Details
POE, EDGAR ALLEN. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque. Philadelphia, 1840. 2 volumes, 8vo, original purple cloth, some wear and rubbing, spine faded, with printed labels mostly worn away; Vols. II with rear endpapers renewed, all hinges repaired, scattered dampstaining and foxing, early owners signature on front flyleafs; half morocco folding case. FIRST EDITION, one of 750 sets. With page 213 in the second volume numbered correctly, and the "i" and hyphen on page 219 correctly placed. With 4-page publisher's ads for the Tales in the beginning of the second volume. BAL 16133. (2)
Provenance
John A. Spoor bookplate.