POE, Edgar Allan. The Works. LIMITED EDITION, large-paper copy.
Sale 1242 - Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection
Nov 9, 2023
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Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). The Works. Chicago: Stone and Kimball, 1894-1895.
10 volumes, 8vo. (Light spotting throughout.) Contemporary vellum gilt, uncut and partially unopened (rubbing, chipping to heads and tails of spines).
LIMITED EDITION, number 213 of 250 large-paper copies. The Works was Stone & Kimball's most ambitious undertaking to date: Poe's works were issued in a trade edition bound in cloth, in an edition bound in half morocco, or in this limited issue in vellum with floral Art Nouveau decorations in gilt. BAL 16168.
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