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184637527Philadelphia: George R. Graham & Co 1846. 2 volumes in 1 large 8vo; engraved frontispiece illustrations and 30 plates some colored; contemporary black morocco over black cloth gilt lettering on spine shelf wear; ex-Hill Library with usual markings; some foxing. Edgar Allan Poe was the magazine's chief literary editor and these two volumes include three of his Marginalia and his "Philosophy of Composition". Also published here are works by Park Benjamin and Henry Longfellow. <br/><br/> George R. Graham & Co hardcover books
021104Philadelphia 1843: George R. Graham. Large Octavo. Volume No. 23 June 1843-December 1843though contents states through Jan. 1844 Illustrated 17 color or black & white engravings. Contained within are: Our Amature Poets p. 113 Our Contributors p. 160 and Review of Wyandotte p. 261.Some scattered foxing or browning bound in 3/4 red morocco over patterned gray cloth boards flat spine lettered and decorated in gilt some rubbing or staining. A very good copy. George R. Graham unknown books
021103Philadelphia 1842: George R. Graham. Large Octavo. Issues from June to December 1842 inclusive. Contains Poe's retrospective criticism of The Poetry of Rufus Dawes in the October 1842 issue pp. 205-209. Illustrated with 15 color or black & white engravings one plate with a closed tear repair couple of chips to edge of another plate some scattered foxing or staining bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards by B.S. Merrill covers rubbed edges worn. A very good copy. George R. Graham unknown books
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 books
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. "To the glory that was Greece . " - First Printing. 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 books
184237510Philadelphia: George R. Graham 1842. 8vo pp. 344; 16 plates; bound with: Godey's Lady's Book May September-November 1842 various paginations 12 steel engraved plates and hand-colored lithographs. Together in three-quarter calf over marbled boards most of the calf on spine has been rubbed away hinges repaired; front endpapers foxed with tape repair ex-library with usual markings interior mostly fine. Includes an essay by Edgar Allan Poe the Magazine's chief literary editor "The Poetry of Rufus Dawes. A retrospective criticism". Pieces by James Fenimore Cooper Noah Webster and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow also printed in the Magazine. <br/><br/> George R. Graham hardcover books
1930300116Paris Des Bibliophiles de la Basoche n.d. ca. 1930. 1930. First edition thus. 8vo. Illustrated with 7 colored plates by Helene Azenor; vignettes in text. Original stiff printed tan wrappers. Very good. Unpaginated. Enclosed in the original publisher white cloth slipcase with some wear. Number 459 of 1000 numbered copies. Printed and designed by J. Dumoulin Paris. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Paris, Des Bibliophiles de la Basoche, n.d., ca. 1930. hardcover books
196925895Paris: Editions Axium 1969. Isabel Drouin. Wrappers fine. 21 cm.; illus cover. 5 plates one double-page. <br/><br/> Editions Axium unknown books
192154633Paris: René Kieffer Relieur d'Arts 1921. Number 337 of 500 copies sur vélin. 35 2 pp of ads and 30 pochoir illustrations by Pierre Falké. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Bound in full brown pictorial embossed leather with central image of a bottle floating in the ocean on upper and lower covers marbled endpapers t.e.g. Fine copy of a beautiful book from Kieffer. Number 337 of 500 copies sur vélin. 35 2 pp of ads and 30 pochoir illustrations by Pierre Falké. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Pochoir Poe in Kieffer Binding. René Kieffer, Relieur d'Arts unknown books
18491609025Godey 1849. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Thick quarto black morocco. Boards with decorative gilt designs. Spine replaced with gilt lettering. Clean internally. A very good sound copy. Contains first appearance of Poe's Mellonta Tauta. Godey hardcover books
193268209First Photoplay Edition With Black-and-White Film Stills POE Edgar Allan. The Murders in the Rue Morgue. and Other Tales of Mystery. New York: Grosset & Dunlap n.d. c.a. 1932. First photoplay edition. In publisher's dust jacket. Octavo 8 x 5 3/8 inches; 202 x 136 mm. 4 315 1 publisher's ads pp. "Illustrated with scenes from the Universal Photoplay presented by Carl Laemmle." With photographic endpapers frontispiece and six additional movie still black-and-white plates one of which is double paged. These film stills are from the Universal motion picture of "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" starring Bela Lugosi. Full publisher's red cloth. Front board and spine lettered in black. Top edge green. Black-and-white photographic endpapers. The smallest amount of shelfwear to head and tail of cloth spine. In publisher's full color illustrated dust jacket. Some chipping along top and bottom edge of jacket. A few small chips at head and tail of jacket spine. Overall an about fine book in a very good and exceptionally bright dust jacket. The Murders in the Rue Morgue is the holy grail of mystery and detective fiction and one of the cornerstones of that genre. Poe wrote it during the height of his literary powers and it remains to this day the standard by which all mystery fiction if compared. BAL. Heartman and Canny. HBS 68209. $1850 Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
