The Pit and the Pendulum in The Gift: A Christmas and New Year s Present. MDCCCXLIII
Poe, Edgar Allen
From ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 21 November 2006
From ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 21 November 2006
About this Item
The Gift: A Christmas and New Year s Present. MDCCCXLIII, Carey and Hart, Philadelphia, 1842, 328 pp, full gilt leather, 7.75 x 5 , 12mo. In fair condition. Front board quite delicate, attached at single cord. Moderate wear to extremities with scuffing to corners and end bands. Spine darkened and desiccated with slight loss at tail. Gilt finishing remains bright and clean. End papers have old hand ownerships. Splotchy, moderate foxing to preliminaries and frontis. Heavy foxing to front gutter at title. Tissue guards intact, albeit foxed. Free of known markings. Typical age-toning with some instance of finger soiling. Binding intact. All edges gilt. Please see photos. First appearance of Poe s immortal The Pit and the Pendulum, one of the best horrors stories ever written and of profound influence on the genre!. Seller Inventory # RAREA1842KRUZ
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Pit and the Pendulum in The Gift: A ...
Publisher: Carey and Hart
Publication Date: 1843
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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