The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
by Poe, Edgar Allan; Edmund Clarence Stedman [Editor]; George Edward Woodberry [Editor]; Albert Edward Sterner [Illustrator]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Stone & Kimball, 1895. The Stedman/Woodberry Edition. The Stedman/Woodberry edition, #72 of 250 sets in the large paper edition. Complete in ten volumes. Bound in publisher's full vellum with beautiful, elaborate gilt stamping with an Arts and Crafts-style floral design. Illustrations printed on thin India paper. Does not contain extra portfolios; that is standard for the large paper edition, although one copy is noted to have had them by The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore. Very Good+ with bowing to boards (typical for vellum), spine occasionally darkened (especially Vol. VII) and a little dulled, offsetting to endpapers. A little bubbling to vellum at head of Vol. I. Prelims of IX stained. Front board of Vol V has a line of rubbing.
Early 20th century Poe-related ephemera laid in: a filled-out certificate that the former owner was a sustaining member of the Edgar Allan Poe shrine (dated 1933), a card from Poe Cottage in the Bronx, and three 1920s-1930s photo postcards from the Edgar Alan Poe shrine in an envelope.
A rare, lovely, illustrated set of the American author's works.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945009
- Title
- The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
- Author
- Poe, Edgar Allan; Edmund Clarence Stedman [Editor]; George Edward Woodberry [Editor]; Albert Edward Sterner [Illustrator]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Stedman/Woodberry Edition
- Publisher
- Stone & Kimball
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- vellum, collected works, arts and crafts movement, bindings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Poetry;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.