Book Description

1st Thus. 13.5 x 20.9 cm khaki cloth with green and gilt decoration and titles to the front and spine with the publisher’s divice to the spine. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut, pictorial endpapers, xxxv [iii] 225 [3]pp with black line illustrations including tissue guarded frontispiece by William Heath-Robinson. There is some toning to the spine, a little rubbing to the spine tips with a hint of fraying at the head of the spine and a touch of bruising to the corners, more so to the top two. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate and with just a touch of toning to the uncut edges. All in all a very good looking 1st Edition of the Heath-Robinson illustrated Poems of Edgar Allen Poe with beautiful Art Nouveau illustrations. A difficult to find book.
Author POE, Edgar Allan
Date 1900
Publisher George Bell
Illustrator HEATH-ROBINSON, William
Condition VG+

Price: £650.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

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