THE POETICAL WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE 1859 FINE BINDING

[POE, EDGAR ALLAN]. The Poetical Works. London: W. Kent & Co, 1859.

First edition thus. 'Complete Edition' featuring 27 illustrations by Edward Henry Wehnert, James Godwin, Frederick William Hulme, Harrison Weir and Henry Anelay. With a notice by James Hannay and dedication to Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Life of the author with head-piece vignette. Leather-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (195 x 130 x 25 mm.), pp. 188. Stunning binding of full navy blue morocco (signed in gilt to rear turn-in 'H.B - E.G.S 1904') with elaborate gilt ruling and tooling to spine and boards; brown, green and light blue leather onlays incorporating floral motifs; gilt inner dentelles; a.e.g. and unevenly cut. Half-title present. Printed by Thomas Harrild of London. Condition: FINE. An immaculate copy in a stunning early 20th century binding.