Poe, Tales and Poems, 1884
The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe with Biographical Essay by John H. Ingram and Fourteen Original Etchings, Three Photogravures, and a New Etched Portrait in Four Volumes. Vol I: Tales of Imagination; Vol II: Tales of Humor; Vol III: Arthur Gordon Pym and Other Tales; Vol IV: Miscellaneous Tales and Poems. London. John C. Nimmo. 14, King William Street, Stand, W.C. 1884.
Publisher's notice states one thousand copies of this edition printed then the type was distributed.
Four small octavo volumes in half red leather bindings with marbled paper over boards. Raised bands and gold text on spines. Marbled page edges. Mild scattered scuffing of spines and boards, as well as mild shelf wear. Two ½ inch and ¾ inch foci of paper loss on rear board of vol one. Joints and hinges strong. Marbled end papers. Titles in red and black. Small marginal stain from page 382 to page 394 in vol three, not involving text. Small marginal stain, not affecting image, on one plate in vol two. Minimal toning, mostly marginal and of end papers. Bindings tight.
Vol i: ffep, blank, half title, frontis, title—xxxix, 362, blank, rfep. With seven illustrations total.
Vol ii: ffep, blank, half title, frontis, title – vi (2) 430, blank, rfep. With four illustrations total.
Vol iii: ffep, blank, half title, frontis, title (4) 394, blank, rfep. With four illustrations total.
Vol iv: ffep, blank, half title, frontis, title – vii (2) 355, blank, rfep. With three illustrations total.
