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Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons [1884], New York, 1884
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
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The Amontillado edition of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Octavo, 8 volumes bound in full morocco by P.B. Sanford with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in 6 compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume by R. Swain Gifford, Frederick Church and others, etched engraved vignettes to the title pages. One of 315 numbered copies signed and dated by the publisher on the limitation leaf of each volume, this is number 290. In fine condition. Rare and desirable. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, American Romantic writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe is credited with inventing the genre of detective fiction and contributing to the genre of science fiction, only just emerging at the turn of the 20th century. Poe was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career and his works influenced literature around the world, as well as specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe's most memorable tales include: The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, The Gold-Bug, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Premature Burial, and The Tell-Tale Heart.
Published by Colonial, New York, 1902
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Edited by Edmund Clarence Steadman and George Edward Woodberry. Bibliophile's Edition limited to ten numbered and registered sets signed by the editors and publishers. Bound in brown morocco with decorations stamped in gilt on the front and back covers and spine, five raised bands, top edge gilt, fore edge uncut with silk moire end papers. With over 50 full page illustrations. Contains engraved plates in three different states by J. Sartain from the original painting by S. Osgood, now owned by the New York Historical Society.
Published by Society of English and French Literature / Thomas Y. Crowell, New York [ca. 1902]
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Complete set of 17 volumes bound in 3/4 dark red pebbled leather over marbled boards, matching marbled endpapers, top page edges gilt, others untrimmed, No. 221 in a limited edition of 1000 sets, all volumes with frontispiece and other illustrations; clean tight and unmarked, no ownership indications, nearly FINE condition, a couple volumes have very slight rubbing on the exposed paper edges at the top and bottom of the covers. This is the deluxe leather binding with art nouveau gilt decorated spines; only a small portion of this edition were offered in this binding, the majority were in cloth. An extremely handsome set.
Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London, 1902
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
The Annabel edition of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe. Octavo, ten volumes, bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 60 photogravures, each with a lettered tissue guard. In very good condition. A sharp set. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, American Romantic writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe is credited with inventing the genre of detective fiction and contributing to the genre of science fiction, only just emerging at the turn of the 20th century. Poe was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career and his works influenced literature around the world, as well as specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe's most memorable tales include: The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, The Gold-Bug, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Premature Burial, and The Tell-Tale Heart.
Published by J. S. Redfield, New York, 1850
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Frontispiece portrait of Poe by J. Sartain in volume 1, with tissue guard (offsetting onto title). Half-titles in vols. 1 and 4 as issued. 4 vols. 12mo. FIRST EDITIONS, second printings of vols. 1-3, vols. 1-3 in binding E (signed by Geo. W. Alexander); first edition of vol. 4 in a binding not identified in BAL; advertisements in vols. 1 and 4 as called for. "Poe's mother-in-law, Mrs. Clemm, persuaded Griswold a few days after Poe's death to be his literary executor, claiming that Poe had asked for him. The news that Griswold would be the editor of Poe's collected works raised a clamor from Poe's supporters. Griswold was not willing to give up the executorship so long as he believed it was Poe's wish . Griswold used his editing of Poe's works to purge uncomplimentary references to his own work, and he inserted material into letters from Poe that made Poe seem dependent on him and treacherous to other editors such as George Graham, Louis Godey, and George W. Eveleth. His forgeries were not discovered at the time" (ANB). Maria Clemm supplied the Notice to the Reader in vol. 1, which she later regretted after Griswold's scandalous portrait of Poe appeared in vol. 3. The first volume contains the Tales and the second Poems and Miscellanies. The third volume was published separately and comprises the first edition of The Literati, and includes Griswold's infamous sketch of the author. The first three volumes were published in 1850; the fourth volume was not published until 1856. It became the standard edition of Poe's works for 25 years, and served as the model for nearly another quarter of a century. It is also the edition upon which Charles Baudelaire based his famous translations of Poe's works into French in Histoires Extraordinaires (1856), Nouvelles Histoires Extraordinaires (1857) and Histoires Grotesques et Serieuses (1865). Complete sets of Poe's Works are now quite scarce. BAL 16158, 16159 and 16161; Heartman & Canny, pp. 129-33 Original black blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered on spines (vols. 1-3); the fourth volume in contemporary black cloth without embossing, gilt-lettered on spine. Volume 1 with losses along joints and chips at ends of spine; other volumes with small chips and losses; volume 4 with brittle and browned endleaves Frontispiece portrait of Poe by J. Sartain in volume 1, with tissue guard (offsetting onto title). Half-titles in vols. 1 and 4 as issued. 4 vols. 12mo.
