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1840319133Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1840. First edition one of only an estimated 750 copies printed; with p. 213 correctly numbered. 2431; iv 4 5-228 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Original purple muslin printed paper spine labels; cloth folding case. Labels chipped and darkened spines and upper board edges faded chip to rear joint of vol. 1 and 2-in. split along rear joint of vol. 2; foxed. Despite minor flaws an entirely original unsophisticated copy of a truly scarce set that today is typically found recased or otherwise restored. First edition one of only an estimated 750 copies printed; with p. 213 correctly numbered. 2431; iv 4 5-228 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. First edition; one of only 750 copies printed. The twenty-five stories in this American cornerstone include two of Poe's most important works: "Ms. Found in a Bottle" and "The Fall of the House of Usher." Poe had struggled since 1834 to collect his stories published in a variety of journals and magazines into book form. This publication was a major milestone for the author and critical praises included in the second volume by the likes of Washington Irving N.P. Willis J. F. Otis Mrs. Sigourney and notable academic reviews. Despite the enthusiasm it was a commercial failure.<br/><br/>Poe's recent success with "The Fall of the House of Usher" published in Burton's Gentleman's magazine in 1839 impressed the publishers Lea & Blanchard. They were not however confident in assured sales and it is recorded that in lieu of any royalties Poe received 20 free copies as payment. A prophetic anonymous reviewer in the Boston Notion proposed that Poe's work was better suited to readers of the future while readers of his time would find the stories "below the average of newspaper trash. wild unmeaning pointless aimless. without anything of elevated fancy or fine humor." Indeed readers of the future finally and firmly embraced Poe as a major innovator and master of the form. <br/><br/>Increasingly scarce in any condition but especially so in original condition. BAL 16133; Heartman & Canny pp. 49-54. Provenance: Maria W. Phelps penciled inscriptions dated Saturday August 14 1847 on front free endpapers in each volume. Possibly Maria Wilder Phelps Thayer of Boston b. 1828 wife of Boston merchant Frederick W. Thayer and mother of Harvard-educated Frederick W. Thayer inventor of the baseball catcher's mask Lea and Blanchard unknown books
1840WRCLIT77441Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1840. Two volumes. 2431;iv45-228pp. 12mo. Original publisher's plum muslin printed spine labels. Spines sunned and labels a bit rubbed small nick at fore-edge of lower board of vol. II loss 8mm at its deepest point at crown of spine of vol. II extends 2cm along the top edge of the upper board scattered light foxing subtle early repairs to cloth along lower portion of joints of volume I a few slight spots of dulling to upper board of volume II slight starting to a couple of gatherings in volume II gilt morocco bookplate in each volume; still a good set internally very good of a title seldom seen in anything approaching fine condition. First edition. Poe's first collection of short stories published in an edition recorded as having consisted of 750 sets only. In this set II:213 is properly numbered; on p. II:219 the 'i' in 'ing' and the hyphen are still in proper alignment variations of these features are a consequence of type loosening and have no relevance in terms of priority of issue. The four pages of "opinions" are present in the second volume bound before the title. Among the stories here collected are some of Poe's earliest triumphs including "Ms. Found in a Bottle" "The Fall of the House of Usher" "William Wilson" "Ligeia" and others. BAL 16133. BLEILER SUPERNATURAL 1313. WRIGHT I:2056. HEARTMAN AND CANNY pp. 49-54. Lea and Blanchard hardcover books
184595139New York: Wiley and Putnam 1845. First edition first printing with the imprints of T. B. Smith and H. Ludwig on the copyright page of one of the most important works in the history of American literature. Several of the dozen stories in this remarkable collection are among the best known in fiction including The Gold-Bug The Black Cat The Fall of The House of Usher and The Purloined Letter. Octavo bound in three quarters contemporary calf over marbled boards. Housed in a custom clamshell and chemise box. In excellent condition with light browning to the text. BAL 16146; Grolier 100 American 55; Heartman and Canny pp. 90-97; Yale/Gimbel 61. One of the nicest examples we have seen of this scarce highspot of American literature. Generally considered the inventor of the detective genre Edgar Alan Poe played a vital role in the development and popularization of the modern horror science fiction and mystery story. Several of the stories contained in the present volume rank among the best known in the literary canon including: The Gold-Bug The Black Cat The Fall of The House of Usher and The Purloined Letter. "These tales have been so pregnant with suggestion so stimulating to the minds of others that it may be said of many of them that each is a root from which a whole literature has developed" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. "Poe constantly and inevitably produced magic where his greatest contemporaries produced only beauty. There is really nothing to be said about it; we others simply take off our hats and let Mr. Poe go first" George Bernard Shaw. Wiley and Putnam hardcover books
1845320399New York: Wiley and Putnam 1845. First editions of both titles. Tales BAL third printing three-line copyright; Raven with half title "Wiley and Putnam's Library of American Books" name of stereotyper T. B. Smith on the title verso; Tales third printing with three-line copyright. Raven: i-viii 1-91 92 blank 93-96 ads. Tales: i-v 1-228 229-232 ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarter blue morocco gilt t.e.g. by Riviere & Son. Binder's endsheets with foxing text with slight toning and a few stray traces of foxing. First editions of both titles. Tales BAL third printing three-line copyright; Raven with half title "Wiley and Putnam's Library of American Books" name of stereotyper T. B. Smith on the title verso; Tales third printing with three-line copyright. Raven: i-viii 1-91 92 blank 93-96 ads. Tales: i-v 1-228 229-232 ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Students all over the world know of the title poem and many know others as well: "The Conqueror Worm" "Eulalie" "Leonore" "To Helen" etc. "The most important volume of poetry that had been issued up to that time in America." - Grolier American 56<br/><br/>A choice set of the major books published during Poe's lifetime BAL's "reissue B" issued by Wiley and Putnam in April 1846 comprising the first edition sheets of The Raven and The Tales in either second or third printing here in BAL's third printing distinguishable by the three-line copyright notice. <br/><br/>BAL notes that "impressions from the plates of several pages vary in an anomalous way. For instance the first three letters of the last three lines of p. 160 appear both battered and intact within the three printings." This copy has slight battering to "I" and "o" on p. 160 while the "v" is intact. The E in the running head on p. 187 is broken here as in most copies of all printings. BAL cautions "It is possible that the printings designated below as second and third are in fact two states of the same printing." This copy is textually complete in both books including the integral ads; the volume has been rebound without the separate gatherings of advertisements that followed the text. BAL 16146 16147; Heartman & Canny 92-94 97-108; Grolier American 56 Wiley and Putnam unknown books
