The Raven and Other Poems

Poe, Edgar Allan

Published by Fine Book Circle, Birmingham, Michigan, 1936

About this Item

Rare limited edition of Poe classics illustrated with the sharply dramatic designs of Paul McPharlin. From limitation page: "Of this volume for the Fine Book Circle there are 950 copies, designed and illustrated by Paul McPharlin, and printed in Detroit." Tall 6 1/2" x 9 3/4" design. Deep black full cloth boards, silver cover and spine titles, publisher's symbol, and Poe in silver at back board, moderate shelf wear, bow. Thick, rough-cut deckled manila-like pages in light rose hue, very good; no writing, slight bleed to first couple page edges. Endpapers feature a vertical impressionistic column pattern. Black top-stain. Bind fine; hinges fully intact. Intriguing art nouveau monochromatic chiaroscuro imagery in silver hue on black leaves. Near very good example of this rarity. Paul McPharlin (1903-48) was a puppeteer, and illustrator, who created some twenty productions in Detroit between 1928 and 1937. He is remembered as a skillful performer and inventive puppet maker. He is a founding member of the Puppeteers of America. These illustrations, thus, are highly intriguing and striking. From introductory note: "This collection of Edgar Allan Poe includes those empyrean and phantasmagoric pieces on which his fame rests. The 1845 edition of The Raven and Other Poems bore a dedication to Miss Elizabeth Barrett Barrett - the noblest of her sex, the author of The Drama in Exile." Collection includes: The Raven, The Valley of Unrest; Bridal Ballad; The Sleeper; The Coliseum; Lenore; Catholic Hymn; Israfel; Dreamland; Sonnet: To Zante; The City In the Sea; To One In Paradise; Eulallie: A Song; To .; To F.S.O.; Sonnet: Silence; The Haunted Palace; Sonnet: To Science; Al Aaraaf; Tamerlane; Romane; Fairyland; To Helen; Annabel Lee; The Bells, Eldorado; Ulalume; For Annie; To My Mother; A Dream Within A Dream; and, Alone. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 020596

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Raven and Other Poems

Publisher: Fine Book Circle, Birmingham, Michigan

Publication Date: 1936

Binding: Hard Cover

Illustrator: McPharlin, Paul

Condition: Good

Edition: First Edition.