The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe

1858, with original memoir. Full leather binding, profusely illustrated

Author

Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated by F R Pickersgill, John Tenniel, Birket Foster, Felix Darley, Jasper Cropsey, P Duggan, Percival Skelton, and A M Madot

Publisher

Sampson Low, Son & Co, London, 1858

Printing Details

First edition. Full leather binding, with ornate gilt decoration to both boards, and decoration and five raised bands to the spine. Inner gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. 22.5 × 15.5cm, xxx + 247pp.

A profusely illustrated edition of Edgar Allen Poe's poetry, including The Raven, Lenore, The Conqueror Worm, The Haunted Palace, Politan, as well as his poems written in youth, and his essay The Poetic Principle. The book is illustrated throughout with fine engravings and is quite a scarce early edition of Poe's works.

Condition

Fair condition only. The leather is heavily rubbed to all edges, the front hinge is open, the rear hinge still attached but weak. There is foxing to the prelims, and a bookplate has been removed from the front pastedown leaving surface abrasion. However, the main body of text is clean and the binding secure, making this copy readable with gentle handling.

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