Published by G. P. Putnam & Sons, Knickerbocker Press, New York and London, 1902
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Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Frederick Simpson Coburn (illustrator). A beautiful limited edition set of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated with ten plates to each volume, and signed by the publisher. The Arnheim Edition of Poe's works.This set is number thirty-seven of three-hundred signed and numbered sets produced, signed by publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons.In half morocco bindings, with cloth covered boards.The collected works of Edgar Allan Poe, a collection of the American author's poetry and short stories, most importantly containing his tales of mystery and the macabre.Volume I, containing 'Poems' and 'Essays on the Poet's Art', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume II, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume III, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume IV, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume V, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume VI, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume VII, containing 'Criticisms', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume VIII, containing 'Criticisms', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume IX, containing 'Tales', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Volume X, containing 'Miscellany', illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete.Critical introductions by Charles F. Richardson.'The Raven' is included in Volume I.The 'Criticisms' includes essays on Elizabeth Barret Browning, Lord Tennyson, Charles Dickens, and more.The 'Miscellany' includes 'Maelzel's Chess-Player', 'Philosophy of Furniture', 'A Chapter on Autography', and more.Plates are printed on on vellum.The plates are the work of Canadian painter Frederick Simpson Coburn, who was also a notable early photographer. In half morocco bindings, with cloth covered boards. Externally, exceptionally bright. Small area of rubbing to centre of front joint of volume VII. Light rubbing to back strip head of volume X. Light rubbing to front joint of volume I, with hinge starting but holding firm. Front hinges of volume II and V strained but firmly held. Head of front hinge of volume VII lightly strained but firmly held. Front hinge of volume VI strained between page vi and following leaf, with first gathering tender. One leaf detached and one gathering working loose to volume III. Otherwise, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright, with light spotting to fore edge of final few leaves of volume III. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Special Edition. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet and literary critic who's tales of the macabre have terrified and inspired millions. A pioneer of the short story and detective fiction, Edgar Allan Poe is often viewed as a tragic figure in his own right. Poe was one of the first American writers to find great success in Europe than he would at home, initially. It was with the help of translations by Baudelaire that Poe found fame in France. These translations became the definitive texts across Europe. Poe's poignant, gloomy and sometimes terrifying tales have gone on to inspire countless other fiction writers such as Jules Verne and H.P. Lovecraft. True to fashion, Poe's death is as mysterious as his stories. Found wandering the streets of Baltimore, completely disoriented and wearing another man's clothing, the author died shortly after his discovery. The Valdeman Edition gets its name from The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar. The short story centres around a hypnotist who places a man in a suspended hypnotic state right at the moment of his death. This case blends Poe's in-depth medical study with the experience of the death of his wife from tuberculosis. The story itself was quickly labelled as a "hoax", as it was not explicitly labelled as fiction. At the time of its publication (1845), the narrative was taken to be fact until Poe confirmed its fictitious nature.
