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Poe, Edgar Allan.
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1840
- printed book
12mo (195 x 115mm.), 2 volumes, first edition of the author's first collection of stories, one of 750 sets, publisher's 4-page advertisement for the Tales bound at the beginning of volume 2, publisher's purple muslin cloth, printed paper labels on spines, full red buckram folding-case, gilt-lettered, 2 matching chemises, occasional light foxing, some very light dampstaining in upper margins of second half of text block in vol. 2, spines of both volumes and 12mm. strip at upper edge of lower cover of vol. 2 faded, some rubbing to spine labels, label of vol. 2 dampstained
Provenance
Books Inc., San Francisco, ticket on lower pastedown of vol. 1, with price of $115 written in
Literature
BAL 16133; Hartmann and Canny 49-54; NYPL/Gordan 479; Robertson 46-49; Yale/Gimbel 39
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A fine set of the author's famous collection of stories, in the original binding, crisp and tight. This set shows an intermediate state of quire 20 in volume 2, with the correct pagination on page 213, and with the displaced i and hyphen on page 219.
This groundbreaking volume contains two of Poe's most celebrated and influential tales, the masterpiece of American gothic "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "MS. Found in a Bottle".