Search Results: The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe

IDB Productions, 2017-01-01. MP3 CD. New. Different connotations may be had in The Bells. The alarming sound of the bells is a reminder of several occasions we have for most of our days. Some examples of ringing bells are the church, house, school, buildings, almost anywhere, they are all around us. It also possibly implies that God calls all of us to be His good servants. </br></br>Edgar Allan Poe born as Edgar Poe was an American author, editor, and literary critic. Edgar is mostly known for his poetry and short fiction, such as his stories of mystery and the macabre. He is greatly held as a key figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature in general, and he was among the country's first writers of the short tale. Edgar is principally regarded as the maker of the detective fiction genre and is all the more complimented with taking part to the early genre of science fiction. He was the first most popular American author who tried to get income by just writing,… Read More

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MP3 Audio CD. Different connotations may be had in The Bells. The alarming sound of the bells is a reminder of several occasions we have for most of our days. Some examples of ringing bells are the church, house, school, buildings, almost anywhere, they are all around us. It also possibly implies that God calls all of us to be His good servants. Edgar Allan Poe born as Edgar Poe was an American author, editor, and literary critic. Edgar is mostly known for his poetry and short fiction, such as his stories of mystery and the macabre. He is greatly held as a key figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature in general, and he was among the country's first writers of the short tale. Edgar is principally regarded as the maker of the detective fiction genre and is all the more complimented with taking part to the early genre of science fiction. He was the first most popular American author who tried to get income by just writing, making him financially deprived in his life and career.… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. Different connotations may be had in The Bells. The alarming sound of the bells is a reminder of several occasions we have for most of our days. Some examples of ringing bells are the church, house, school, buildings, almost anywhere, they are all around us. It also possibly implies that God calls all of us to be His good servants. Edgar Allan Poe born as Edgar Poe was an American author, editor, and literary critic. Edgar is mostly known for his poetry and short fiction, such as his stories of mystery and the macabre. He is greatly held as a key figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature in general, and he was among the country's first writers of the short tale. Edgar is principally regarded as the maker of the detective fiction genre and is all the more complimented with taking part to the early genre of science fiction. He was the first most popular American author who tried to get income by just writing, making him financially deprived in his life and career.… Read More

MP3 Audio CD.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co., 1900. Copyright 1888, this edition more likely ca. 1900. Well illustrated edition of this manic poem that descends from delight at the sound of bells into fear and horror. Illustrated with engravings throughout, frontis plate absent. Pictorial white hardcover printed in an Art Nouveau holly design in red, green and gold with green cloth spine, about 7.75 inches tall. Covers have soil and wear, good hinges, sound text block, frontis plate removed, smudging to inner margin of title page, pages otherwise clean, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Forgotten Books, 2019-01-26. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Forgotten Books, 2019-01-26. Hardcover. Used:Good.

B&w illus. to every page by Darley, McCutcheon, Fredericks, Perkins, King, Riordan and Northam

Independently published, 2016. Paperback. New. 126 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.29 inches.

Porter & Coates. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Reading copy only. Cover heavily worn, covered in clear wrap. Hinges cracked. Front endpage detached. Gifter's inscription on flyleaf. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his custom bookplate laid in. (Bells, Poetry, Classic Literature)

Hardback. New.

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Very Good-. (1881). Hardcover. Brown, intricately stamped padded boards. Gilt titles, all edges gilt. Untitled spine somewhat faded and lightly worn at top edge. Some pages dampstained. Name etc on second front endpaper. ; 6-1/2" x 7-3/4" .

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1881. Lovely edition of this manic poem that descends from delight at the sound of bells into fear and horror. Illustrated with engravings throughout. Cream color beveled hardcover lettered and pictorially decorated in gilt, silver gilt and brown, gilt edges, off white cloth spine, all edges gilt, about 7.75 inches tall. Some shelfwear, bumps to the upper and lower edges of the covers, expected shelf soil for this color binding, top of front hinge and bottom of rear hinge internally neatly reglued and secure, sound text block, trace of old glue residue at the far inner margin before the engraved title page (possibly a tissue there at one point), very clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

A SCARCE 1881 US EDITION THAT IS NOW 142 YEARS OLDWITH 22 ENGRAVINGS BY LAUDERBACH, CHARLES KING, DARLEY, RIODAN, AND MANY MOREINCLUDING ONE OF POE'S MOST MONUMENTAL POEMS, "THE BELLS"This is a beautiful Victorian printing of Poe's poem "The Bells." Without any question one of the nicest illustrated editions ever printed during the 19th century. The Bells, a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, was published posthumously in the magazine Sartain's Union (November 1849). Written at the end of Poe's life, this incantatory poem examines bell sounds as symbols of four milestones of human experience—childhood, youth, maturity, and death. "The Bells" is a heavily onomatopoeic poem by Edgar Allan Poe that was not published until after his death in 1849. It is perhaps best known for the diacopic use of the word "bells." The poem has four parts to it; each part becomes darker and darker as the poem progresses, from "the jingling and the tinkling" of the bells in part 1 to the "moaning and the groaning" of the bells in… Read More

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1881 Sienna brown cloth-covered beveled boards with ornate gilt, silver, and black cover illustration of angel beneath a bell. Angel image framed by detailed flower, title, small framed townscape, author's name on scroll, and other decorations; gilt spine lettering and publisher's colophon; all edges gilt. Solid endpapers. Illustrations throughout, engraved by Jas. W. Lauderbach. Moderate-to-heavy rubbing to cover extremities with corners of front board and spine tips frayed. Unfortunate corresponding dents to fore edges of front and rear board about 3" from top edge. Light random scuff marks and tiny stains to cover cloth. Except for intermittent tiny foxed spots to first several pages, including title page, interior is clean, tight, and unworn.

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1881. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. Darley, McCutcheon,Fredericks,Perkins, King, et al. Porter & Coates, 1881. First American Edition. Full leather, elaborately stamped. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Twenty-two illustrations, many full-page, engraved by Jas. W. Lauderbach. Illustrated by R. Riordan, Charles P. King, F. O. C. Darby, S. G. McCutcheon, A. Fredericks, Granville Perkins, and C. A. Northam. Front cover and flyleaf are detached - excellent candidate for professional repair. Front cover has bright gold embossed initials and the year '1881'. Moderate wear at all edges. Frontispiece is heavily foxed, otherwise pages are lightly toned, slightly more at edges, a few pages have light stains along spine edge - indicating that the book was used to press flowers. Pages are very thick stock, Each page contains a lovely illustration and a few lines of the poem, the opposite side (verso) of each page is blank. This book was published after Poe's death.