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Gustave Doré Illustrated "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, circa 1886
Item Details
Title and Author/Editor | The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe) |
Genre | Poetry |
Illustrator | Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883) |
Type of Illustration | Wood Engraving |
Binding | Illustrated cloth on board |
Publisher or Printer | Harper & Brothers |
Publication Year | Circa 1886 |
Period | Late 19th Century, Antique |
Place of Publication | New York |
Complete Set | No |
Additional Information | Includes 21 of the 26 pages. |
Condition
- pages detached from backstrip; loose hinges; bumped spine and corners; rubbing, soiling, and wear to boards and edges; peeling and tears to backstrip; cocked spine; page toning and foxing; heavy dampstaining throughout; heavily creased and torn corners of pages; blue ink inscribed to lower margin of eighteen images; billow to pages; large abrasion present to title on front board; cocked spine; bookplates to front pastedown.
Dimensions
0.75" W x 18.75" H x 15.0" D
Item #
ITMG952500