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1842464162New York: J. & H. G. Langley 1842. Hardcover. Good. Nine continuous volumes: 11-19 July 1842 – December 1846. Octavos. Illustrated with engraved and lithographic plates. Bound in contemporary quarter calf and marbled paper over boards gilt spines with two black leather titling labels. Contemporary small owner’s name Alfonso Johnson in ink on front free endpaper and title page of Vol. 11 and in light ink or pencil at the front of other volumes. The leather is toned and worn at the joints and edges of the boards scattered moderate to heavy foxing good or better overall.<br /> <br /> Contains several short stories and essays by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman together with contributions by Edgar Allan Poe and other leading American writers. Edited by John O’Sullivan the magazine was established to promote the liberal politics of the Democratic party and to provide a forum for contemporary American literature. It is noted for having published articles on the abolition of slavery women’s rights New England transcendentalism and socialist movements and more Hawthorne short stories than any other magazine.<br /> <br /> Included among Hawthorne’s first appearance contributions in this nine-volume run are the stories Rappaccini’s Daugher and The Artist of the Beautiful together with short stories by Walt Whitman and his essay against capital punishment: A Dialogue and Henry D. Thoreau’s essay The Landlord. Also notable are six first appearance contributions by Edgar Allen Poe: the first four installments of the Marginalia the essay The Power of Words and a review. Other notable contributions include John O’Sullivan’s Annexation in which he coined the term “Manifest Destiny†and several contributions by Whittier and Lowell. A scarce run of the Democratic Review’s most highly desired volumes. J. & H. G. Langley hardcover
1851588191New York: Kettell & Moorse 1851. Hardcover. Very Good. Six monthly issues in one volume. Octavo. 572pp. Illustrated with engraved plates. Contemporary half leather and marbled paper boards. Frontispiece foxed and toned a little rubbing on the boards a nice otherwise near fine copy. Contains the last two parts of a three part assessment of the life and career of Edgar Allan Poe by John Savage as well as other articles. Kettell & Moorse hardcover
1846537044New York: Thomas Prentice Kettell 1846. Hardcover. Very Good. One volume of six monthly issues January-June 1846. Octavo. Illustrated with one lithographic plate and four engraved plates. Bound in contemporary quarter calf and marbled paper over boards gilt spine marbled endpapers. Tiny ink stamp on back free endpaper. The boards and spine are rubbed modest wear at the joints and edges of the boards moderate scattered foxing overall very good. Contains the first appearance of Edgar Allen Poe's Marginalia embracing critical notices of Carlyle Dr. Cheever Mr. Street Dr. Bush &c. Also included are two poems and one biographical sketch by John G. Whittier and the first thirteen chapters of Papers of an Old Dartmoor Prisoner edited by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The magazine is noted for its articles on the abolition of slavery women's rights New England transcendentalism and socialist movements. A well-preserved copy in the original boards. Thomas Prentice Kettell hardcover
1983201931Philadelphia: Running Press 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Very Good in wraps. Light creasing along spine. Running Press unknown
DADAX0894712454Running Press Book Publishers 0000-00-00. hardcover. New. 8.63x5.75x2.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Running Press Book Publishers hardcover
1983Q-0894712454Running Press Book Publishers 1983-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Running Press Book Publishers hardcover
0762401788.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0894712349.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
DADAX0762401788Brand: Running Press Book Publishers 0000-00-00. hardcover. New. 5.75x2.75x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Running Press Book Publishers hardcover
192351019Los Angeles: Privately printed by E. A. Brininstool n. d. circa 1923. 1923. Second separate printing # "Gift Copy" of an edition limited to 250 copies. Gifted "to W. A. Falconer with kind regards of E. A. Brininstool 1924." Printed wrappers 15 pp. 3 illustrations Poe Billy The Kid Pat Garrett. Letter from Poe to Brininstool attesting to the accuracy and authenticity of this work is reprinted. "The Only Truthful and Accurate Account of the Killing of This Young Desperado." Poe's story first appeared in Wide World magazine of London in 1919. It was then printed as a first separate by Brininstool in 1922 in a printing thought to be limited to 50-55 copies with no illustrations. This copy is Brininstool's second separate printing to which he added Poe's letter of March 5 1923 3 illustrations and changed "Death" to "Killing" in the title. The first separate is rare and this second separate very scarce. Light wear to the spine ends and covers lightly soiled else a very good copy of this very scarce and important first-hand account. Privately printed by E. A. Brininstool, n. d. (circa 1923). unknown
