1882 book Poems of Edgar Allan Poe with Memoir gilt edging Victorian art

  
Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Handsome brown boards with gilt and black lettering and designs; gilt edges. A collection of Poe's most famous poems as well as essays on poetry; memoir included in introduction. In his preface, Poe notes,''With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion'' Poems include''The Raven,''''A Dream Within a Dream,''''Al Aaraaf'' and''Lenore.

1882 hardcover has light shelf wear, corners very lightly bumped and rubbed, some rubbing to top and bottom of spone, a few minor cover and edge marks, nice solid binding, nice clean pages, in all an exceptional and beautiful copy of this early Poe compendium! I'm Mary aka Maryesterday, a gal who has lived as a vintage "time traveler" for over 20 years.

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The item "1882 book Poems of Edgar Allan Poe with Memoir gilt edging Victorian art" is in sale since Thursday, August 5, 2021. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "maryesterday" and is located in Cleveland, Ohio.

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• Year Printed: 1882
• Topic: Poetry
• Region: North America
• Author: Edgar Allan Poe
• Subject: Literature & Fiction
• Language: English