The Murders In The Rue Morgue by POE, Edgar Allan - 1932

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, n.d. [1932], 1932. FIRST PHOTOPLAY EDITION. 1 vol., publishers original red cloth stamped in black, top edge stained green, photographic pastedowns and endpapers, illustrated with 6 photographic plates, with the original illustrated unpriced DJ (as issued). The cloth binding is in near new condition, back corners are square and sharp, inner and outer hinges are fine, head and foot of spine are fine, there is absolutely no lower edge shelf wear, internally clean and bright, there is one very small mark to the front cover just touching the "ue" to the cover title, there are several small brown spots to the upper foredge of the textblock, aside from some general handling the DJ is bright and sharp with the faintest of rubbing to the corners. Completely unsophisticated. Copies with DJ's seldom show up on the market and are often in shabby condition. RBH locate only 4 copies ever appearing at auction none even come close to the condition of this copy. We can say with some certainty that this is probably the finest copy you will ever encounter. The 1932 Universal film was based on Poe's macabre mystery story, directed by Robert Florey and starring Bela Lugosi as the villainous Dr. Mirakle.