xx, 36pp. Introduction by Vincent Starrett. Just minor wear and perhaps a touch of sunning to spine. Previous owner's book label and ink-stamp to front paste-down and front free endpaper, respectively. Text clean and binding sound. Originally issued with slipcase, which is not present. A nice copy.
Book is clean and tight, Grey boards with quarter black cloth, black design, orange letters.15 pages are bent at the bottom edge, but not too bad. no markings. some light soiling on the cover.
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.
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has clothback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN:
Tales of Mystery and Imagination [in Dust Jacket, Harry Clarke illus.]
Poe, Edgar Allan
Tales of Mystery and Imagination [in Dust Jacket, Harry Clarke illus.]
Poe, Edgar Allan
Publisher: Brentano's
Date published: 1923
New York: Brentano's , 1923. Book. Illus. by Harry Clarke. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black cloth, illus. pastedown on front cover, spine panel lettered in gilt, in scarce original illus. dust jacket. First edition thus (first trade), limited to 2500 copies. 413 pp. Collection of (29) Poe tales, illus. w/ (8) tipped-in color plates + (24) monochrome drawings by Harry Clarke (1889-1931), a leading artist in the Irish Arts & Crafts Movement. Very slight rubbing to corners and extremities, text block edges typically a bit tanned by age. Firm binding, clean and unmarked interior. Half-title a bit tanned. All plates present and fully intact, without tears; one color plate (frontis.) shows minor creasing to one bottom corner only. Dust jacket technically Good only with rubbed flap folds and joints, several short closed tears with associated creasing along bottom front edge, areas of loss along bottom rear edge, loss to 3/4" at head of spine panel and shallow loss at heel, still displays reasonably well in mylar..
Tales of Mystery, Imagination & Humour; and Poems / Tales of Mystery, Imagination, & Humour. First and Second Series. Two volumes bound in one. 1852
Poe, Edgar Allan
Tales of Mystery, Imagination & Humour; and Poems / Tales of Mystery, Imagination, & Humour. First and Second Series. Two volumes bound in one. 1852
Poe, Edgar Allan
Publisher: Henry Vizeltelly / Clarke, Beeton & Co
Date published: 1852
London: Henry Vizeltelly / Clarke, Beeton & Co. G: in Good condition without dust jacket. Some scuffing to leather along spine and corners. Spine faded. Scattered light foxing and off-setting. Marbled edges. 1852. First Illustrated Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover on green cloth boards. (More images available on request). 170mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). viii, 256pp; 252pp. First series comprises twenty six engravings on wood; second series illustrated with sixteen wood-engravings. Wood-engraved frontispiece and vignette title-page to each volume. The first illustrated edition of Poe's 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination' bound together with the scarce 'Tales of Humour'. Published under the auspices Vizetelly as part of the short-lived Readable Books series. The first series was published in 1652, second series undated but presumed to be 1653. Volume 2 is bound without advertisement leaf at rear of volume 2. .
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