POE, EDGAR ALLAN. The Poetical Works of...with a Notice of His Life and Genius by James Hannay. London: Addey and Co., 1853. Illustrated by Wehnert, Godwin, Hulme, and Weir. Small 8vo, original olive-green cloth, covers decorated in blind, spine gilt-decorated, uncut; upper hinge cracked, bookplate. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION (and the First Edition of his poems printed in England). Not in BAL (which lists the earliest English edition of Poe's poetical works as 1857, see BAL 16210). Rare.
POE, EDGAR ALLAN. The Poetical Works of...with a Notice of His Life and Genius by James Hannay. London: Addey and Co., 1853. Illustrated by Wehnert, Godwin, Hulme, and Weir. Small 8vo, original olive-green cloth, covers decorated in blind, spine gilt-decorated, uncut; upper hinge cracked, bookplate. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION (and the First Edition of his poems printed in England). Not in BAL (which lists the earliest English edition of Poe's poetical works as 1857, see BAL 16210). Rare.
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