Published by G.P. Putnam/ Knickerbocker Press, New York and London, 1902
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1/2 Maroon Morocco. Condition: Fine. Collector's Arnheim Edition. This is the Collector's Arnheim Edition, limited to 300 numbered sets. This being No. 89. beautifully bound in 1/2 dark maroon morocco with raised spines, and gold letting, t.e.g., over dark red boards. Profusely illustrated. An elegant set of Poe in fine condtion. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by J. S. Redfield, New York, 1850
Seller: William Reese Company - Literature, ABAA, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Two volumes. xx,[2],483,[1] plus frontis and two leaves (largely unopened) of terminal adverts; vi,[7]-495pp. Publisher's blind decorated plum cloth, spines lettered in gilt. Spines somewhat sunned and lightly rubbed, two early bookplates on pastedown of each volume, offsetting from portrait to tissue guard, modest shelf rubbing at edges, two short tears to fore-edge of rear free endsheet of the second volume, small spot in lower forecorner of upper board of volume two; otherwise a very good set. First edition, first printing, of each volume of the initial element in what would, by 1856, extend to four volumes. As proper, these volumes are in matching bindings (BAL's binding A). Edited by Rufus Griswold, with prefatory essays by J.R. Lowell (revised from its appearance in GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE in Feb. 1845), and "Death of Edgar A. Poe" by N.P. Willis (reprinted from the number of HOME JOURNAL published the week Poe died). The whole is preceded by a note "To the Reader" by Maria Clemm, Poe's mother-in-law. The portrait is an engraving by J. Sartain. "Mrs. Clemm persuaded Griswold a few days after Poe's death to be his literary executor, claiming that Poe had asked for him. The news that Griswold would be the editor of Poe's collected works raised a clamor from Poe's supporters. Griswold was not willing to give up the executorship so long as he believed it was Poe's wish. Griswold used his editing of Poe's works to purge uncomplimentary references to his own work, and he inserted material into letters from Poe that made Poe seem dependent on him and treacherous to other editors such as George Graham, Louis Godey, and George W. Eveleth. His forgeries were not discovered at the time" (ANB). The first volume collects the "Tales" and the second "Poems and Miscellanies." The subsequent third volume, THE LITERATI . included a controversial "Sketch" by Griswold, and in 1856 the fourth volume appeared, including THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM and other prose works. In later years, assembled sets or three or four volumes have often included the second printings of the first two volumes. For many, these volumes present the most accessible (and affordable) form of one of the greatest and most influential bodies of 19th century North American literature. BAL 16158. HEARTMAN & CANNEY, pp.129-131. BLEILER (SUPERNATURAL) 1317. BLEILER (SCIENCE FICTION) 1788. WRIGHT I:2057.
Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London, 1902
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Beautifully bound in 10 volumes by the Knickerbocker press. Hard bound in1/2 leather bindings with 5 raised bands to spine edges. Titles in gilt to spine edge. Gilt top stain. Introduction by Charles F. Richardson. Frontis feature fine photogravure illustrations. 60 photogravure plates illustrated by Frederick Simpson Coburn with initials, heads and tails, and captioned tissue guards by same. Volumes: #1) Poems; Essays on the Poet's Art.#2) Tales #3) Tales. #4) Tales. #5) Tales. #6) Tales. # 7) Criticisms. #9) Criticisms. #10) Miscellany. A beautiful set that shows only the most minor shelf wear to edges. Rare! [ Heavy - nearly 20 lbs. - Please contact for shipping quote].
Published by J. S. Redfield, Clinton Hall, Nassau-Street, New York, 1850
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Fine+. Three First Editions (second printings of volumes 1 and 2, per BAL; first printing of volume 3) of the first collection of Poe's poetry and prose, edited by N. P. Willis, J. R. Lowell, and R. W. Griswold. Crown 8vo (185 x 113mm): xx,483,[5]; vi,[7]-495,[1]; xxxix,[1],607,[1]pp, with frontispiece portrait of Poe to volume one. Original purple elaborately blind-stamped T-cloth (also issued in black, blue, green-blue, and brown), spines lettered in gilt. Contemporary ownership inscriptions of Caroline Chesebro to each volume, dated in the year of publication, and of Robert H. Chesebro, dated Sept. 1923. An excellent matched set in original cloth, tightly bound (spines sunned but gilt bright) and generally clean throughout (light intermittent foxing to volumes one and two). BAL 16158 and 16159. Robertson, p. 289. Heartman & Canny, pp. 88-91. Tane, p. 99. Sabin 63522 and 63570. Published as a two-volume set one year after Poe's untimely death, the first volume contains Poe's tales and the second his poems. The third volume, containing his criticism and including Rufus Wilmot Griswold's infamous memoir, a slanderous and inaccurate account of Poe's life, also appeared in 1850. A fourth volume (BAL 16161), with Arthur Gordon Pym and other prose works, intended as a companion to reprints of the first three, was not published until 1856. Caroline Chesebro (March 30, 1825 - February 16, 1873) was an American writer of fiction, including short stories and novels. Born "Caroline Chesebrough" but known by her preferred spelling of "Caroline Chesebro," she was founder of The Packard Quarterly. In 1848, she became a contributor to Graham's American Monthly Magazine, which Poe edited and in which he first published "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," now recognized as the first detective story. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
Published by J.S. Redfield, New York, 1850
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Together with The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol.3: The Literati: Some Honest Opinions about Authorial Merits and Demerits, with Occasional Works of Personality. Together with marginalia, suggestions, and essays.With a sketch of the author by Rufus Wilmot Griswold. New York: Redfield, 1850. Together with The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 4: Arthur Gordon Pym, &c., New York: Redfield, 1856. Together, 4 volumes, 12mo; BAL 16158, 16159, and 16161. All are first editions, all ex-James J. Hill Library, with light accession markings on the spines, and perforated stamps in the lower margins of the title pages; vol. I is first printing, in BAL's A binding in original brown cloth, front hinge cracked, lacking the engraved frontispiece; Vol. 2 is the second printing in BAL's binding variant F in original blue cloth; Vol. 3 in BAL's binding variant F in original black cloth; Vol. 4 in BAL's binding variant H in original purple cloth; shelf wear, small loss to top of spine of Vol. 4, affecting 2 letters at the top.
