EASTON, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Edgar Allan Poe, Illustrated, 1975

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1975. Collector's Edition. Fine. Illustrated by William Sharp, all in black & white except for color frontispiece. Includes unused Easton Press Book Plate "Published for the Personal Library of " The book is tight with solid hinges, good corners, and illustrated 24kt gold front cover, rear cover, and spine decorations. Bound in leather with raised bands to the spine, gilded pages, silk moiré end papers, and a sewn-in satin bookmark. The textblock is clean with no writing or markings. Introduction by Vincent Starrett. 366 pages. 7 x 10" tall. One of the Easton Press collection of The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written.

27 classic mystery and horror stories originally published in the 1840s. Includes such famous stories as The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Gold Bug, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Premature Burial and The Tell-Tale Heart.