1958311027Antibes France: The Allen Press 1958. One of 150 copies printed on Richard de Bas hand-made paper on an Albion hand press. Title-page decoration and 6 multi-colored chapter headings by Dorothy Allen. 1 vols. 8vo 24 x15 cm 9½ x 6". Paper over boards. About fine with prospectus. One of 150 copies printed on Richard de Bas hand-made paper on an Albion hand press. Title-page decoration and 6 multi-colored chapter headings by Dorothy Allen. 1 vols. 8vo 24 x15 cm 9½ x 6". Allen Press Bibliography 22 The Allen Press 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
2004116584Sugar Land TX: Arm & Hammer Press 2004. cloth title on label on spine decoration gilt-stamped on front board. Miniature Books. miniature book 6.0 x 6.5 cm. cloth title on label on spine decoration gilt-stamped on front board. vi 21 3 pages. Limited to 65 numbered copies signed by publisher Gordon Rouze. A short story. Illustration of Poe with a quote from a letter from Poe to Frederick W. Thomas. Arm & Hammer Press unknown books
196812084New Brunswick N.J.: Rutgers U.P. 1968. 1st edition. Very good copy in very good dust jacket. Rutgers U.P. unknown books
2007129830Pasadena CA: The Clinker Press 2007. embossed leather decorated endpapers bottom edge uncut. Clinker Press. oblong 12mo. embossed leather decorated endpapers bottom edge uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 60 numbered copies. Printed on recto only. Bound by Marianna Blau. Minor shelf-wear. The Clinker Press unknown books
190930505London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd 1909. Shaw Byam. 336 pp. Black cloth stamped in gilt and red t.e.g. 16 tipped-in color illustrations by Byam Shaw with printed tissue guards. Modest wear to boards; slight evidence of a removed bookplate to front endpapers; tear with some loss to margin of p. 255; tissue guard to p. 284 torn with a large piece missing from head affecting text. Very Good. <br/><br/> Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd hardcover books
191537497St. Louis MO: William K. Bixby 1915. Edition limited to 200 inscribed by the publisher of which this is an unnumbered copy 8vo pp. 26; 5 fold-out facsimile letters; white vegetable vellum boards soiled gilt cover title shelf wear corners bumped; ex-Hill Library with usual markings interior mostly fine printed on paper watermarked "Van Gelder Zonen Holland". With an essay on Poe's relationships with these correspondents. Reprinted from "The Fourteenth Year Book 1915" of the Bibliophile Society. BAL 16177. <br/><br/> William K. Bixby 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
1979109127The Franklin Library Pennsylvania 1979. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near fine limited edition from The Franklin Library. Leatherette bound with gilt detailing and a satin ribbon book marker. The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania hardcover books
19919016353New York: Books of Wonder Morrow 1991. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Moser Barry. Bound in publisher's original decorated navy blue cloth wth spine stamped in gilt. With 18 illustrations by Barry Moser throughout. <br/><br/> Books of Wonder, Morrow hardcover books
19749026184Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1974. Hardcover. Fine. Published exclusively for subscribers to the Franklin Library collection : The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. Bound in the publisher's original red composition leather spine stamped in gilt. Five raised bands on the spine. Decorations stamped in gilt on the covers and spine. Silk moire end papers. <br/><br/> Franklin Library hardcover books
1975299756Norwalk: Easton 1975. hardcover. near fine. Sharp William. Introduction by Vincent Starrett. Illustrated by William Sharp. 366 pages. Tall 8vo gilt-stamped brown leather a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press 1975. Gilt edges are just a touch scuffed else a fine copy.<br/><br/> Easton unknown books
197570837Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 1975. Hardcover. Fine. Collector's Edition a volume in The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. Signed on the title page by artist Patrick Jones who created the color frontispiece portrait. This collection of 29 works of short fiction reveals Poe's pervasive influence upon the American short story including The Gold Bug The Tell-Tale Heart The Black Cat The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Fall of the House of Usher. Introduction by Vincent Starrett. Octavo. Full brown leather binding with elaborate gilt stamping five raised bands moire silk endpapers and a ribbon marker. A fine copy. The Easton Press hardcover books
1975170523007Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. Easton Press collector's edition bound in genuine leather lettered and edged in gilt silken endpapers. Very Good with former owner's bookplate on verso of title page rubbed front cover. Easton Press hardcover books