Tales by Edgar Allan Poe with Pictures In Colour by E. L. Blumenschein

Poe, Edgar Allan

Verlag: Duffield & Company, New York, 1909

Beschreibung

Unique illustrated rarity with immaculae gothic imagery. Stated at title page: "The Centenary Edition, MCMIX; Copyright, 1908 by Duffield & Company." Large 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" design. Maroon cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Cover features subtly colored mounted plate surrounded by gilt border of struggling individual clutching at his head as he stares off to infinity. Heavy stock deckled pages, very good, clean. Features seven haunting tales accompanied by seven darkly macabre color plates by Ernest L. Blumenschein. Antiquarian inscription inside cover: "Shirley Inez McNeil, from Father, Aug. 1913". Gilded top edge. Bind good; front hinge reinforced. Poe's tales include: "The Fall of the House of Usher; The Masque of the Red Death; The Pit and the Pendulum; The Black Cat; The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar; The Gold-Bug; and, The Murders in the Rue Morgue". 219 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 021092

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Tales by Edgar Allan Poe with Pictures In ...

Verlag: Duffield & Company, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1909

Einband: Hard Cover

Illustrator: Blumenschein, E. L.

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First Edition.