Lot 203
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Cheloniidae Press — Poe, Edgar Allan — Robinson, A.J.

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2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

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Two works by Edgar Allan Poe, [Williamsburg, Massachusetts], 1984-1986, comprising:



The Black Cat. 1984, number XI of 325 copies of which this is one of 15 'full leather' copies, 11 wood engraved illustrations by Alan James Robinson, signed by the illustrator, full morocco with a inset of cast paper from a bas relief sculpture of a cat, together with an additional suite of illustrations and a drypoint etching of a cat in addition to a suite of working proofs and an original drawing in pencil, separate portfolios, the regular edition is also included



The Raven. 1986, number 25 of 225 copies of which this is one of 25 'full leather' copies, frontispiece etching together with 9 wood engraved illustrations by Alan James Robinson, signed by the illustrator, full morocco, together with an additional suite of illustrations in addition to a suite of working proofs, separate portfolios, bookplate.

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