1923022583<p>Los Angeles: E. A. Brininstool 1923. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. 15 pages illustrations original wraps limited to 250 copies minor edge wear. Originally published in 1919 in the Wide Word Magazine. Laid in is a poem in form of a bookmark by Brininstool advertising his book Trail Dust Of A Maverick. Six-Guns 1743 "Three illustrations and a letter was added to the second edition." Howes 430.</p> E. A. Brininstool paperback
1923022992<p>Los Angeles: E. A. Brininstool 1923. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. 15 pages illustrations original wraps #204 of 250 copies minor edge wear spine split a couple inches. Originally published in 1919 in the Wide Word Magazine. Laid in is a poem in form of a bookmark by Brininstool advertising his book Trail Dust Of A Maverick. Six-Guns 1743 "Three illustrations and a letter was added to the second edition." Howes 430.</p> E. A. Brininstool paperback
1923020328Los Angeles: E. A. Brininstool 1923. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. 15 pages illustrations original wraps #158 of 250 copies minor edge wear. Originally published in 1919 in the Wide Word Magazine. Six-Guns 1743 "Three illustrations and a letter was added to the second edition." Howes 430. E. A. Brininstool Paperback
1923020736Los Angeles: E. A. Brininstool 1923. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. 15 pages illustrations original wraps limited to 250 copies this copy noted as "gift copy." The front cover has an inscription "To D W Greenburg with my compliments AB. Ostrander." On the copyright page is another inscription "To Maj. A.B. Ostrander with regards of E.A. Brininstool Feb 29/24." Greenberg wrote a book on the history of Wyoming. Ostrander was a major in the army and wrote several books about his experiences in the Civil War and time on the Plains. Originally published in 1919 in the Wide Word Magazine. Laid in is the cover of the mailing envelope from Ostrander to Greenberg dated 1925. Six-Guns 1743 "Three illustrations and a letter was added to the second edition." Howes 430. E. A. Brininstool paperback
2019x-1138384062Routledge 2019. Paperback. New. 160 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.39 inches. Routledge paperback
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2015x-1472468368Ashgate Pub Co 2015. Hardcover. New. 176 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.67 inches. Ashgate Pub Co hardcover
1939559963Sioux City Iowa: Wetmore Declamation Bureau 1939. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Stapled printed wrappers. Spine slightly tanned near fine. A dramatization of Edgar Allan Poe's story. Wetmore Declamation Bureau unknown
19849781878298041-2025Balance Pub Co 1984. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Edgar Allan Poe</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Balance Pub Co</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9781878298041</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 1984</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> A man is driven to murder by the "evil eye" of the old man for whom he works. For several nights he looks in on the old man but each night he finds the eye closed. On the eighth night he finds the eye wide open and staring. Driven to madness he murders the old man and disposes the cut-up corpse under the floor boards of the old man's bedroom. The next morning the police come to investigate a scream heard by a neighbor the murderer brings them into the bedroom and visits with them. Soon the murderer insanely imagines that he can hear the beating of the old man's heart and becomes convinced that the police also hear it. Panic overcomes him and he confesses telling the police to rip up the floor boards. READ-ALONG RADIO DRAMA KITS are literature units for the reading and language arts classroom. The kit includes: A CD recording of the radio play with full cast and sound effects; A word-for-word read-along script; Duplication rights for word-for-word script and student activity sheets; Ready-to-use student activity sheets Cloze Activity Sequence Activity Vocabulary Activities Literal Comprehension Activity Listening Skills Activity Crossword Puzzles A list of Writing/Discussion Questions; A literary terms study packet; Teaching suggestions w/answer keys; Strategies for teaching read-along in the secondary classroom; An annotated script of the original story; A sample lesson plan; Using Read-Along Radio Dramas. Tell-Tale Heart Read-Along Radio Drama is recommended for grades 6 through adult. CD recording is 17 min.</p> Balance Pub Co hardcover
0553215752.Gunknown_binding. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1894003055.Gcassette. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
16243Vienna: Wolfgang Buchta 2002. Near Fine. Lovely 2002 self-published fine press edition of Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" with 24 aquatint etchings by Austrian artist Wolfgand Buchta who also published this edition. LIMITED TO ONLY 43 COPIES THIS BEING #18 EACH SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST AT THE LIMITATION. A clean crisp easily Near Fine copy in its patterned dark-chocolate boards with just the slightest hint of light spotting-- and very faint occasional scuffing-- at the panels. Tall thin folio Poe's immortal text very artfully accompanied by Buchta's evocative etchings along each margin. An impressive early 20th century Fine Press editon of one of Poe's classic tales. Wolfgang Buchta unknown
1978198423New York: Harper & Row 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Harper & Row hardcover
0606017615.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
