Secret Writing" in four installments the first two parts of the essay "A Chapter on Autography" and over 50 critical reviews by Poe. Also included are the first revised printings of the poems: "To Helen" and "Israfel." A complete run of 12 monthly issues from 1841 when Poe served as the magazine's literary editor and had reached the peak of his powers and influence both as a writer and editor. The run also includes nine mezzotints by Philadelphia's famous engraver John Sartain one of which illustrates Poe's tale: "The Island of the Fay." A scarce and desirable annual volume. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Graham's Magazine hardcover books
18451610043Wiley and Putnam 1845. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. Vol. I January-June 1845; vol. II July-December 1845. In vol. I: The Raven p.143 and Some Words with a Mummy p.363. In vol. II: Eulalie-A Song p.79 and The Facts of M. Valdemar's Case p.561. Vol. I and II: Thick quarto half red morocco over marbled boards. Spine with raised bands and gilt geometric patterns in compartments. Vol. I: Light foxing to the preliminaries and fore edges. Vol. II: Light foxing to the preliminaries and fore edges front inner hinge open. Very good uncommonly clean copies. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Wiley and Putnam hardcover books
19028550New York. George D. Sproul Company. 1902. Lavishly bound in Publisher's Deluxe custom 3/4 burgundy crushed morocco and marbled boards. Gilt-tooled spine compartments with fleural motifs.Gilt-tooled raised bands. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 8vo. 5.5" x .25". The Monticello Edition. This Edition Limited to only 1000 numbered sets of which this is #330. Illustrated throughout with delightful tissue-guarded monochrome plates Editied by renowned Poe scholar James A. Harrison the Monticello Edition of Poe's Works is one of the scarcest of early compilations with no complete set appearing at auction in more than thirty years.The 17 Volumes are comprised of: Tales Poems Biography Literary Criticism Essays Miscellanies Literati Autography Marginalia Eureka and Letters. Spines delicately and evenly sunned with first 2 volumes slightly less so. A number of volumes uncut. A Fine greatly appealing very rare set. George D. Sproul Company. hardcover books
1919287853London: Harrap 1919. Limited. hardcover. fine. Clarke Harry. Illustrated by Harry Clarke with 24 full page illustrations with tissue guards and many incredible black and white head and tail pieces. 383 pages bound in full vellum with gilt decoration on cover gilt spine lettering top edge gilt uncut edges with many pages unopened. London: George Harrap 1919. A beautiful clean copy. Fine.<br/><br/> Limited Deluxe Edition. Number 146 of only 170 copies signed and numbered on the limitation page by Harry Clarke.<br/><br/> Harrap unknown books
184862003New York: Geo. P. Putnam Of Late Firm of "Wiley & Putnam" 155 Broadway 1848. First edition of the last book by Poe published in his lifetime. 12mo. 143 pp. 16-page publisher's catalogue at rear. BAL 16153. Binding A no review of Eureka in the ads. Front endpaper replaced faint signs of bookplate removal from front pastedown rather persistent foxing through the text; still a very good copy the cloth quite clean and bright. Original black cloth joints with several short splits with some professional repair a little wear to spine ends including a small chip at the head gilt spine title. Housed in a custom brown quarter-morocco and cloth slipcase with chemise gilt spine title. 9770. <br/><br/> Geo. P. Putnam, Of Late Firm of "Wiley & Putnam," 155 Broadway hardcover books
184643625London: Short & Co 1846. <p>Poe Edgar Allan 1809-49. Mesmerism "in articulo mortis." An astounding & horrifying narrative shewing the extraordinary power of mesmerism in arresting the progress of death. 16pp. London: Short & Co. 1846. 213 x 138 mm. Without wrappers as issued; preserved in a cloth folding case. Light toning but a fine copy. Bookplate of American book collector Edward Hubert Litchfield 1879-1949.</p> <p> First Separate Edition of Poe's gruesome short story on the occult "powers" of mesmerism originally published under the title "The facts in the case of M. Valdemar" in The American Whig Review of December 1845. "Poe plays with the idea that a dying person may be so imbued with magnetic fluid by a mesmerist that he can remain although dead in a kind of suspended death for months until released by the mesmerist—at which point his body immediately turns into a pile of stinking putrid slime. Taking it to be factual people seriously debated whether such a horrifying use of mesmerism was possible and condemned it on the assumption that it was" Waterfield Hidden Depths: The Story of Hypnosis p. 146. "Mesmerism ‘in articulo mortis'" was the last of three mesmeric tales Poe wrote in 1844 and 1845; although these works "were essentially literary it is also significant that these works were written in the style of scientific texts . . . Although Poe's intentions remain somewhat ambiguous leading some critics to suggest that he may have actually attempted to perpetrate a literary hoax it is important to acknowledge that these works were published and received as legitimate contributions to the field of science and thus they offer insight into the assumptions and expectations of the scientific community" Enns p. 65. Enns "Mesmerism and the electric age: From Poe to Edison" in Willis & Wynne eds. Victorian Literary Mesmerism pp. 61-82. Heartman & Canny A Bibliography of the First Printings of the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe p. 111. </p> . Short & Co unknown books
