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29621Beckenham: Chimaera Press. 1986. First edition with these illustrations first printing. First edition with these illustrations first printing. Limited edition. Signed by the illustrator. Original grey boards marbled with a skull-like design with a white vellum spine lettered in black. Housed in the original grey slipcase. With six original black and white lithographs by Charles Keeping. A fine copy the binding square and tight the boards clean and sharp. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the very good original slipcase that is cracked at the surface of the spine and open edge remaining structurally sound. Issued in a limited edition of 100 copies this example is numbered 46 and is signed by Charles Keeping on the limitation page. Two of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories 'The Facts in the Case of Monsieur Valdemar' and 'The Story of Hop-Frog' atmospherically illustrated with striking gothic lithographs by the twice Kate Greenway award-winning artist Charles Keeping celebrated for his large body of work for the novels of Rosemary Sutcliff. 'The Facts in the Case of Monsieur Valdemar' details the experiments of a mesmerist who hypnotises a man who is about to die of tuberculosis which subsequently stops him from dying until he is awakened months later. It was first published in 'Broadway Journal' and 'American Review' in 1845 without indication that is was fictional leading many readers to believe that the account was a scientific report. 'The Story of Hop-Frog' is about a court jester and a court dancer with dwarfism who take revenge on a cruel king. The fifth book issued by Chimaera Press. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Beckenham: Chimaera Press. 1986 hardcover
18622205Budapest: Lauffer es Stolp 1862. In bit later cloth. The binding is little bit worn but a nice copy. In bit later cloth. 277 p. First collection edition in Hungarian.<br /> Rare. Lauffer es Stolp unknown
194754692Paris Marcel Sautier 1947 In-4, en feuilles, couverture imprime (embotage de l'diteur).28 eaux-fortes originales d'Edouard Goerg, dont 3 hors-texte, 24 in-texte et une vignette. Tirage limit 275 exemplaires numrots sur papier pur chiffon d'Arches. Un des 15 exemplaires accompagns d'une suite en premier tat des gravures sur malacca blanc et de deux suites avec remarques, l'une en noir sur malacca blanc, l'autre en sanguine sur malacca teint.
18279045<p>This is a rare volume of the publication "The North American Review" 1827 Volume XXV containing a notice for "TAMERLANE AND OTHER POEMS" the first published work of EDGAR ALLAN POE. 1827; Frederick T. Gray; Boston. The volume contains the July No. LVI and October No. LVII issues - the issues are consecutive as they were published quarterly. There is a Contents page for each issue at the front and an Index at the back. Within the "New Publications / Poetry" section of the October issue is a listing for Poe's "Tamerlane and other Poems. By a Bostonian. Boston." "Tamerlane and other Poems" first published in June or July 1827 was virtually ignored and received no significant critical attention upon its publication. No reviews of the book were written and only a few notices are known one being the mention within this volume. Founded in Boston in 1815 by journalist Nathan Hale "The North American Review" was the first literary magazine in the United States. Contemporaneous items associated with Poe's "Tamerlane" are exceedingly scarce and rarely come to market.<br /><br /><br />Condition:<br />The label on the spine has lifted a bit at the right edge. There is a crack at the front hinge between the end papers resulting in the front cover being a bit shaky. The back cover is firmly attached. Small tears to the leather at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Sharp cover corners. Light dampstaining at the bottom of the pages at the front of the book from the front pastedown to about page 26 and at the back of the book from page 417 to the rear pastedown. The pages in between are clean with no notable issues found. Overall the book is in Good- condition.</p> Frederick T. Gray
198525156INSEL 1985. 5. softcover. INSEL paperback
1856827W7London: J. &. C. Brown and Co. c1856 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". E. H. Wehnert James Godwin F. W. Hulme Harrison Weir and Anelay. A scarce edition in Bumpus binding of this collection of poetical works by Edgar Allan Poe. Scarce early edition of The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe including A Notice of His Life and Genius by James Hannay and illustrations.In John Bumpus signed leather binding.Includes 27 illustrations on monochrome plates and throughout the text. Collated complete.Edgar Allan Poe was a American poet and literary critic from the nineteenth century. He is a well regarded Romantic poet in the United States and American literature.From the Ascott House library owned by the de Rothschild family. The library was created following the conversion of the billiards room in 1936 and was predominantly filled with books collected by Anthony de Rothschild. In John Bumpus signed full leather binding. Externally excellent. Only minor bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some spotting to the endpapers and the occasional spot internally. Very Good Indeed J. &. C. Brown and Co., hardcover
