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ENGLISH NOTES
by Quickens, Quarles; [Nathaniel Wheeler Coffin]; [Edgar Allan Poe]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Lewis M. Thompson, 1920. First edition thus. Near fine.. Limited critical edition of this pseudonymous 1842 response to Charles Dickens, here attributed to Poe by Dickens collector Joseph Jackson but later reclassified as the work of poet Nathaniel Wheeler Coffin. In 1842, Charles Dickens voyaged to the United States, in part to make money, and in part to convince US publishers to stop pirating his books (and hence to make more money). After a relatively unsuccessful visit, Dickens published AMERICAN NOTES later that year, which said Americans did not take well. Jackson has reprinted here one anonymous response to AMERICAN NOTES in a lavish format on the (incorrect) judgment that it was written by Poe. A beautiful book, a passionate argument, an unfortunate mistake. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Contemporary three-quarter white morocco with red cloth. Spine stamped in gilt. Marbled endpapers. "Issue for disposal limited to one hundred copies." 182 pages. Illustrated with two plates: a frontispiece portrait of Poe engraved after a portrait by A.C. Smith and a reproduction of an Aubrey Beardsley drawing. Only very light wear to boards.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46676
- Title
- ENGLISH NOTES
- Author
- Quickens, Quarles; [Nathaniel Wheeler Coffin]; [Edgar Allan Poe]
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- Lewis M. Thompson
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- 19th century,20th century,Victorian,US American,Fine Press
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
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Silver Spring, Maryland
About Type Punch Matrix
Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.
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