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Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Calla Editions) Hardcover - 2008
by Poe, Edgar Allan
About this book
Tales of Mystery and Imagination, stories by American author Edgar Allan Poe have been compiled by Padraic Colum into a thrilling collection focused on Poe’s suspenseful stories. The first edition compiled by Padraic Colum was published in 1908 by Geoffrey Newnes Ltd. and includes an introduction by Colum explaining his decision to exclude Poe’s poems, comedies, and essays from the collection. A later 1919 edition, published by George G. Harrap & Co., includes 24 full-page black and white plates by famous illustrator Harry Clarke. An album by The Alan Parsons Project was named after the short story compilation and contains several songs based on the tales included.
First Edition Identification
The first edition of Tales of Mystery and Imagination was published in 1908 by Geoffrey Newnes Ltd. (which owned Home Library Book Company). This collection was compiled by Padraic Colum and contains an introduction by him (written in April 1908) explaining his decision to exclude Poe’s poems, comedies, and essays.
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- Title Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Calla Editions)
- Author Poe, Edgar Allan
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Thus
- Pages 480
- Language ENG
- Publisher Calla Editions, Mineola, NY
- Date 2008
- ISBN 9781606600047
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by Edgar Allan Poe, Harry Clarke
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NY: Calla/Dover, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Harry Clarke. Hardcover, 480 pages. This gorgeous anthology features 29 of Edgar Allan Poe's tales of the fantastic and the macabre. It combines some of his most popular stories — including "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" — with lesser-known gems. Illustrated with 8 full-color plates and 24 full-page drawings filled with brooding eroticism by Harry Clarke, a brilliant Edwardian-era artist too long overshadowed by his contemporary Aubrey Beardsley.A Calla Edition, originally published by Tudor Publishing, New York, 1933. Record # 362831
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination
by Edgar Allan Poe, Harry Clarke
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NY: Calla/Dover, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Harry Clarke. Hardcover, 480 pages. This gorgeous anthology features 29 of Edgar Allan Poe's tales of the fantastic and the macabre. It combines some of his most popular stories — including "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" — with lesser-known gems. Illustrated with 8 full-color plates and 24 full-page drawings filled with brooding eroticism by Harry Clarke, a brilliant Edwardian-era artist too long overshadowed by his contemporary Aubrey Beardsley.A Calla Edition, originally published by Tudor Publishing, New York, 1933. Record # 362832
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TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION
by Edgar Allan Poe
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- Hardcover
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US: Calla Editions, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good. Harry Clarke. Pages are clean no markings from the previous owners. Binding is square and tight. Black cloth is clean with light shelfwear around edges. Cover illustration is clean and bright. Gilt decoration and text on spine are intact and bright. Textblock is clean. No DJ. Book is protective mylar cover. Pictures provided upon request.
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by Edgar Allan Poe
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A fine hardcover copy with no remainder marks, bindings are tight and straight, pages are bright and square. A very sharp collectable copy. Due to size and weight additional shipping may apply
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