THE RAVEN 1st Edition in THE AMERICAN REVIEW Vols. 1-8 ~ EDGAR ALLAN POE 1845-48

Description: These books are in good antique condition. The bindings are tight. There are no missing pages, or other major damage to note. Please take a close look at all the photos, they show the exact books you will receive. Book 1 (with the Raven) is featured in most of the photos as it is the most desirable of the books. It has some heavy foxing up to about page 100, but the rest of the pages are pretty crisp and clean for the age. If you need more photos or info on the books, just send me a message. ______________________ The American Review had distinction of being the first authorized periodical to print " The Raven " in February 1845. It was printed with the pseudonym " Quarles ".Other works by Poe published in the American Review include "Some Words with a Mummy" and "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar." The July issue has the first printing of Eulalie a Song page 79.The American Review , alternatively known as The American Review: A Whig Journal and The American Whig Review, was a New York City-based monthly periodical that published from 1844 to 1852. Published by Wiley and Putnam, it was owned and operated by George H. Colton.First appearance of Poe's best known work in the scarce original wrappers . Long accepted as the first edition, this publication, though dated February 1845, takes priority over the newspaper appearance on 29 January, 1845 as it was scheduled to actually appear in early January. VOL I. FIRST APPEARANCE OF "THE RAVEN" BY EDGAR ALLAN POE JANUARY - JUNE, 1845, HARDCOVER, 6 x 9, WILEY AND PUTNAM, NEW YORK, 656 PAGES, EXTREMELY RARE. First edition, first printing, of one of the most celebrated poems in American literature. Three engraved plates.Published under the pseudonym "Quarles," The Raven (pages 143-145) brought Poe instant literary fame, quickly becoming one of the most discussed and recited poems in the country. The appearance in the American Review is the accepted first edition - the publication in the New York Mirror on January 29, 1845 was printed from advance sheets of the American Review . Volume I also includes Poe's short story "Some Words with a Mummy" (pages 363-370), and his poems "The Valley of Unrest" and "The City in the Sea" (pages 392-393). VOL II, INCLUDES THE FIRST APPEANCE OF "EULALIE - A SONG" AND "THE FACTS OF M. VALDEMAR'S CASE" THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE AMERICAN REVIEW WAS DATED JANUARY 1845, THOUGH IT WAS LIKELY PUBLISHED AS EARLY AS OCTOBER 1844. THE TIMING WAS PURPOSEFUL SO THAT IT COULD PROMOTE WHIG CANDIDATE HENRY CLAY IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN WHICH HIS OPPONENT WAS JAMES K. POLK. POLK WAS SUPPORTED BY THE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.

Price: 15000 USD

Location: Troy, Maine

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