196218510HEYNE WILHELM 1962. 2. softcover. HEYNE, WILHELM paperback
1902322861New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1902. Book-Lover's Arnheim Edition Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 10 vols. A complete set of ten hardcover books with vellum spines and gilt top edges. Includes the RARE original linen dustjackets. Front covers of volumes 1 and 10 are slightly bowed. Otherwise all volumes are unmarked and tight. The pages are crisp bright and smooth as if barely handled. The books themselves are thus in essentially fine condition. The jackets have tanned spines some faint speckling on spines as well and lightly frayed edges but are otherwise intact. Small red rub marks on front panel of volume 10's jacket. On the whole a very nice set for the Poe collector! This is the Book-Lover's Arnheim Edition limited to 500 sets of which this is #120. Critical introduction by Charles F. Richardson and illustrated with black and white plates by Frederick Simpson Coburn. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
184227464NY Ladies' companion or People's Annual 1842 B/W Frontispiece Deer Stalking Embellished with B/W Elegant Steel Engravings by A. L. Dick ETC & Choice Music HARDBACK NO DUSTJACKET ISSUED 2 volumes in one book VOL. 17 May 1842 to OCTOBER 1842 & on other Title pg 1845 misprint Really 1843 or VOL. 18 NOV 1842 to May 1843 1ST EDITION VG-/GOOD AS-IS NOJACKET IONE VOLUME COMBINED Black Embossed cloth with Gold Gilt Design on front cvr Cvr small tears rub wear edges & along spine cvr Edge Interior relatively nice with few Moisture stains to edges & btm some pgs & light rub wear FOX Stains THRUOUT WITH INDEX with pencil marks Pg 227 has small chip from Blank Margin corner about Middle of book some tiny round Holes at INNER Hinge in BLANK MARGIN Vol. 17 and 1843 Vol. 18 including 1st printing of The Mystery of Marie Roget Poe's second Detective mystery & Landscape Garden by Poe Volume XVII & XVIII BOUND INTO 1 BOOK also includes Hermit of Niagara Cemeteries of New Orleans The ForgeryEvening at Buccleuch Hall or Grenadier's Ghost Lady's Slipper Old Oak Chest Agatha a Fairy Tale Moments of Terror Lady of Grey Cloak EMBROIDERY & CAPS Lottery Ticket etc. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by A. L. Dick. NY, Ladies' companion or People's Annual hardcover
19852635New York: Limited Editions Club/Anthoensen Press 1985. First Edition Thus. Loose Signatures. Fine. Bright and unmarred. fo. 32pp. Illus. color and b/w plates. Signed by Neel and Soyer. Unnumbered. <br/><br/>This is a set of loose signatures of Poe's classic tale printed by the Anthoensen Press on mould-made paper designed by Ben Shiff and hand-set by Michael and Winifred Bixler. The bound copies were bound by John Isakovics in hand-marbled paper by Faith Harrison. Alice Neel died shortly before the publication of this volume and the images are dark and exceptional and include her stunning skull "self-portrait" the last not present in the loose signatures. The printer brought blank pages to Neel to sign and she signed approximately 400 of them before she passed away. This copy is additionally interesting as it was a printer's proof from Anthoensen Press and is unnumbered. Signed by Neel and Soyer. Limited Editions Club/Anthoensen Press unknown books
19857598New York: Limited Editions Club/Anthoensen Press 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine Clamshell Case. Tight bright and unmarred. Clamshell case shows minimal shelfwear else bright and clean. Two lithographs and an etching by Alice Neel. Quarterbound with matching fore-edge in red goatskin leather gilt lettering hand-marbled boards. fo. 32pp. Illus. color and b/w plates. Letterpress Limited Edition Club Letter laid in. Two additional color plates laid in. Signed by Neel. <br/><br/>This wonderful copy of Poe's classic tale was printed by the Anthoensen Press on mould-made paper designed by Ben Shiff and hand-set by Michael and Winifred Bixler and bound by John Isakovics in hand-marbled paper by Faith Harrison. Alice Neel died shortly before the publication of this volume and the images are dark and exceptional and include her stunning skull "self-portrait." The printer brought blank pages to Neel to sign and she signed approximately 400 of them before she passed away though this copy lacks her signature. There are two extra Neel plates laid in. <br /> <br />Also included is a set of loose signatures of Poe's classic tale printed by the Anthoensen Press on mould-made paper signed by Neel but missing the "self portrait". This copy is additionally interesting as it was a printer's proof from Anthoensen Press and is unnumbered. Signed by Neel and Soyer. Limited Editions Club/Anthoensen Press hardcover books
