1941 TALES MYSTERY & IMAGINATION EDGAR ALLAN POE ILLUS!

TALES OF

MYSTERY & IMAGINATION

Edgar Allan Poe; 1941; First Edition Thus; The Heritage Press; Illustrated Photogravures of the Original Aquatints by William Sharp; Supplement; 366 Pages; 6.9"x 10.3"; Scarce!!

Great for any Poe Fan or Mystery/Horror Fan or Collector.  Great Display Book!!!

Attributes:

A Charming, sleek unique Pretty marble cover design with blue cloth binding with gold labeling, and great frontispiece and title page design, with 16 Brilliant Macabre Illustrations throughout, with red font to selections and in margins, and Numerous Classics by the Legendary Author with original supplement to book; Impressive Size!!!

Some Contents Included:

29 TALES IN ALL; A DESCENT INTO MAELSTROM, THE GOLD-BUG, THE BLACK CAT, HOP-FROG, MS. FOUND IN A BOTTLE, BERENICE, SHADOW, SILENCE, THE PREMATURE BURIAL, THE OBLONG BOX, THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, THE DEVIL IN THE BELFRY, MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE, THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, ETC. 

Background:

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.

He was born as Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts; his parents died when he was young. Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, Virginia, but they never formally adopted him. After spending a short period at the University of Virginia and briefly attempting a military career, Poe parted ways with the Allans. Poe's publishing career began humbly, with an anonymous collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), credited only to "a Bostonian".

Condition:

Condition is Good+/Very Good.  Some wear to edges, missing a little surface paper to lower front, pages are very good, hinges/text block are very good.  Overall, for over 65 years old its in Good+/Very Good Condition!!!

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