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This gigantic first American edition folio design masterpiece measures 18.5" x 14.5" and weighs over seven pounds. Beautifully illustrated with …
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This gigantic first American edition folio design masterpiece measures 18.5" x 14.5" and weighs over seven pounds. Beautifully illustrated with gold beveled boards in bright gilt, the cover features a magnificent crouching angel richly decorated with gilded wings and holding a key and candle. The wood engraved front piece is of Pallas flanked by busts of Edgar Allan Poe and Gustave Doré and was designed by Elihu Vedder. Additionally, twenty-six full page illustrated plates by Doré grace this large volume. Doré's mystical and chilling macabre imagery illuminates Poe's eerie poem of sadness for his lost love, Lenore. This was Gustave Doré's last commission as he died in the same year of the original 1883 publishing. This American 1st edition was published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, NY., in 1884.
I have seen other editions of these, but never in this good condition.
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- Dimensions
- 14.5ʺW × 5ʺD × 18.5ʺH
- Period
- 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- The pages are in fine condition, no stains, tears, creases or dog ears The last two images show a bit … moreThe pages are in fine condition, no stains, tears, creases or dog ears The last two images show a bit of wear to the bottom of the spine and some discoloration of a small bit of the front bottom left cover. The gold gilt is magnificent. less
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