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New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1845. First editions of both titles. Tales, third printing with three-line copyright; Raven with name of stereotyper T. B. Smith on the title verso; both half titles present: "Wiley and Putnam's Library of American Books. Tales: [viii] [1]-228; Raven: [i-viii] [1]-91 [92, blank] [93-96, ads]. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue green cloth, spine titled in gilt, boards stamped in blind, endpapers stamped in stars and dots pattern. Recased with expert conservation repair to spine ends and corners, paper repair to binder's blank. Manuscript identification of poem To — on p. 87 of the Raven. First editions of both titles. Tales, third printing with three-line copyright; Raven with name of stereotyper T. B. Smith on the title verso; both half titles present: "Wiley and Putnam's Library of American Books" Tales: [viii] [1]-228; Raven: [i-viii] [1]-91 [92, blank] [93-96, ads]. 1 vols. 8vo. Students all over the world know of the title poem, and many know others as…

A collection of poems by Edgar Allan Poe, the centerpiece of which is the well-known poem 'The Raven', a dark and melancholic narrative that captures Poe's mastery in producing unsettling atmospheres and rhythms.