[Rarebooks] FS: First Appearance in Print of Edgar Allan Poe's THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, 1843

[Charles Agvent]

>From our new catalog -- 19th CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE -- containing 
40 new arrivals including a run of Edgar Allan Poe and scarce items by 
other 19th Century American masters including William Cullen Bryant, 
James Russell Lowell, and John Greenleaf Whittier: 
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(POE, Edgar Allan). THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM in THE GIFT. Philadelphia: 
Carey & Hart, 1843. First Edition. First state with 1843 date on title 
page and 1842 date on copyright page (both dates removed for the second 
state which followed shortly thereafter). Original publisher's 
gilt-decorated black morocco leather, 4-7/8" x 7-1/2", all edges gilt; 
[2], [17]-328 pages. Neatly rebacked with the original spine and later 
endpapers but complete with all endpapers, blanks, and 8 engraved 
plates, lacking several tissue guards. BAL 8069 & 16137. The first 
appearance in print of one of the best horror stories ever written and 
of profound influence on the genre. 1844 owner inscription on the front 
endpaper and 1912 ink inscription on a front blank; scattered light 
foxing and typical toning to text, a very clean copy. Near Fine example 
of a book when found at all is usually quite worn. (#021022)        $1,500

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