1839 1st ed FAMOUS Edgar A Poe Literature William

1839 1st ed FAMOUS Edgar A Poe Literature William Wilson Harriet Beecher Stowe

Eliza Leslie’s “The Gift” is a collection of 32 short stories most famous for its inclusion of the stories “Deacon Enos” by Harriet Beecher, “The Monatropa or Ghost Flower,” and “Justice and Charity” by Harriet’s sister Catherine Beecher, and the first ever printing of Edgar Allan Poe’s “William Wilson.” Other interesting titles include:

A Venitian Incident by Robert Walsh

Childhood by Charles West Thomson

The Lazy Crow by William Gilmore Simms

The Bird of Paradise by William E Burton

The Bride by Milo Mahan

And More!

This 1839 first edition is complete with 9 engraved full-page plates!

Item number: #10190

Price: $599

LESLIE, Eliza

The Gift: a Christmas and New Year's present for 1840

Philadelphia: Cary & Hart, ©1839. First edition

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

Viii, 328, [3]

9 plates

References: Bal 16130

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~7.5in x 5in (19cm x 13cm)

Very rare and desirable

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Condition Report: Excellent