Search Results: Literature - Edgar Allan Poe from RC Books

New York: Scribner, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth and Paper. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dunning's second book, this time a mystery based on a rare, unknown copy of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. 351 pages. First Edition, First Printing, and SIGNED by the author on title page. Unclipped jacket protected in mylar. Book has very mild wear to covers. A good read for fans of detective stories, mystery, and Edgar Allan Poe.

Downsville, Ontario, Canada: Listen For Pleasure, 1981. Audio Book (Cassette). Very Good -. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Two audio cassettes in stiff-paper cover. Superb reading of five of Poe's best: Hop-Frog, The Raven, The Masque of the Red Death, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Murders in the Rue Morgue. One part of inside cover torn but otherwise solid.

Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin, 1973. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complied by Joseph J. Moldenhaur. A Texas Quarterly supplement. 89 pp. Five illustrations plus a frontispiece oil portrait of Poe by an unknown artist.

New York: Frederick Unger/Continuum, 1984. First Edition . Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Biography and scholarly criticism. Light foxing to edges of textblock. Dust-jacket, now protected in a Brodart cover, has rubbing, especially to the still-readable spine. 226 pp.

Oxfrord University Press, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Twenty-three of Poe's best tales with a interesting introduction by Julian Symons. Simulated navy leather or leatherette covered boards. One of the "Oxford Classics." 316 pages. A handsome and scholarly book.

New York: Prometheus Press, 1927. First Edition . Paper Covered Boards. Very Good -/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An unnumbered copy of a numbered, Limited Edition of 1,000 copies printed on Georgian laid paper. Designed and printed for the Prometheus Press by Robert S. Josephy. A brief and unique literary tribute to Poe. 28 pp. Decorative, paper-covered boards. Corners bumped with edgewear. Gilt spine title still bright and readable. Offsetting to rear eps. where something was laid in long ago. Tight, clean copy. No original dj, if it was issued with one. Mylar-type dj cover now protecting the book.

Charlottesville, VA: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 1966. Paper Wraps. Very Good -. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good reference for Poe scholars. xii, 159 pp. Cover creased with soiling and old dampstain mark. Scattered underlining & notations throughout - none interfere with reading of the text. A previous owner's name on title page. Tightly bound stapled wraps.

Bloomington, Indiana: Lilly Library, Indiana University, 1964. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Frontispiece photograph of Poe tipped in. Fascinating stories of how one of the greatest Poe collections came to be - exciting for Poe fans and those interested in book collecting. Includes a facsimile of a poem "The Musiad or Ninead" which may or may not have been written by Poe. See BAL Volume 7 (Poe) References and Ana. 62 pp. Light offsetting to endpapers. Boards somewhat rubbed - especially on rear. Clean, tightly bound copy.

Philadelphia: Friends of the University of Pennsylvania Library, 1976. First Edition . Paper Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Entire issue dedicated to literary criticism of Edgar Allan Poe featuring contributions from Benjamin Franklin Fisher IV, Alexander Hammond, James W. Christie, Marc Leslie Rovner, Joel Kenneth Asarch, and Richard Fusco. Some of Poe's writings discussed here are "Tales of the Folio Club," "Bon-Bon," "Silence," "William Wilson," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Mystery of Marie Roget." 99 pp. Mild rubbing/soiling to front cover with a lightly impressioned erasure of the words "POE ISSUE" also on cover. Tightly bound with no other names or marks.

Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1970. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In-depth account through documentary, primary sources of Poe's libel suit against the New York Mirror, his related economic problems, and of the writer fighting for his very professional existence. 238 pp. Age-toned dust-jacket, now protected in an archival plastic cover, has substantial edgewear with a 1 by 3 inch chip to blank rear panel and closed tears to front. Laid in is a small "With the Compliments" note from the publisher. Despite dj flaws, an attractive copy with no names or marks.

Easthampton, MA: Cheloniidae Press. First Edition . Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Alan James Robinson. No date listed. A four page pamphlet/advertisement consisting of one folded single sheet. Portrait of Poe and one other engraving by Alan James Robinson. Light age-toning and light soiling to paper.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1899. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Memoirs of John Sartain, Philadelphia engraver who worked with Edgar Allan Poe at Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and Graham's Magazine. Includes about 28 pages regarding Sartain's association with Poe. Printed at the Merrymount Press of D.B. Updike. 297 numbered indexed pages with pagemarker. Frontispiece photo of the author. Top edge gilt. A lean to the spine. Light rubbing to cloth. Quite clean and tightly bound.

Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor Media Group, LLC, 2002. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Thirty-five tales from Poe in a handsome, black leather binding. Very mild soiling & very mild rubbing to edges of textblock. No names or marks.

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.

New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1933. Cloth. Fine/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Harry Clarke. The classic printed and bound by J.J. Little & Ives Company, New York. First Tudor Edition. Black cloth with spine titled in gilt. Pictorial paper label onlay to front cover. 412 pages with all 8 color plates and 24 black and white plates from the fantastic Harry Clarke. Interior very clean and fresh. Original, still-attractive dust jacket, now protected in an archival plastic cover, has some serious tears with cello taped repairs. Lacking the original box. Truly an artistic triumph both in the book's art and production.

Washington, PA: Washington and Jefferson College, 1976. First Edition . Paper Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Topic Volume XVI "A Journal of the Liberal Arts," Fall, 1976. This issue's topic: Edgar Allan Poe. Contains contributions from Burton R. Pollin, Eric W. Carlson, James W. Gargano, J. Gerald Kennedy, Joseph M. DeFalco, and Dwayne Thorpe. Six articles, including two on Poe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" and one titled " 'William Wilson' : The Double as Primal Self." 80 pp. in a tightly bound, bright paper wraps having only a mild touch of rubbing & soiling. No names or marks. Extremely scarce and a nice addition to any Poe collection.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First American Edition . Paper Covered Boards. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Simon Marsden. Square 4to. With photographs and an introduction by Simon Marsden. Brilliant visual interpretations of Poe's works through atmospheric, b&w photographs by Marsden. 23 Selections with about 37 photographs. 128 pp.