Published by Stone & Kimball, Chicago, 1895
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
The Stedman/Woodberry Edition. The Stedman/Woodberry edition, #72 of 250 sets in the large paper edition. Complete in ten volumes. Bound in publisher's full vellum with beautiful, elaborate gilt stamping with an Arts and Crafts-style floral design. Illustrations printed on thin India paper. Does not contain extra portfolios; that is standard for the large paper edition, although one copy is noted to have had them by The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore. Very Good+ with bowing to boards (typical for vellum), spine occasionally darkened (especially Vol. VII) and a little dulled, offsetting to endpapers. A little bubbling to vellum at head of Vol. I. Prelims of IX stained. Front board of Vol V has a line of rubbing. Early 20th century Poe-related ephemera laid in: a filled-out certificate that the former owner was a sustaining member of the Edgar Allan Poe shrine (dated 1933), a card from Poe Cottage in the Bronx, and three 1920s-1930s photo postcards from the Edgar Alan Poe shrine in an envelope.A rare, lovely, illustrated set of the American author's works.
Published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Publishers, New York, 1902
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
The Virginia edition of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, edited by James A. Harrison. Octavo, 17 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with tissue-guarded photogravures. In very good condition. A sharp set. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, American Romantic writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe is credited with inventing the genre of detective fiction and contributing to the genre of science fiction, only just emerging at the turn of the 20th century. Poe was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career and his works influenced literature around the world, as well as specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe's most memorable tales include: The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, The Gold-Bug, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Premature Burial, and The Tell-Tale Heart.
Published by E.R, DUMONT, NEW YORK, 1902
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
LEATHER RED. Condition: GIFT QUALITY. JACKET: NONE. ADDITIONAL POSTAGE REQUIRED 31 pounds shipped from atlantic city new jersey, 16 volumes of classic Poe. 3/4 red morocco leather corners and spine. Top edges gold gilt, gold gilt lettering and art nouveau designs on spine. Red and green marbled boards with matching end pages. Deckled fore edges. The texts are clean and intact. The binding is tight. There is biography of Poe's life, with illustrations of people and places important to the authors life. edition limited to 1000 copies numbered 602 of 1000. This had 17 volumes, however, volume 3 is missing (16 books total), some of the corners look to may have moisture damage at one point (especially volume 1) DATE PUBLISHED: 1902 EDITION:
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. G.P.PUTNAM'S SONS 1902 Binding: Hardcover IN TEN VOLUMES, ILLUSTRATED WITH SIXTY PHOTOGRAVURES WITH ORIGINAL TISSUE GUARDS ,THE ANNABEL EDITION, BLUE CLOTH WITH A CRITICAL INTRODUCTION BY CHARLES F. RICHARDSON, A FEW PAGES OPENED ROUGHLY IN VOLUME ONE, THE REST ARE SOLID THOUGH A LITTLE DUSTY, APPROPRIATE CONSIDERING THE AUTHOR.
