WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE! The RAVEN EDITION! 1903 First Complete A Lot Of Wear
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Complete in 5 volumes.
A lot of generalized wear.
The spines don't match.
The Raven Edition.
Printed in 1903.
The raven edition was printed in 1903 and 1904.
This is a first edition set, with no date on the title pages/or dated 1903.
Volume one has no date on the title page.
This set has 5 color frontisplates, which was unusual in 1904.
Quality paper.
Wide margins. Thick ink.
Low acid paper is not brittle. This set can be read.
In poor to good condition. A lot of external wear.
A lot of generalized external abrasions and wear.
Internal hinges are split in some volumes. Looseness, a lot of wear. Old repair visible to volume one. Marginal tear from half title page not affecting text. Poor condition.
Looseness from use. Some uneven discoloration to the spines.
The paper is good.
Quality low acid rag paper is still fresh and supple. This would be a good reading set.
Set has generalized shelf wear. Signs of use. Some looseness. Extremity abrasion.
These display well on a bookcase.
Set is over 100 years old.
Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping via Priority Mail.
2022.04.04 7
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- Bookseller
- Merchants Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2022.08.03.poe7
- Title
- WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE! The RAVEN EDITION! 1903 First Complete A Lot Of Wear
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- First Edition
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Title Page
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