Baltimore. : The Johns Hopkins Press. , 1949 . 1st Edition.. Red cloth, gilt spine title. . Very good, bookplate to pastedown, in a good plus dust jacket some edgewear and darkening to spine. . 8vo., 22x14.5 cm. . Inscribed and signed by the author on the ffep. “of all the Poe books ever done in English....it seems to me the best” - H.L. Mencken.

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Bookseller: Zephyr Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 289851
Title: The Histrionic Mr. Poe.
Author: Fagin, N. Bryllion
Format/Binding: Red cloth, gilt spine title.
Book Condition: Used - Very good, bookplate to pastedown, in a good plus dust jacket some edgewear and darkening to spine.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins Press.
Place of Publication: Baltimore.
Date Published: 1949
Pages: xiii, 289 pp.
Bookseller catalogs: Author Biography;
Size: 8vo., 22x14.5 cm.

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