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View full screen - View 1 of Lot 77. POE, EDGAR ALLAN | Mesmerism "in articulo mortis." An Astounding & Horrifying Narrative, Shewing the Extraordinary Power of Mesmerism in arresting the Progress of Death. London: Short & Co., 1846.

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POE, EDGAR ALLAN | Mesmerism "in articulo mortis." An Astounding & Horrifying Narrative, Shewing the Extraordinary Power of Mesmerism in arresting the Progress of Death. London: Short & Co., 1846

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December 18, 08:58 PM GMT

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2,000 - 3,000 USD

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The Property of a Gentleman

POE, EDGAR ALLAN

Mesmerism "in articulo mortis." An Astounding & Horrifying Narrative, Shewing the Extraordinary Power of Mesmerism in arresting the Progress of Death. London: Short & Co., 1846


8vo. Stitched as issued in self-wrappers. A fine, fresh copy. Cloth folding case.


First edition in book form of the classic horror tale "Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" and the only one of Poe's tales to be published separately in his lifetime.


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