98 / 146
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POLIDORI, JOHN WILLIAM.
The Vampyre. A Tale.
Half-title. 8vo,
modern
1
/
4
leather over printed boards, all
edges gilt; light spotting to preliminaries,
else contents generally clean.
London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones,
1819
[1,000/2,000]
FIRST EDITION
,
SECOND ISSUE
with Byron’s name
removed from the title, and “almost” misspelled
on p. 36, final line. Bound without advertise-
ments; with the preface Extract of a Letter from
Geneva at the front.The first vampire novel in
the English language.Wolff 5577;Wise p. 96.
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POUND, EZRA.
Exultations.
Woodcut publisher’s device in red on title.
2-page publisher’s advertisement for
Personae and 8-page publisher’s catalogue
of the ‘Vigo Cabinet’ and ‘Satchel’ series
bound in at the end. 8vo, original dark red
boards, spine and front cover lettered in
gilt, light rubbing to head and foot of
spine; ownership signature to front flyleaf,
fore-edges spotted; cloth folding case.
FIRST EDITION
,
FIRST STATE BINDING
. A
handsome copy. Gallup A4a.
London: Elkin Matthews, 1909
[600/900]
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POE, EDGAR ALLAN.
The
Works of the late Edgar Allan Poe:
With Notices of His Life and Genius.
2 volumes. Engraved frontispiece portrait
in volume 1. 8vo, publisher’s brown cloth
with blindstamped covers and the spine
ruled in blind and stamped in gilt,
rebacked with the original spines laid-
down, scattered soiling; re-jointed, small
stain to portion of fore-edge of vol. 2, fox-
ing to front and end matter of vol. 1.
NewYork: J.S. Redfield, 1850
[600/900]
FIRST EDITIONS
,
MIXED SET
,
SECOND
PRINTING OF FIRST VOLUME
,
AND FIRST
PRINTING OF SECOND VOLUME
.
Blanck’s A
binding. The third volume was published later
the same year, and ultimately extended to a
fourth with the final volume appearing in
1856. BAL 16158.
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