Published by New York: J.S. Redfield, 1850
Seller: Nighttown Books, South Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Half-Leather. First Edition. Very rare 1850 First Edition set of Poe's Works in 3 Volumes (a 4th volume was added in 1856), 8vo, bound in 3/4 blue levant morocco, with the original covers bound in, with portrait of Poe, and the two other frontispieces engraved, many other illustrations; this edition (with biographical notices by Lowell, Willis, and Griswold commissioned by Poe himself) consisted of the Tales in Volume I, the Poetry and Miscellanies in Volume II, and a third volume with full title, "The Literati: Some Honest Opinions about Authorial Merits and Demerits, with Occasional Works of Personality. Together with Marginalia, Suggestions, and Essays."; Vol 1 is first printing and was originally bound in brown cloth, vol 2 is second with correction to "choir" page 46, also originally in brown cloth, vol 3 first, brown cloth, pages are clean & unfoxed, leather is a little chipped at ends & cracking at hinges (esp. Vol 1), hinges tender but holding, bookplate to first white page of each volume, old bookstore catalog description tacked to first white page of Vol 1 & a magazine portrait of Poe tacked to verso of ffep; the set probably passed through the hands of the legendary Dawson's Bookshop (of Los Angeles) at some point, as Ernest Dawson's bookplate found loose in vol 1, an overall very nice set of the first collected edition of Poe, usually only found in an ex-library state or incomplete; 3 stout sm 8vos: (xx) 483 + 4pp ads; (vi) 7-495pp; (xxxix) 607pp.
Published by Crowell, New York, 1902
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: very good. Limited. Edited by James A. Harrison, Frontispiece in each volume & many other illustrations, lettered tissue guards. 17 volumes, 8vo, 3/4 red morocco, spines gilt, with floral motifs, marbled boards, t.e.g. Several spines are chipped. New York: (Crowell) & Society of English and French Literature, (1902). Limited to one of 1000 copies. Very good.
Published by New York, NY: Thomas Y. Cromwell, 1902, 1902
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
[Strange Tales and Mysteries]. FINELY BOUND COMPLETE WORKS. Seventeen volumes. Crown octavo (16 x 11 x 39cm). With frontispiece engravings. Contemporary tan half calf with raised bands, gilt titles to contrasting green and brown labels to spines, gilt decoration to spines and marbled boards. Marbled endpapers; top edges gilt. Illustrated bookplates of James Wheeler to front pastedown of each volume. Bindings lightly rubbed to extremities, more so to the spine ends of a few volumes, a few corners a little bumped. Just starting in places. Occasional underlining and notes in pencil. Tape repairs to pp.159/60 of volume I. A handsome presentation. Blanck, Bibliography of American Literature (1983), volume VII, 16172.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK, NO DUSTJACKET ISSUED, 1883 ON COPYRIGHT PG , NO DATE ON TITLE PG, 1st edition THUS, First PRINTING, Octavo. Unpaginated. VG+/NF, NO JACKET ISSUED ,Original brown cloth binding with mulit-colour image SILVER BIRD PALLAS and gilt lettering. Gilt foredges top, side, bottom. Very dark brown endpapers. Heavy buff stock. Seventeen illustrations by W. L.Taylor. Book in very good+ to near fine condition with slight wear to head and foot of spine. First thus. TINY NICK ON SPINE CVR ,tracing the man's slow descent into madness. The lover, often identified as being a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. The raven, sitting on a bust of Pallas (the goddess of wisdom), seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word "Nevermore". The poem makes use of a number of folk and classical references. Poe claimed to have written the poem very logically and methodically. His intention was to create a poem that would appeal to both critical and popular tastes,
Published by London John C Nimmo, 1884
Seller: Rainford & Parris Books - PBFA, Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
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Limited Edition No. 13 of 150 copies. 14.7 x 23 cm Bickers signed binding, half leather over marbled boards with gilt stamped boarders and titles to the spine. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Volume I, [ii] xxxix, 362[2]pp; Volume I,I [ii]vi, 430[2]pp; Volume II,I [x,] 304[2]pp; with 15 etchings and 3 photogravure. A near fine set beautifully bound with a couple of very light scratches to the boards. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate and just a hint of ghosting from some of the illustrations. A good looking early set with some excellent illustrations. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Published by The Colonial Company, New York, 1903
Condition: Very good. THIS COMPLETE TEN VOLUME SET IS IN VG+ CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS, NO FOXING, SOME FAINT DAMPSTAINING TO LOWER MARGIN OF PAGES IN A FEW VOLUMES, AS SEEN IN PHOTOS. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH OVER 50 FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS, BOOKS MEASURE 8.75"x6". LIMITED DEFINITIVE EDITION #659 / 1000. 121 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN GREAT CONDITION.
