Poems and Tales by Edgar Allan Poe

Poe, Edgar Allan; Simmons, Joseph Paxton (Editor)

Verlag: The University Publishing Company, Lincoln, Chicago, Dallas, New York, 1924

Beschreibung

1924 at title and copyright page. Stated Copyright 1924. The University Publishing Company." Stated at title page: "Edited with Introduction, Explanatory Notes, and Questions for Class Study by Joseph Paxton Simmons, Principal High School, Austin Texas." Part of the University Classics for High Schools, Colleges, and Universities. Spine states: "Poe - Poems and Tales." Midnight blue full cloth pictorial boards, moderate shelf, corner, edge wear. Dramatic cover design features chiarascuro vignette of a raven with checkered borders. Pages very good; no writing. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Handy and compact 4 1/2" x 6 3/4" design. Scarce near very good instructional volume. Features seven poems and five tales, with, The Philosophy of Composition. Each poem features the work by Poe with a brief explanation and historical perspective with questions following. "I was sick - sick unto death with that long agony." from The Pit and the Pendulum. Contents: "I. Poe's Singular Life and Works; II. Suggested References; III. Poems: To Helen; Annabel Lee; Ulalume; The Raven; The Bells; Eldorado; and, The Coliseum; IV. Tales: The Fall of the House of Usher; A Descent into the Maelstrom; The Tell-Tale Heart; The Pit and the Pendulum; The Gold-Bug; and, Ligeia; V. The Philosophy of Composition." With a full-page annoucement of the series with available classics now ready for instruction. 229 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 021024

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Poems and Tales by Edgar Allan Poe

Verlag: The University Publishing Company, Lincoln, Chicago, Dallas, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1924

Einband: Hard Cover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First Edition.