TitleTales of Mystery, Imagination, & Humour; and Poems. Illustrated with Twenty-Six Engravings on Wood

AuthorEdgar Allan Poe

Editing placeLondon

EditorialHenry Vizetelly

Year1852

IllustratorFrederick Halpin, Unknown

Edition typeAnthology (English)

Translator

LanguageEnglish

LibraryBUCLM 821-8 POE tal

Volumes1

Number of pages256

Size (in cms)16,5 x 10,5

Works included
A Descent into the Maelström
A Valentine
An enigma
Annabel Lee
Bridal Ballad ('Song of the Newly-Wedded')
For Annie
Lenore
Portrait
Some Words with a Mummy
The Bells
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
The Gold-Bug
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Mystery of Marie Roget. A Sequel to ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’
The Premature Burial
The Purloined Letter
The Raven
Ulalume

Works illustrated
A Descent into the Maelström
Bridal Ballad ('Song of the Newly-Wedded')
Portrait
Some Words with a Mummy
The Bells
The Gold-Bug
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Mystery of Marie Roget. A Sequel to ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’
The Premature Burial
The Purloined Letter
The Raven

Bibliographic referencesCORREOSO RODENAS 33-34; DROST 29, 106, 193, 262-263; GONZÁLEZ MORENO 111-112, 141; POLLIN 6-7, 111 (396); RIGAL ARAGÓN-GONZÁLEZ MORENO 6, 28-29, 114, 127-129, 132, 135, 148, 155-157

DescriptionVolume of the series of "Readable Books" by Henry Vizetelly. It includes "Memoir of the Author", eight tales and eleven poems, as well as twenty-five illustrations -counting the vignette on the title page and the portrait of Poe (not twenty-six woodcuts as advertised on the title page). The illustrations, anonymous woodcuts, are of fairly good quality and variety and deserve the honor of being the first extensive visual reading of a selection of Poe's tales and poems. The only non-illustrated tale included is "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar."
Extra-illustrated copy that includes a portrait of Poe engraved by Frederick Halpin (steel engraving) in ​​unknown date [c. 1870], but it first appeared in The Works of Edgar Allan Poe (New York: W. J. Widdleton, 1876).
Hardbound book with half leather binding (spine and corners).

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