Poems of Edgar Allan Poe with Biographical Sketch by N. H. Dole

Poe, Edgar Allan; Dole, N. H. (Nathan Haskell)

Published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, 46 East Fourteenth Street, New York, 1892

About this Item

Stated: "Copyright, 1892, by T. Y. Crowell & Co." No other dates, indications. First edition thus of this classic collection. Handy 4" x 6 1/2" design. Features a twenty page biographical sketch by N. H. Dole. Cream full cloth boards, gilt cover and spine design with ornate decorative design, moderate shelf wear, rub, discoloration. Front features romantic image of Victorian lady in repose among forest scene. Covers and spine wrapping around to back board with similar motif of bright ornate floral decoration among green leaved vines and petals. Scarce cover design for this collection and publisher. Pages very good, clean. Bind good, square. Contents include: "Preface to the Poems by Edgar Allan Poe; Biographical Sketch Nathan Haskell Cole; The Poetic Principal; The Raven; Lenore; The Bells; Annabel Lee; Ulalume; The Coliseum; To Helen; To - -; A Valentine; To My Mother; Hymn; An Enigma; The Haunted Palace; The Conqueror Worm; To One In Paradise; To F--s S. O--D; The City In the Sea; Silence; The Sleeper; The Valley of Unrest; A Dream Within a Dream; Dream-Land; To Zante; Eulalie; Eldorado; Israfel; For Annie; To F--; Bridal Ballad; To --; Scenes from 'Politian'; Poems Written in Youth: Sonnet - To Science; Al Aafraaf; To the River --; Tamerlane; Fairy-Land; To L. M. S.; Romance; Spirits of the Dead; To --; A Dream; The Lake. To--; Song; Helen; Alone; The Philosophy of Composition; and, The Power of Words." 192 pages. Insured post. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems of Edgar Allan Poe with Biographical Sketch by N. H. Dole
• Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, 46 East Fourteenth Street, New York
• Publication Date: 1892
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition Thus.
• Condition: Very Good