1912140947732London: Hodder and Stoughton 1912. Limited Edition. Near Fine. Limited edition #744 of 750 copies. Signed by Edmund Dulac on the limitation page at front. Unpaginated illustrated with 28 tipped-in color halftone plates with tissue guards plus in text duotone lithographs. Bound in publisher's full vellum binding elaborate gilt stamping to spine and front board top edge gilt. <p>Light wear and soiling and age discoloration to vellum boards slightly splayed lower corners bumped lacking ribbon tie. Binding starting near textblock center. Offsetting to endpapers light foxing to prelims and occasionally throughout chiefly to tissue guards; contents lightly toned. Library stamp of F. Fasting in Rio de Janeiro to front pastedown. A beautiful copy color plates clear and bright with just a little of the inevitable warping from vellum's hygroscopic action. A slip laid in advertises a 1912 London exhibition of Dulac's original watercolors for the book.<br /> <br /> <p>One of several gift books illustrated for Hodder & Stoughton by the French-British artist Edmund Dulac one of the most famous names from the Golden Age of illustration. Dulac's deft combination of gloomy and pearlescent tones in his eerie illustrations chimes perfectly with the blend of horror and sentimentality in Poe's verse. A match made in Heaven with shades of Hell. Hodder and Stoughton unknown
19857598New York: Limited Editions Club/Anthoensen Press 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine Clamshell Case. First Edition. Hardcover. This wonderful copy of Poe's classic tale was printed by the Anthoensen Press on mould-made paper designed by Ben Shiff and hand-set by Michael and Winifred Bixler and bound by John Isakovics in hand-marbled paper by Faith Harrison. Alice Neel died shortly before the publication of this volume and the images are dark and exceptional and include her stunning skull "self-portrait." The printer brought blank pages to Neel to sign and she signed approximately 400 of them before she passed away. An apprentice brought the blank sheets to her deathbed and stayed while she signed as many as she could the colophon was printed over her signature. There are two extra Neel plates laid in.<br /> <br /> Also included is a set of loose signatures of Poe's classic tale printed by the Anthoensen Press on mould-made paper signed by Neel but missing the "self portrait". This copy is additionally interesting as it was a printer's proof from Anthoensen Press and is unnumbered. Signed by Neel and Soyer. Tight bright and unmarred. Clamshell case shows minimal shelfwear else bright and clean. Two lithographs and an etching by Alice Neel. Quarterbound with matching fore-edge in red goatskin leather gilt lettering hand-marbled boards. fo. 32pp. Illus. color and b/w plates. Letterpress Limited Edition Club Letter laid in. Two additional color plates laid in. Signed by Neel. Limited Editions Club/Anthoensen Press hardcover
18422203025Carey and Hart 1842. first. hardcover. very good. The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe and was first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843. Octavo original full straight-grain dark red calf elaborately gilt-decorated spines and covers all edges gilt. Book very good some wear and chipping at spine ends some soiling foxing throughout former owner's name on front free end paper bookstore sticker on front paste-down pages 247-250 are almost totally detached and there is a tear horizontally on all of these pages and the protective paper for the plate on verso of p. 250 has a piece missing in rear last few pages and end papers and rear paste-down have water stain along bottom. gutters cracked. Carey and Hart unknown
1844580344Philadelphia: Carey and Hart 1844. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 300pp. Illustrated with eight engraved plates. This copy includes a ninth duplicate plate of “Annetteâ€. Contains the first printed appearance of Poe’s The Purloined Letter Mabbott text A on pp. 41-61. Also contains the first appearance of “The Poet's Apology†by Emerson and “A Gleam of Sunshine†by Longfellow. Contemporary polished calf with an elaborate decorative design stamped in gold on both boards and spine plain endpapers all edges gilt. Owner inscription in ink on front free endpaper dated Christmas 1844. Later bookplate on front pastedown. Covers are rubbed with wear at the edges of the boards spine is rubbed and faded the engraved plates and tissue guards are foxed very good. A handsome copy in the original binding with the attractive decorative gold design still bright on both covers. BAL 16143 5202 and 12074. Carey and Hart hardcover
198040485SUCHIER RALPH 1980. 1.ND. hardcover. SUCHIER, RALPH hardcover
18422601300004Philadelphia: George Graham 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Vol. 20. Contains four original works by Edgard Allen Poe: "The Masque of the Red Death" "An Appendix of Autographs;" "To One Departed" and "Life in Death." Bound in 1/2 calf. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Scattered spotting throughout as usual. Steel engraved plates mezzotints & colored fashion drawings. 356 pages. Provenance: From the library of Edgar S. Bamberger 1883-1952 Vice President of the well-known department store and civic leader. Earlier leather bookplate of A. B. Baldwin affixed to front board. Philadelphia: George Graham hardcover
