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William Wilson. A Tale" [in] The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present [for 1840]
by POE, Edgar Allan
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1839. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Octavo. viii, [17]-328pp. Illustrated with eight [of nine] engraved plates. Lacking the final plate ("The Ghost-Book"). Contains the first printed appearance of Poe's *William Wilson* on pp. 229-253. Contemporary black morocco with an elaborate decorative design stamped in gold on both boards and spine, cream yellow endpapers, all edges gilt. Small early owner's name in ink on front free endpaper. Edges of the boards and corners lightly rubbed, the title page and engraved plates are foxed, a few gatherings slightly sprung, good or better. An attractive, bright copy in the original handsome binding. *BAL* 16130.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 580318
- Title
- William Wilson. A Tale" [in] The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present [for 1840]
- Author
- POE, Edgar Allan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Carey & Hart
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- Americana, AmerLit19thCent, DecorativeCloth, ShortStories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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- Foxed
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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...
- 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...
- Gatherings
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Octavo
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