The Fall of the House of Usher in Bentley's Miscellany

Published by Richard Bentley, 1840

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This bound collection of magazines contains the first UK appearances of four stories by Edgar Allan Poe, including The Fall of the House of Usher, the Irish Gentleman and the Little Frenchman and two others. Contemporary 3/4 tan calf and embossed floral cloth. Covers reattached with show of cloth. Calf worn and repaired. Contents recased. Plates foxed, remaining contents slightly foxed. Otherwise very good, clean and tight copy. iv. 643 pages. Plates by George Cruikshank, Alfred Crowquill and John Leech. All the Poe stories were pirated and were printed without Poe's name or permission. The Usher story first came out in the US the prior year, 1839. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

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Title
The Fall of the House of Usher in Bentley's Miscellany
Author
Poe Edgar Allan
Publisher
Richard Bentley
Publication year
1840
Condition
Very Good
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No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition.

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