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[Cheloniidae Press] Poe, Edgar Allan. The Raven
Estimate: $800-$1,200
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$1,200
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Location
Philadelphia
Description

[Cheloniidae Press] Poe, Edgar Allan. The Raven



(Easthampton, Massachusetts): Cheloniidae Press, (1986). First and limited edition, Binder's Copy (from a total of 225). Oblong 8vo. Illustrated with a tipped-in etched frontispiece portrait of Poe and nine full-page wood-engravings by Alan James Robinson. With an additional suite of 10 of the wood-engraved plates, each signed by Robinson. Publisher's three-quarter red niger over black paper-covered boards, spine stamped in blind; fore-edge untrimmed; suite of plates loose as issued in paper folder and grey cloth chemise; together in matching grey cloth fall-down-back box. Signed prospectus laid in with suite of plates.


This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance
ProvenanceFrom the Collection of Jay R. Butterman. New York, New York