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Light shelf wear, some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; First printing in this edition. Nice tight flat copy, no names inside. Cover artwork The Pit and the Pendulum by Arthur Rackham,1935. ; 288 pages; A collection of Poe's best tales of Gothic horror as well as all the August Dupin detective mysteries.

The book has maroon boards with gilt lettering on the spine, and a mystical flying horse and star embossed on the front board. The spine and around the edges of the board are sunned. There is very minimal bumping, with slight corner scuff and bend. The top of the spine has slight shelf ware scuffing, and very minor nicks. The spine and around the board edges it is sunned. The boards are in a very good condition, especially with there being no jacket, and its age. There is no jacket with this book. There is pencil writing on the front end paper. The pages are in a very good condition, apart from having some age spots, but not all of the pages. These do not affect the writing in the book. Overall, I would class this book at in a very good condition, especially given the age of the book.

74 Seiten Ecken/Kanten bestossen, Einband berieben, Buchschnitt mit Lagerspuren, Seiten gebräunt, Namensvermerk am Inndeckel, sonst eher guter Zustand; ISBN 9780582541597 Sprache: Englisch Longman Simplified English Series; First published 1988.

5th printing (1961). 223pp. VG copy

416 pp. Tightly bound. The tips of the lower corners just lightly dinged. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Published without dust jacket. Illustrated by Harry Clarke. FIRST THUS. First Edition / First Printing of the Fall River Publication. 1,3,5,7,9,10,8,6,4,2. Contains 8 full multi-color illustrations along with numerous b&w illustrations. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

Pan Books, London. 1960. Pan Books first edition. Paperback. Ownership name to front endpaper. Wear to covers and a creased spine. Pages browned otherwise a lovely copy.

Tight crisp unmarked book in clean illustrated black cloth. 8 full page color illustrations by Rackham and many more in black and white. ; Illustrated Classics; 317 pages

"We have collected all of Poe's Tales which are short stories" for this edition. Illustrated by William Sharp. This is bound in the publisher's original black & orange patterned cloth covers with black spine and gilt spine lettering. There is a previous owner name dated 1944 on the front free end paper, and another owner name indicating she received from the first owner in 1962. The spine is sun faded to gray, else it is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings except as noted. The gray slipcase is worn and split but still serviceable. Also includes the 4 page publishe's Sandglass publication describing the book and the illustrator. The only date is that of the 1941 Limited Editions Club first edition--New York Heritage imprints were used fom 1938-1972. Heritage reprinted LE Club titles.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"-9" tall; 366 pages.

With the exception of the spine, this book is in clean, tight, near-pristine condition. The spine has some soiling and one deep smudge mark. The cardboard case is only in fair condition as there is some separation occurring. This also comes with an original leaflet provided by the publisher. See pictures for condition.

Second impression Penguin edition paperback, in very good condition for its age. Number 477 in the orange 'Fiction' series. Includes contemporaneous advertising; Cadburys, Mars confectionery, Eno's Fruit Salt and Schweppes. General shelf and handling wear for the age, including light tanning and foxing, with minor creasing and wear to edges and corners, wear more notable to spine. Light tanning to pageblock. Pages are secure, content clear. This is an early Penguin edition, stored in a plastic wallet in our warehouse for internet sale, away from the level of handling that our London shop stock may experience. CN