ID 967690
Los 36 | The Pit and the Pendulum
Schätzwert
$ 1 000 – 2 000
Edgar Allan Poe, 1842
POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). "The Pit and the Pendulum," in The Gift: a Christmas and New Year's Present. 1843. Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, [1842].
First issue of the first appearance in print of Poe's classic psychological horror tale set during the Spanish inquisition. This story, in which an unnamed narrator endures various tortures in a terrifying prison cell, was first published in this holiday gift anthology. Merry Christmas! BAL 16137.
Octavo (184 x 120mm). Story on pp. 133-151. Engraved additional title and frontispiece, 6 plates (foxed). Original elaborately gilt crimson roan, yellow coated endpapers (worn at extremities, joints cracked). Provenance: Miss Josephine Webb (inscriptions).
| Künstler: | Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) |
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| Künstler: | Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) |
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