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The Bells
by Poe, Edgar Allan. Illustrated By Darley, McCutcheon, Fredericks, Perkins, King, Riordan and Northam
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1881. Lovely edition of this manic poem that descends from delight at the sound of bells into fear and horror. Illustrated with engravings throughout. Cream color beveled hardcover lettered and pictorially decorated in gilt, silver gilt and brown, gilt edges, off white cloth spine, all edges gilt, about 7.75 inches tall. Some shelfwear, bumps to the upper and lower edges of the covers, expected shelf soil for this color binding, top of front hinge and bottom of rear hinge internally neatly reglued and secure, sound text block, trace of old glue residue at the far inner margin before the engraved title page (possibly a tissue there at one point), very clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047212
- Title
- The Bells
- Author
- Poe, Edgar Allan. Illustrated By Darley, McCutcheon, Fredericks, Perkins, King, Riordan and Northam
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Porter & Coates
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1881
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- EDGAR ALLAN POE POETRY AMERICAN POETS POEMS ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
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Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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