Roycroft 1901 Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, suede leather binding Arts & Crafts book

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Roycroft 1901 Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, suede leather binding Arts & Crafts book:
$35.00

Poems by Edgar A. Poe. East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1901. 1st Roycroft edition. In a suede binding and with notable provenance. (See below.)

An attractive book of Poe\'s poems produced by the Roycroft arts and crafts community. Includes The Raven, The Bells, Eldorado and other classics. Introduction by Michael Monahan. Decorative title page. Frontispiece portrait of Poe on vellum paper.

v, (54) pages + colophon.10 x 6.25 inches. Flexible suede leather binding. Silk pastedowns. Text printed on thick handmade paper. VG condition. Binding is soft and supple. Minor marks, but better preserved than many Roycroft suede bindings from this period.

***Provenance: Two former owner bookplates in the front, most notably the joint plate of decorative arts collectors Robert & Gladys Koch. Robert Koch (died 2003) was the author of several books on Tiffany glass and other objects from the company. He is credited with spurring new interest in Tiffany in the 1950s, and he donated rare Tiffany items from his own collection to several museums.