Published by E. R. Dumont, New York and Chicago, 1902
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Seventeen-volume set, complete. Each volume hand-numbered 966 of an edition limited to 1000. Octavos in half red morocco over marbled boards, with gilt spine titles and devices, embossing giving the effect of raised spine bands. Marbled endpapers, hand-tinted frontis engravings, and B&W plates in each volume. Presenting as a very attractive set overall, with light to moderate wear. Some volumes have exposed corners, darkening to backstrip, and/or light dampstaining. Six of the volumes have loss to the top of the spine to a depth not greater than 1/2", and one volume has a small abrasion to the front board. Interiors are quite clean and crisp. **Due to size or weight of book additional charges for international and priority shipping may apply.**.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A very bright and smart complete six volume set of Edgar Allan Poe's writings. A beautiful set, being the 'Fordham' edition. Illustrated, with a frontispiece to each volume. Volume I has an additional six folding facsimile plates. Volumes II and IV both have an additional plate. Therefore, eight plates across all volumes and six folding facsimiles. A very bright six volume set of this 'Fordham' edition. The Fordham edition was produced to lighten Poe's dark, mysterious image with the reading public. It was first issued in 1884. This is the second issue, published in 1896 which enhances the appearance of the books, with the gilt decorative scrolling to the spines. This second issue is the first to include the essays and memoirs by Richard Henry Stoddard. Richard Henry Stoddard was an American critic and poet. He was a major figure in New York, and is arguable one of the most knowledgeable experts on Edgar Allan Poe. A very smart collection of this American writer's work. Scarce to have so many volumes together and in such a lovely condition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with just some minor bumping to the head and tail of spines. Remnants of a bookseller's label to the front pastedown of all volumes. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper to volume II-VI , 'J Walters 1913'. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are very bright. Scattered spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Otherwise just the occasional scattered spots. Very Good Indeed. book.
Published by Published by Redfield, New York, 1856
Seller: Reginald C. Williams Rare Books, Glendale, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Early printings of the first collection of prose and verse works by Edgar Allan Poe; Vol. I II and III first published in 1850, as sets of two (1850), three (1851) and finally four volumes (1856), the set being early editions of the first three volumes and presumably a first edition of Vol. IV. With a portrait frontispiece, and a facsimile letter laid in. All four volumes signed by A. W. Thomson (1827-1881), a Confederate Chief Surgeon for South Carolina. Foxing to each volume, and heavy spotting to Volume IV; minor shelf wear, and spines moderately sunned. Plum colored cloth, with gilt lettering and designs. Top edge of Vol. I and II gilt. A Very Good set overall when one considers that not very many of these sets surface intact in the publisher's cloth. The set is now housed in a custom open-ended brown cloth slipcase with a large Morocco label.
Published by Charles Griffin and Company N.D., New York
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Fine binding. Complete Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in handsomely bound. Faint foxing throughout text. Light rubbing along panel corners. No date, circa 1850's; 32mo 4" - 5" tall oblong.
Published by A. C. Armstrong & Son, New York, 1884
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Finely bound set of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe. Octavo, 6 volumes bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, ribbon bound in, illustrated, tissue-guarded engraving to each volume. In good condition. Small bookplates.
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1884
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Condition: Fair. 1884 G.P. Putnam's Sons Amontillado publisher signed limited edition (54 of 315) in 8 volumes of three quarter leather over marbled boards. Leather is in rough shape with light chip, detached boards and spines. Text block and plates are intact with no marks. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.
Seller: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 10 volumes.
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902
Seller: Sheafe Street Books, Portsmouth, NH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no. Ten volumes, "Book Lovers Arnheim" limited edition. Number 167 of 500. Overall in very good condition. Volume one front board is detached. Some edges worn. Small book worm scar on volume IV. Red Half leather & Marbled cover. Five bands on spine. top edge gilt, deckled edges. Book plates of previous owner on front end paper.