The North American Review - 1827, Volume XXV with "Tamerlane and Other Poems" Notice by Edgar Allan Poe
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First edition
This is a rare volume of the publication "The North American Review" (1827, Volume XXV) containing a notice for "TAMERLANE AND OTHER POEMS," the first published work of EDGAR ALLAN POE. 1827; Frederick T. Gray; Boston. The volume contains the July (No. LVI) and October (No. LVII) issues - the issues are consecutive, as they were published quarterly. There is a Contents page for each issue at the front, and an Index at the back. Within the "New Publications / Poetry" section of the October issue is a listing for Poe's "Tamerlane, and other Poems. By a Bostonian. Boston." "Tamerlane and other Poems" (first published in June or July, 1827) was virtually ignored and received no significant critical attention upon its publication. No reviews of the book were written and only a few notices are known, one being the mention within this volume. Founded in Boston in 1815 by journalist Nathan Hale, "The North American Review" was the first literary magazine in the United States. Contemporaneous items associated with Poe's "Tamerlane" are exceedingly scarce and rarely come to market. Condition: The label on the spine has lifted a bit at the right edge. There is a crack at the front hinge between the end papers resulting in the front cover being a bit shaky. The back cover is firmly attached. Small tears to the leather at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Sharp cover corners. Light dampstaining at the bottom of the pages at the front of the book from the front pastedown to about page
- Publisher: Frederick T. Gray
- Year: 1827
- Edition: First Edition
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