1900843P8London: A. & C. Black 1900. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A unique set of Edgar Allan Poe's works compiled in three volumes by Bernard Coleridge the 2nd Baron Coleridge. Inscribed 'Coleridge 1900' to the recto of the front free endpapers. A unique set of Poe's works.Bernard Coleridge 2nd Baron Coleridge compiled this work. Coleridge was a lawyer and politician sitting in the House of Commons as a Liberal from 1885 to 1894 when he inherited his peerage. His grandfather John Taylor Coleridge as the nephew of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Coleridge compiled this unique set taking the collected works of Poe published by A. & C. Black and binding them in these three volumes with his own hand-drawn and hand-written title pages and contents pages detailing the order in which the works are bound. Coleridge has stated to the title page 'the purpose of this selection is to include only such work as exhibits Poe's rare genius in full measure'. Presumably Coleridge took out the works which he thought did not show Poe's genius and the best of his abilities. This A. & C. Black set was originally bound in four volumes however Coleridge's compiled set is only three volumes. Coleridge has crossed out the original pagination and written in ink his own pagination for each volume. The original A. & C. Black pagination as bound in these volumes run as;Volume I: 195 189-216 116-126 266-272 179-199 333-354 371-387 251-265 297-302 168-178 200-215 127-137 236-250 373-393 217-233 279-296 364-370ppVolume II: 197-278 312-318 332-507 520-534 351-372 216-235 401-418 481-489 1-38 404-513ppVolume III: 1-188 150-167 138-149 39-107 314-323 335-350 265-277 273-278 303-332 279-285pp xcixDated from the ink inscription.The collected works of Edgar Allan Poe a collection of the American author's poetry and short stories most importantly containing his tales of mystery and the macabre.Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume. In the original cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Spines and joints are lightly faded. Minor bumping to the spines and extremities a little heavier to the head of the spine of Volume I. A few minor marks to the boards and spines with a damp stain to the front boards of Volumes I and II and to the rear board of Volume III. Light spots to the fore edges. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Page 139/140 of Volume III is detached with edge wear. Good [A. & C. Black] hardcover
2024001413<p>London: Folio society 2024. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. Evangeline Gallagher. Signed Limited Edition of 500 copies this copy No.461. Signed by both Evangeline Gallagher and Joe Hill. 4to xvii pp386 with evocative illustrations by Evangeline Gallagher throughout plus a separate letterpress booklet of 'The Raven' pp25. Hardcover in slipcase. Front opening slipcase of rib cage with magnetic strip for easy closure in fine/new condition. Beautifully bound in quarter black goatskin over decorated boards in fine/new condition. Inside all pages and illustrations in fine/new condition. This limited edition commemorates the death of Poe and celebrates a legacy that has infused so much of our literary world. From swinging pendulums beating hearts and malevolent cats to the first true detective stories featuring C. Auguste Dupin Poe's works of the macabre continue to inspire and influence writers. A superb copy still in original wrappings and box. This Limited Edition sold out within 24 hours. <br /><br /></p> Folio society hardcover
18422102108Philadelphia: Graham's 1842. First appearance of this story. hardcover. Very good. A very good copy in original decorated covers with new leather matching spine. the first appearance of this Poe classic tale. Graham's unknown books
193331891New York: Tudor Publishing Company 1933. First Tudor edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Harry Clarke. Poe's collection of twenty-nine stories with illustrated plates by Harry Clarke. Attractive bookplate of Fayetta H. Phillip on the front paste-down endpaper. Gift inscription to Fay from her husband Bruce dated Christmas 1933. A few pages left unopened. Evidence of removal of small sticker to the front free endpaper else a fine and bright copy in a near fine dust jacket with two tiny tears about 1/8th inch with one inch crease between. The book is housed within its original very good plus condition box showing a minimum of wear with color paper panel on the cover. A very handsome copy with box. <br/> <br/> Tudor Publishing Company hardcover
LL 545<p>One of 40 copies on Velin D´Arches paper.</p><p># WorldCat US Libraries: no copies.</p> Ediciones Dos Amigos
185884480Michel Lévy frères | Paris 1858 | 11.50 x 18.50 cm | relié
185685483Michel Lévy frères | Paris 1856 | 11 x 17.70 cm | relié
185773805Michel Lévy frères | Paris 1857 | 11.20 x 18 cm | relié
