The Works of Edgar Allan Poe; Tales and Poems (1951)

A handsome 1951 edition published by Black’s Readers Service, Roslyn, New York. This mid-century volume is bound in full textured tan boards with gilt floral decoration to the spine and a red title label. The front cover bears the author’s name elegantly stamped in gilt within a single-line gilt border.

The volume opens with a biographical sketch of Edgar Allan Poe. Binding tight and square. Gilt and red spine label bright. Gilt top edges. Attached silk red page marker/ribbon. The pages are clean and bright and the patterned endpapers feature a repeating red floral design.

A finely printed edition celebrating Keat’s works.

Condition: Near Fine

Size: 7/2” x 5 1/2” inches

A classic mid-century presentation of Poe’s enduring works.