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Burton's Gentleman's Magazine.Volume V. From July to December, 1839 [1st Printing of "Fall of the House of Usher"]
by Burton, William E. and Edgar A. Poe, Eds
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: William E. Burton,, 1839. Very Good Plus and handsomely bound in later red cloth with gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt, marbled end pages, 332 pp..with six tissue-guarded plates. gilt initials P.L. front board. complete with all illustrations, lacking only the tissue guard for the month of September. Bound without the original wrappers. Cloth rubbed at corners and spine ends. Contains the First Printing of Poe's classic story "The Fall of the House of Usher", basis for several movies and TV shows, including the 1960 classic "House of Usher" starring Vincent Price and with the screenplay by Richard Matheson. Also includes several other Poe stories and poems including "To Ianthe in Heaven," "The Man that was Used Up: A Tale of the Late Bugaboo and Kickapoo Campaign," "William Wilson: A tale,"( basis for several TV episodes) "Morella: A tale," ( also filmed, 1999) and "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion". . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006294
- Title
- Burton's Gentleman's Magazine.Volume V. From July to December, 1839 [1st Printing of "Fall of the House of Usher"]
- Author
- Burton, William E. and Edgar A. Poe, Eds
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William E. Burton,
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1839
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror; Literature; Poetry; Americana;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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