18411610315George R. Graham 1841. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. These stories are the first appearances of Poe's works: The Murders in the Rue Morgue A Descent into the Malstrom The islands of the Fay The Coloquy of Monos and Una Never Bet the Devil Your Head Israfel. In Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine. Large thick quarto full maroon calf. Publisher's deluxe binding. Covers with decorative borders stamped in gilt and blind. Gilt-decorated turn-ins and marbled endpapers. Spine with raised bands and gilt in compartments. All edges gilt. Plate tissues moderately foxed else contents especially clean and fresh. A beautiful very good plus copy. Previous owner's small bookplate attached to front paste-down rear cover slightly separating at bottom. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. George R. Graham hardcover books
1884118042New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1884. The Amontillado edition of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Octavo 8 volumes bound in full morocco by P.B. Sanford with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in 6 compartments within raised gilt bands double gilt ruling to the panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles marbled endpapers all edges gilt tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume by R. Swain Gifford Frederick Church and others etched engraved vignettes to the title pages. One of 315 numbered copies signed and dated by the publisher on the limitation leaf of each volume this is number 290. In fine condition. Rare and desirable. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre American Romantic writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe is credited with inventing the genre of detective fiction and contributing to the genre of science fiction only just emerging at the turn of the 20th century. Poe was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone resulting in a financially difficult life and career and his works influenced literature around the world as well as specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe's most memorable tales include: The Black Cat The Cask of Amontillado The Gold-Bug The Pit and the Pendulum The Premature Burial and The Tell-Tale Heart. G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1845111538New York: Wiley and Putnam 1845. Rare first edition in book form of Poe's famed work. Octavo bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards gilt titles to the spine raised bands. In very good condition with some light foxing and usual wear. BAL 16147. The Raven is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845 the poem is often noted for its musicality stylized language and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover tracing the man's slow fall into madness. The lover often identified as being a student is lamenting the loss of his love Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas the raven seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word "Nevermore". The poem makes use of a number of folk mythological religious and classical references. Biographer Hervey Allen: The most important volume of poetry that had been issued up to that time in America. In this little volume the weary wayworn wanderer had successfully reached his own native shore in the realm of imagination" Grolier 100 American 56. Poe considered "The Raven" to be his finest poem--indeed he was quoted as saying it was the finest poem ever written. Wiley and Putnam hardcover books
18451001883New York: Wiley and Putnam 1845. First edition in book form of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" the single most famous American poem of the nineteenth century first published earlier that year in the New York Evening Mirror under Poe's own name and The American Review under a pseudonym. Partly inspired by the early lyrics of Elizabeth Barrett later Browning to whom he dedicated this volume of poems Poe composed "The Raven" in trochaic octometer with a deranged musicality all his own. The elements are familiar even to those who don't read poetry: the "midnight dreary" the silk-curtained chamber the raven perched upon the bust of Athena the relentless refrain that drives the narrator mad. "'Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! / Leave my loneliness unbroken! - quit the bust above my door! / Take thy beak from out my heart and take thy form from off my door!' / Quoth the Raven 'Nevermore.'" Even before publication Poe knew he had a sensation on his hands. When a friend described an early reading of the poem as "fine uncommonly fine" Poe responded: "Is that all you can say for this poem I tell you it's the greatest poem ever written." Poe's fame only increased with the appearance of contemporary parodies like "The Owl" and "The Polecat": a contemporary recalls "'The Raven' became known everywhere and everyone was saying 'Nevermore.'" The publication of "The Raven" paved the way for Wiley and Putnam's publication of Poe's Tales the collection that introduced his pioneering detective fiction to a wider audience that same year. BAL 16147. A near-fine copy of a landmark in American literature. Octavo measuring 7.25 x 5 inches: 6 91 1. Early twentieth-century full russet calf boards single-ruled in gilt raised bands black morocco spine labels spine single-ruled and lettered in gilt gilt dentelles marbled endpapers. Handwritten slip tipped onto second fly leaf noting "inner gilt dentelles by Zaehnsdorf." Lacking original wrappers half title and ads. Joints expertly repaired a few light scratches to lower board. Wiley and Putnam unknown books
