1890 Edgar Allan Poe Murders in Rue Morgue MYSTERY & Detective Auguste Dupin
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1890 Edgar Allan Poe Murders in Rue Morgue MYSTERY & Detective Auguste Dupin
“Hear the sledges with the bells, Silver bells, what a world of merriment their melody foretells!”
– Poe, The Bells
Edgar Allan Poe is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature, and he was one of the countrys earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.
One of Poes lesser-known works was The Murders in the Rue Morgue but has since been considered the first modern detective story.
Item number: #19630
Price: $399
POE, Edgar Allan
The murders in the Rue Morgue and other tales
New York: R. Worthington., [ca. 1890].
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
[4], 379, [1]
References: BAL 16234
edition not mentioned in BAL
Provenance: Handwritten – Gordon Clark
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Light blue decorative cloth
Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)
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19630
“Hear the sledges with the bells, Silver bells, what a world of merriment their melody foretells!”
– Poe, The Bells
Edgar Allan Poe is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature, and he was one of the countrys earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.
One of Poes lesser-known works was The Murders in the Rue Morgue but has since been considered the first modern detective story.
Item number: #19630
Price: $399
POE, Edgar Allan
The murders in the Rue Morgue and other tales
New York: R. Worthington., [ca. 1890].
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
[4], 379, [1]
References: BAL 16234
edition not mentioned in BAL
Provenance: Handwritten – Gordon Clark
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Light blue decorative cloth
Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
19630
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1890 Edgar Allan Poe Murders in Rue Morgue MYSTERY & Detective Auguste Dupin
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