The Opal: A Pure Gift for the Holy Days
Edgar Allan Poe; Nathaniel Parker Willis, {ed}
Published by J.G.Riker, New York, 1844
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12mo. 19cm x 12cm. Bound in publisher's beautiful gold-stamped pictorial full brown leather binding. AEG. With 9 illustrations by J.G.Chapman. Includes the first appearance of the Poe short story Morning on the Wissahiccon (p249-59), later called The Elk. This is plate story written to accompany the illustration Morning, a travel/nature story. The Opal was an anthology publication with a religius and moral focus, this being the first volume. With the bookplate of Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf (1858-1930) on the front fixed endpaper. Oakleaf was a book and autograph collector. He was especially interested in Abraham Lincoln and wrote several pamphlets as well as a bibliography about him. Foxing throughout. Rare Work. BAL 6648 and 16139. Seller Inventory # 78428
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Title: The Opal: A Pure Gift for the Holy Days
Publisher: J.G.Riker, New York
Publication Date: 1844
Binding: Full Leather
Condition: near fine
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