The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Croscup & Holby, 1905. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe". With a Biographical Introduction by George Mercer Adam. Limited National Edition, numbered 130 out of 1,000. Published by Croscup & Holby, New York, 1905. Complete in ten volumes. Illustrated. The books measure 5.25" x 7.75". Half bound green morocco over marbled boards. Gilt titling and decorations on the spine with top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. The books are in very good to very good minus condition. Wear to the leather corners and spines. Large defects were patched with Japanese mending paper by a professional book binder. The leather has been treated and conditioned to ensure it lasts for years to come. Previous owner's signature on each of the front leaves. The textblocks are clean, bright, unmarked, and complete. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(H4-2).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002287
- Title
- The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
- Author
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Croscup & Holby
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Ernestoic Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
Biblio member since 2023
Clarence, New York
About Ernestoic Books
Ernestoic Books, where you can find the most sought after Modern First Editions. As our name suggests, Ernest Hemingway is our specialty and our passion. We guarantee the condition of every book we sell. Returns may be made within 14 days of receipt for any reason. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Half Bound
- ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled boards
- ...