The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe, with Original Memoir

Overview:

  • Title: The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe, with Original Memoir
  • Author: Edgar Allan Poe
  • Year: Unknown
  • Publisher: Ward, Lock and Tyler
  • Pages: xxii+167
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Collection
  • Title Reference: Tamerlane
  • Notes:
    • No date on book; probably second half of 19th century, judging from general aspect (the "original memoir" is dated 1857).
    • No illustration on cover (leather-bound, gold tooling).
    • No indication of price.
    • Collection divided into three parts : Miscellaneous Poems (p. 1-77), Scenes from "Politian;" an Unpublished Drama (p. 78-110), Poems Written in Youth (p. 111-160).
    • Interior art consists of in-text illustrations, headpieces, tailpieces and initials by eight different artists.