POE, EDGAR ALLAN |The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe. New York: J.S. Redfield, 1850
The Property of a Gentleman
POE, EDGAR ALLAN
The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe. New York: J.S. Redfield, 1850
2 volumes, 8vo. Original slate green cloth, gilt. Intermittent foxing. Spines slightly faded.
First edition of this collection published a year after Poe's death. Two further volumes were issued of lesser material, the last in 1856 (with different bindings).
REFERENCE:
BAL 16158; 16159
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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