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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Ten Volumes
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Ten Volumes Hardcover - 1915

by Poe, Edgar Allan

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New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1915. No date; circa 1915. Complete ten volume set. Each volume features dark green full-cloth boards, gilded spine titles with flourishing design, moderate shelf, corner, edge wear; retaining sheen and almost as silk moiré. Each ornately detailed spine features titles and volume number in Roman numerals, image for The Raven, and The Bells, between five gilded bands. Pages generally very good; volume VI with printing error to mount of frontispiece. Each volume with an illustrated frontispiece presented on a smooth coated plate; several are paintings or drawings depicting scenes, others are portraits of Poe, associated famous authors, and Poe's home. Binds generally good, square; majority with fine hinges. Rare near very good ten volume set from Harper & Brothers. Volume I, II, III, and IV contain Tales from Poe featuring a most complete compilation of all Poe's prose and poetry. Volume V, VI, VII, VIII titled 'Miscellaneous' and comprising of compositions and essays from Poe on authors such as Charles Dickens, Thomas Hood, and on varied topics including writing and other fascinations such as Philosopy of Composition, Cryptography, Old English Tales, Mystification, The Angel of the Odd, etc. Volume IX contains the Narrative of A. Gordon Pym. Volume X contains Loss of Breath, The Man That Was Used Up, Astoria, etc. Each volume measures 5 1/4" x 7 5/8" and is approximately 250 pages in length. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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