1844 The Opal: A Pure Gift for the Holy Days. 1st print of Edgar Allan Poe Story

Description: The Opal: A Pure Gift for the Holy Days Willis, N. P. (Editor) Edgar Allan Poe (Author) Chapman, J. G. (Illustrator) New York, NY: John C. Riker, 1844. Leather, no dust jacket, 264 pages. 12mo: 7 5/8'' x 5'' Good- condition: Leather boards with gilt lettering and gilt embellishments. Boards have been detached and have been "attached" by some white cloth tape on inside--tape is affixed to paste down endpapers on boards and the free endpapers. Spine has severe chipping. Edges of boards have some rubbing. One page with illustration is partially detached. Pages have some age toning and foxing. Book with clean interior having no markings, writing, underlining, or highlighting in margins or text block. Includes the first appearance of the Poe short story Morning on the Wissahiccon (p249-56), later called The Elk. "Morning on the Wissahiccon" is an 1844 work by Edgar Allan Poe describing the natural beauty of Wissahickon Creek, which flows into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. It borders between being a short story and a travel essay. The work was first published in the annual The Opal: A Pure Gift for the Holy Days in 1844. Like Poe's previous "The Island of the Fay," it was originally a "plate article," a work written specifically to accompany an engraving. The original engraving by John Gadsby Chapman depicted an elk in an idyllic nature setting. The Opal was an annual gift book edited by Nathaniel Parker Willis. Established by Rufus Wilmot Griswold, it was published in New York by John C. Riker. Inventory number 11984 POSTAGE and PAYMENT OPTIONS Payment is due within 72 hours of winning the auction/Buy It NowBooks are shipped within 3 business days. I have no control over delivery time once the package leaves my hands.

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Location: Waynesboro, Virginia

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