The Bells Illustrated by Darley, McCutcheon, Fredericks, Perkins, King, Riordan, and Northam

Poe, Edgar Allan

Published by Porter & Coates, Publishers, Philadelphia, 1881

About this Item

First edition thus. Copyright 1881, by Porter & Coates. Large 6 1/2" x 8" design. Rare. Gold full-cloth beveled boards, pictorial cover design and titles in gilt, moderate shelf wear, discoloration. Dramatic embossed collage cover desing in gold, silver, and black features a golden bell, angelic figure among clouds, townscape and floral imagery among stylish titles and Poe's name appearing from scroll. Features twenty-two classic illustrations in varying motifs, many full-page, engraved by Jas. W. Lauderbach. Illustrators include R. Riordan, Charles P. King, F. O. C. Darby, S. G. McCutcheon, A. Fredericks, Granville Perkins, and Miss C. A. Northam. Pages generally very good, few w/moderate crease, rub; no writing. Pale green endpapers. Bright green ribbon marker. Gilded page edges at all sides. String-bind good. Illustrated throughout by several intriguing illustrators. Each page features intriguing design, drawings. Rare near very good example of fine book craftsmanship. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells" is a heavily onomatopoeic poem not published until after Poe's death in 1849. Perhaps best known for the diacopic use of the word "bells." The poem has four parts to it, each growing darker and darker as the poem moves from "the jingling and the tinkling" to the "moaning and the groaning" of the haunted bells. Apprx. 50 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Seller Inventory # 021206

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Bells Illustrated by Darley, McCutcheon,...

Publisher: Porter & Coates, Publishers, Philadelphia

Publication Date: 1881

Binding: Full-Leather

Illustrator: R. Riordan, Charles P. King, F. O. C. Darby, S. G. McCutcheon, A. Fredericks, Granville Perkins, Miss C. A. Northam.

Condition: Good

Edition: First Edition.