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WILLIAM WILSON in THE GIFT: A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S PRESENT FOR 1840
by (POE, Edgar Allan) Miss LESLIE (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Foxing to plates; text fairly clean; 1840 pencil ownership inscription on front endpaper. But for the missing plate, a close to
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, (1839). First Edition. Hardcover. Foxing to plates; text fairly clean; 1840 pencil ownership inscription on front endpaper. But for the missing plate, a close to Fine copy and uncommon as such. Original embossed black morocco with gilt lettering on the spine. Illustrated title page and 7 (of 8) steel engravings with tissue guards by various artists. BAL 992 and 16130. The first appearance in print of this important story by Poe.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021066
- Title
- WILLIAM WILSON in THE GIFT: A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S PRESENT FOR 1840
- Author
- (POE, Edgar Allan) Miss LESLIE (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Foxing to plates; text fairly clean; 1840 pencil ownership inscription on front endpaper. But for the missing plate, a close to
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Carey & Hart
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- (1839)
- Keywords
- 19th Century American Literature, Gift Books, Edgar Allan Poe, 19th Century Literature, Illustrated Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; Gift Books;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
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