The Selected Poetry and Prose of Edgar Allan Poe 1951 Modern Library Works of Poe Literature Literary gift books rare books stories by Poe

This is a very good hardcover, no dust jacket, jacket missing. 1951 Modern Library. This copy is very good inside and out. The pages only have a hint of light natural tanning from age. Inside pages are still crisp and clean w no markings seen. The binding is tight and straight. Brick red hardcover boards feature the Modern Library logo front and gold lettering spine. The hardcover is very good with only a hint of shelf wear. Smaller typical Modern Library size, crown octavo, or 5" x 8" with 428 pages including notes. ML logo endpaper front and back.

The Selected Poetry and Prose of Edgar Allan Poe by Modern Library contains an Intro by T.O. Mabbott, 22 pages of notes at the end of the book and Index of titles of poems, along with a short bio. 40 poems include The Bells, The Raven and more. Tales include Fall of the House of Usher, Pit and Pendulum, Tell Tale Heart, The Purloined Letter, The Light House and more.



Modern Library began publishing series of books in 1917. they were extremely popular, especially with students, as they were copies of great literature and topics that were priced for the general public. The publishing firm of Boni Liveright started the series, as the idea stemmed from Albert Boni. The first title published was The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. Early editions were published in "pocket book" size for easy carrying to read anywhere and they were bound in leatherette. In 1927, Random House was borne out of Modern Library and pictorial dust jackets were introduced to the series, along with hardcover boards. As publishing changed, Modern Library fell to the wayside but was "reintroduced" in the 1970's. Early editions are collectibles and later titles remain favorites as many collect Modern Library editions of all ages.



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