Too late to help poor Edgar
As attention builds toward next year's 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, prices of his books are likely to rise, too. They already fetch a nice price -- money that he would have liked to see (though he probably would have squandered it).
The priciest Poe books ever sold on AbeBooks, the online bookseller: The Raven - $5,000. Contained in the original publisher’s box this 23 page book includes Poe’s classic poem with commentary by Edmund Stedman and 26 full page plates by Gustave Dore.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket - $4,500. Leaf ads dated May 1838 and rebound circa 1920s this first edition prose book is his only book-length work of fiction.
Eureka: A Prose Poem - $2,000. First edition limited to 500 copies written in 1848. Poe’s last major work and his longest non fiction work which attempts to explain the universe.
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Hi Dave, I hope you don't mind me mentioning that I photographed the book pictured above. It's a collection of Poe's poetry published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. in 1882. I've scanned the first few pages of this book and readers can see them here.
Posted by: Robert Giordano | November 1, 2008 3:54 PM
Poe! Poe was a great author.and inspired some japanese writers, too.
Posted by: tokumatsusan | November 5, 2008 1:38 AM
I have a copy, very old, Thomas Y. Crowell, publisher, of Edgar Allen Poe's, The Raven & The Bells. It is small 3.5"x 5.5". Bound in red leather with the title, "The Raven", embossed in gold on cover, the booklet has no publishing date, and I've had no success finding any information on the book. As a collector of Poe's work, I would appreciate any info on it. Also, I'm considering having the leather boards replaced as there is some damage. Thanks, Roger
Posted by: Roger Bournique | January 24, 2009 9:27 PM