Israfel The Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe, 1934 ill
"Israfel The Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe", by Hervey Allen, published by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. (on Murray Hill, New York), 1934, c.80 illustrations. Second Edition, [First one-volume Edition].
This 1934 Edition has been completely reset with corrections and footnotes by the author, Hervey Allen (1889-1949), and combines two volumes in one. The author insists that this is not historical fiction but a well-supported biography of the fascinating poet and macabre author, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), as contextualized in early 19th century America as "reconstructed from . . . documents, letters, books, and illustrations of the period."
"So diverse, so conflicting, and so astoundingly confusing was the life experience of Edgar Allan Poe that, in comparison, the lives of many other men of letters are a simple tale. The method followed here has been to disregard, for the most part, the findings of all other biographers who have worked in the field, and to depend totally upon source made real drawn from contemporary documents, letters, and the evidence given by those who saw, talked with, and, to some extent, knew the man. No matter how great the authority, or scholarship of those who lived after Poe died, it is felt that the evidence of those who affirm, I saw him, talked with him, on such and such an occasion he did, or said, or appeared thus and thus is of more value than theories, be they ever so erudite and clever This biography, then, is the story of Edgar Allan Poe, and the strange forgotten America in which he lived, and perished, reconstructed from the direct evidence latent in the documents, letters, books, and illustrations of the period from about 1800 to 1850." [from the Preface]
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $8.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-7 weeks) --- $27.50
World: Priority (c 2-8 weeks) ---- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original publisher's beige buckram cloth [some foxing]; 6" x 8.1/2"; xix + 748 pages including Index, c.80 illustrations, a little foxing, especially plates on glossy paper, a few page corner folds, good/ very good condition.
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"Israfel The Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe", by Hervey Allen, published by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. (on Murray Hill, New York), 1934, c.80 illustrations. Second Edition, [First one-volume Edition].
This 1934 Edition has been completely reset with corrections and footnotes by the author, Hervey Allen (1889-1949), and combines two volumes in one. The author insists that this is not historical fiction but a well-supported biography of the fascinating poet and macabre author, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), as contextualized in early 19th century America as "reconstructed from . . . documents, letters, books, and illustrations of the period."
"So diverse, so conflicting, and so astoundingly confusing was the life experience of Edgar Allan Poe that, in comparison, the lives of many other men of letters are a simple tale. The method followed here has been to disregard, for the most part, the findings of all other biographers who have worked in the field, and to depend totally upon source made real drawn from contemporary documents, letters, and the evidence given by those who saw, talked with, and, to some extent, knew the man. No matter how great the authority, or scholarship of those who lived after Poe died, it is felt that the evidence of those who affirm, I saw him, talked with him, on such and such an occasion he did, or said, or appeared thus and thus is of more value than theories, be they ever so erudite and clever This biography, then, is the story of Edgar Allan Poe, and the strange forgotten America in which he lived, and perished, reconstructed from the direct evidence latent in the documents, letters, books, and illustrations of the period from about 1800 to 1850." [from the Preface]
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $8.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-7 weeks) --- $27.50
World: Priority (c 2-8 weeks) ---- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original publisher's beige buckram cloth [some foxing]; 6" x 8.1/2"; xix + 748 pages including Index, c.80 illustrations, a little foxing, especially plates on glossy paper, a few page corner folds, good/ very good condition.
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