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Tales of Mystery and Imagination
by Poe, Edgar Allan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Venice, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Baltimore, MD: Limited Editions Club, 1941. Limited . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. William Sharp. The classic designed by George Macy and printed by Garamond Press. #934 of 1500 copies. Bound in full black buckram with silver gilt stamping. Illustrated with aquatints by Sharp. The silver gilt is rubbed, especially on the spine as is usually the case. No slipcase. Small stamp of an art museum on title page . SIGNED by the illustrator. 476 pages. Very attractive book with marbled page edges and wonderful illustrations.
Synopsis
Tales of Mystery and Imagination , stories by American author Edgar Allan Poe have been compiled by Padraic Colum into a thrilling collection focused on Poe’s suspenseful stories. The first edition compiled by Padraic Colum was published in 1908 by Geoffrey Newnes Ltd. and includes an introduction by Colum explaining his decision to exclude Poe’s poems, comedies, and essays from the collection. A later 1919 edition, published by George G. Harrap & Co., includes 24 full-page black and white plates by famous illustrator Harry Clarke. An album by The Alan Parsons Project was named after the short story compilation and contains several songs based on the tales included.
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Details
- Bookseller
- RC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005213
- Title
- Tales of Mystery and Imagination
- Author
- Poe, Edgar Allan
- Illustrator
- William Sharp
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, MD
- Date Published
- 1941
- Pages
- 476
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Tales of Mystery and Imagination Edgar Allan Poe William Sharp George Macy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books; Fine Printings / Fine Bindings; Literature - Edgar Allan Poe;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
RC Books
Biblio member since 2007
Venice, Florida
About RC Books
Started in 2002, RC Books is a general stock, online bookstore offering a diverse selection of quality used, out-of-print, and rare books and ephemera. We place special emphasis on Americana of all types, Literature, and the Arts. Edgar Allan Poe is a specialization. RC Books prides itself on customer service. Free book searches are provided upon request.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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