1845319132New York: Wiley and Putnam 1845. First Edition with half-title. viii 91 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in full green morocco a.e.g. Spine sunned some foxing throughout; pencilled note on flyleaf stating that the binding was executed in 1896. Near fine. First Edition with half-title. viii 91 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First Edition. Students all over the world know of the title poem and many know others as well: "The Conqueror Worm" "Eulalie" "Leonore" "To Helen" etc.<br/><br/>"The most important volume of poetry that had been issued up until that time in America" Hervey Allen Israfel The Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe New York 1926 vol. 2 p. 667. The Raven and Other Poems was published in November 1845 in an edition of some 750 copies; it was dedicated to Elizabeth Barrett Browning and contains 30 poems including "The Raven" "Eulalia" "Tamerlane" "Al Aaraff" and "To Helen" etc. The title poem was first printed in the American Review for January 1845; it "made Poe's name known both in America and England and brought him an immortality that by no other means could he have attained . and it gave him fame as a poet such as no other American has received" John W. Robertson A Bibliography of the Writings of . Poe San Francisco 1934 vol. 2 pp. 224-225. Grolier American 56; BAL 16147; Heartman & Canny pp. 97-108; Robertson vol. 2 pp. 224-225 Wiley and Putnam unknown books
184837022New York: George P. Putnam 1848. First edition first issue of Poe's classic work. Duodecimo original publishers blind stamped black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. First issue without the review for Eureka on page 2 of the 16 page catalogue at the end of the book but reads simply: "Poe. -- Eureka A Prose Poem: Or the Physical and Metaphysical Universe. By Edgar A. Poe Esq." In very good condition with some light rubbing to the extremities contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom cloth box. A nice bright example of this rare and important text. Poe considered Eureka his magnum opus but Putnam only agreed to publish 500 copies due to the unique nature of the material. Eureka has often been misunderstood and ridiculed but it is in fact a remarkable precursor of several modern theories of physics and a powerful essay on the material and spiritual universe. Poe hypothesized that the universe began at a set point in the past and was finite rather than infinite. In arguing that the Universe of Stars must be finite he appeals to the evidence of observed experience. Poe wrote "Were the succession of stars endless then the background of the sky would present us an uniform luminosity like that displayed by the Galaxy-since there could be absolutely no point in all that background at which would not exist a star. The only mode therefore in which under such a state of affairs we could comprehend the voids which our telescopes find in innumerable directions would be by supposing the distance of the invisible background so immense that no ray from it has yet been able to reach us at all. That this may be so who shall venture to deny I maintain simply that we have not even the shadow of a reason for believing that it is so." BAL 16153. George P. Putnam hardcover books
20151Poe Edgar Allan. TALES. New York: Wiley & Putnam 1845. First edition third printing and first cloth-bound edition. Original green cloth gilt. Moderate foxing in text as always and mild discoloration to cloth but a very good copy with some fraying at foot of spine. The first printing was bound only in printed wrappers and only five copies in original wrappers are known some heavily restored and a sixth copy is known with only the spine wrapper preserved the last copy in wrappers in private hands was sold at auction June 12 2008 for $134500. The second and third printings were issued in cloth and was the first cloth-bound edition of Poe's TALES. BAL warns that "it is possible that the printings designated as second and third are in fact two states of the same printing." BAL also comments that "the majority of copies examined by BAL are repaired and possibly sophisticated." and we agree that untouched copies are uncommon. "Here. begins the detective story with `The Murders in the Rue Morgue' `The Mystery of Marie Roget' and. `The Purloined Letter'."-- Grolier American Hundred 55. This volume also includes three of Poe's masterpieces of horror: `The Fall of the House of Usher' `The Descent into the Maelstrom' and `The Gold Bug.' Heartman & Canny 1940 pp. 62-8. Queen's Quorum 1. BAL 16146. hardcover books
