Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. The author: Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe Janu– October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. The book: Scarce and attractive Victorian illustrated edition of the Complete Poems by Edgar Allan Poe. Paton, John McWhirter, Clark Stanton, C.J. Illustrations: Complete with the 27 nice illustrations by Walter H. Nimmo, 1872.īinding: Very good full Victorian decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Ĭontent: Very good content (bright and tight, rare foxing and staining - mainly on preliminary and last pages - as shown, the first endpaper is worn probably by a bookplate that has been removed - as shown) Text within black-ruled borders. Title: The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe.
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