The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allen Poe [Vol I and II of II]: With Selections From His Critical Writings
by Poe, Edgar Allen & Quinn, Arthur Hobson & Edward H. O'Neill (editors)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Good dust jacket
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1946. First Borzoi Edition. Hardcover. Two volume set lacking slipcase. Front hinge cracked in vol II. Pages clean and unmarked. Age toning to interior boards. Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering is unmarked. DJ on both volumes has a drawing of Poe on the front and has minor chips and small tears on the spine and edges. In protective mylar. ; Vol. 1&2; Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- James F. Balsley, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16362
- Title
- The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allen Poe [Vol I and II of II]: With Selections From His Critical Writings
- Author
- Poe, Edgar Allen & Quinn, Arthur Hobson & Edward H. O'Neill (editors)
- Illustrator
- Kauffer, E. McKnight
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Borzoi Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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James F. Balsley, Bookseller
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About James F. Balsley, Bookseller
My business is strictly on-line sales. I carry an inventory of about 2000 books. About half of these are modern fiction. Most of the rest are scholarly academic books concentrated in the areas of natural science, philosophy, history, and literature.
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