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The Raven, Eulalie-A Song, The Facts of M. Valdemar's Case, Some words with a Mummy (in The American Review: A Whig Journal)
by Poe, Edgar Allan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Wiley and Putnam, 1845. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. Vol. I, January-June 1845; vol. II, July-December 1845. In vol. I: The Raven (p.143) and Some Words with a Mummy (p.363). In vol. II: Eulalie-A Song (p.79) and The Facts of M. Valdemar's Case (p.561). Vol. I and II: Thick quarto half red morocco over marbled boards. Spine with raised bands and gilt geometric patterns in compartments. Vol. I: Light foxing to the preliminaries and fore edges. Vol. II: Light foxing to the preliminaries and fore edges, front inner hinge open. Very good, uncommonly clean copies. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1610043
- Title
- The Raven, Eulalie-A Song, The Facts of M. Valdemar's Case, Some words with a Mummy (in The American Review: A Whig Journal)
- Author
- Poe, Edgar Allan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Wiley and Putnam
- Date Published
- 1845
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
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Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled boards
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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