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POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1840.
First edition, contains two of Poe's most enduring stories: "Ms. Found in a Bottle" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" (its first book appearance). Published in an edition of 750 copies; in vol. 2 page 213 is correctly numbered and on page 219 the "i" in "ing," line 13 up, and the hyphen at the end of line 6 up are both below the line. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque contains the twenty-five stories which Poe had written up to 1840, all but one having appeared previously in periodicals. Although a commercial failure when published, the work represented a milestone in Poe's career, being the culmination of his efforts to get his prose into volume form.
2 volumes, 8vo. 4 pp. of advertisements containing "Opinions" of this work at the front of vol. 2. (Some minor pale foxing.) original purple muslin, printed paper spine labels (spines faded, labels browned and worn, head of second volume gnawed); cloth slipcase. BAL 16133; Heartman & Canny, pp. 49-54.
First edition, contains two of Poe's most enduring stories: "Ms. Found in a Bottle" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" (its first book appearance). Published in an edition of 750 copies; in vol. 2 page 213 is correctly numbered and on page 219 the "i" in "ing," line 13 up, and the hyphen at the end of line 6 up are both below the line. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque contains the twenty-five stories which Poe had written up to 1840, all but one having appeared previously in periodicals. Although a commercial failure when published, the work represented a milestone in Poe's career, being the culmination of his efforts to get his prose into volume form.
2 volumes, 8vo. 4 pp. of advertisements containing "Opinions" of this work at the front of vol. 2. (Some minor pale foxing.) original purple muslin, printed paper spine labels (spines faded, labels browned and worn, head of second volume gnawed); cloth slipcase. BAL 16133; Heartman & Canny, pp. 49-54.