The Raven, 1861 by Edgar Allan Poe in Harper Brothers Reader w/ Dickens,Darwin

Description: Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore. Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven, Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the Nightly shore — Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."Here we offer an 1861 edition of Willson's Fifth Reader that features a very early, rare, illustrated appearance of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven," in addition to excepts from Dickens, Darwin, Coleridge, Emerson, and others. It also includes an early appearance of Poe's classic, "The Bells". The book was published by Harper and Brothers, New York, in their "Harper's School and Family Series" as a "reader", which is designed to round out a student's exposure to a variety of different types of prose. Boards are well worn with original spine remnants reapplied atop new black spine cloth (please see pics). Stained and ripped endpapers. Hinges are very secure. Binding is very tight and square. Text and illustrations are very bright and crisp. Measures approximately 7.5 x 5.25-inches; 539 pages, indexed.This rare volume will make a special addition to your collection! Please click HERE to see our other special Poe offerings!Please click HERE to browse our Literary Horror shelf!Please click HERE to see our other early Harper and Brothers editions. ** Have you seen all the amazing first and rare editions of iconic books we offer? We gladly combine shipping and refund the shipping overpayment, so please check out our other items! -- other auctions of classic antiquarian literature and special gifts!** Thank you for your interest! ***Priority shipping options are available at checkout!***

Price: 89.95 USD

Location: Bronx, New York

End Time: 2024-10-20T17:35:22.000Z

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