Edgar Allan POE The RAVEN Gustave DORE Elephant FOLIO 19\"x15\" 1884 Harper 1st Ed


Edgar Allan POE The RAVEN Gustave DORE Elephant FOLIO 19\

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Edgar Allan POE The RAVEN Gustave DORE Elephant FOLIO 19\"x15\" 1884 Harper 1st Ed:
$439.99


PRESENTING, A RARE EDGAR ALLEN POE/ GUSTAVE DORE FOLIO COPY OF THE EVER POPULAR RAVEN, FULL OF FULL PAGE MASSIVE AND BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVINGS...THE RAVEN . Poe, Edgar Allan. Illustrations by Gustave Dore. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1884.This is a first edition printed by Harper and Brothers in 1884, and contains all 26 plates as called for. 109pp. HUGE and highly decorated elephant folio 19\" x 15\"; all page edges gilt. Gray pictorial cloth with full-cover angel illustration by Dore stamped in gold and black on the front board; lightly worn with some lighter rounding and exposure at the edges, soiling, some fading but design somewhat clear. Spine cover intact, with titling as shown, similar wear. Unmarked with all pages intact. The Dore illustrated interpretations of the Poe poetical lines and stanzas are absolutely breathtaking. Truly showstopping not only in size but beauty, these are very rare illustrations in the first edition form. This book has sold in the thousands, and is considered the epoch of Dore\'s artwork. A true relic. Good luck!


Edgar Allan POE The RAVEN Gustave DORE Elephant FOLIO 19\"x15\" 1884 Harper 1st Ed:
$439.99

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