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Bodley Head, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very good, clean, tight condition. First edition. Worn jacket in mylar cover. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.
The Centenary Poe by Edgar Allan Poe, Montagu Slater (editor) - 1949: Tales, Poems, Criticism, Marginalia and Eureka
by Edgar Allan Poe, Montagu Slater (editor)
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The Centenary Poe: Tales, Poems, Criticism, Marginalia and Eureka
by Edgar Allan Poe, Montagu Slater (editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
The Centenary Poe - Tales, Poems, Criticism, Marginalia and Eureka by Edgar Allan Poe edited and with an introduction by Montagu Slater (Theodore Brun Limited in conjunction with The Bodley Head, 1st edition 1949).
A numbered limited edition (400 copies + 3 presentation copies) in a full leather binding and signed by the editor Montagu Slater. This copy being number 56 and originally available to members of The Collector's Book Club (copies 1-120).
A striking looking binding with a raven to front board.
Hardback – full leather binding with title in gilt to spine, gilt decoration to spine and front board, marbled effect decorative endpapers, top edge gilt, and a sewn-in ribbon page marker. Housed in a custom-made slipcase with black buckram to top and bottom, and black paper sides. pp [4] additional half-title and limitation pages, [1]-559. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inches approx. (221mm x 141mm).
Leather just a touch marked and scuffed in places, mainly evident to corner tips and upper spine near head. Front endpaper split at the gutter but hinge holding firm; offsetting to margins of preliminaries and final pages (mirroring the leather folded over on paste-down); pages age-toned, a touch dusty and handled in places but generally clean throughout; gilt to top edge of page-block dusty and a little scratched.
Nonetheless, a nice, clean copy – presents well with its custom slipcase.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*
A numbered limited edition (400 copies + 3 presentation copies) in a full leather binding and signed by the editor Montagu Slater. This copy being number 56 and originally available to members of The Collector's Book Club (copies 1-120).
A striking looking binding with a raven to front board.
Hardback – full leather binding with title in gilt to spine, gilt decoration to spine and front board, marbled effect decorative endpapers, top edge gilt, and a sewn-in ribbon page marker. Housed in a custom-made slipcase with black buckram to top and bottom, and black paper sides. pp [4] additional half-title and limitation pages, [1]-559. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inches approx. (221mm x 141mm).
Leather just a touch marked and scuffed in places, mainly evident to corner tips and upper spine near head. Front endpaper split at the gutter but hinge holding firm; offsetting to margins of preliminaries and final pages (mirroring the leather folded over on paste-down); pages age-toned, a touch dusty and handled in places but generally clean throughout; gilt to top edge of page-block dusty and a little scratched.
Nonetheless, a nice, clean copy – presents well with its custom slipcase.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*
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- Book Condition Used
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- Edition 1st edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Theodore Brun / The Bodley Head
- Date Published 1949
- Keywords Fiction, Occult, Gothic, Horror Fiction, Literature
We have 3 copies available starting at €27.48.
The Centenary Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe ; Montagu Slater
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
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- Binding
- Hardcover
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Springfield, Missouri, United States
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The Centenary Poe: Tales, Poems, Criticism, Marginalia and Eureka
by Edgar Allan Poe; Montagu Slater (Ed.)
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- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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The Bodley Head Ltd., 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. First Edition. 559 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Tears to spine edges.
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THE CENTENARY POE: TALES, POEMS, CRITICISM, MARGINALIA AND EUREKA BY EDGAR ALLAN POE
by Poe, Edgar Allan. Montagu Slater, edited by
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Hardcover
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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€256.14
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London: Theodore Brun Limited / The Bodley Head, 1948. Hardcover. Near Fine. This limited de Luxe Edition was published by special arrangement with Messrs. John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., London, and appeared simultaneusly with their first edition. Four hundred copies were printed for sale, of which copies No. 1 to No. 120 were available to members of The Collector's Book Club only. In addition, three copies, numbered I to III, have been struck off as presentation copies. This is copy is numbered III. Within this copy are two color illustrations by Arthur E. Beecher, with tissue guards, pulled from an unknown Poe edition. They are laid into the appropriate stories, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Raven. Bound in original black leather with lettering, raven, skull, spider, hourglass and crown stamped in gilt. Top edge in gilt showing a little rubbing. Several pages with upper corners creased. A near fine copy.
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