From the Myers Library Collection.Brooks, N. C., and Joseph Evans Snodgrass. The American Museum of Literature and the Arts. Baltimore [Md.]: John Murphy & Co, 1839.
During his rocky career, Poe enjoyed some success publishing peices of literary criticism, such as "Literary Small Talk", the peice in this magazine once owned by Myer Myers.
The ornate volume pictured here and in the following three images is The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1840. As the name suggests, this book was produced to be given as a gift; it feature a variety of poems, short stories and other literary works that would appeal to a wide variety of readers - including the first printing of Poe's story William Wilson. From the Myers Library Collection.
The Gift... front cover.
The Gift... title page.
The Gift.... first page of William Wilson.
The Fall of the House of Usher RARE PS2614 .A1 1931 This copy of The Fall of the House of Usher was published in 1931 by Cheshire House - a publishing company founded and run by Walter P. Chrysler Jr. in the early 1930s. Chrysler published a number of fine editions of classic works, that like this one contained original illustrations. From our Rare book collection.
First page of the Fall of the House of Usher, illustrated by Abner Epstein.
Illustration from The Fall of the House of Usher by Abner Epstein, later Abner Dean. Dean, the nephew of Sculptor Jacob Epstein, was a well-known cartoonist and comercial illustrator. This image and the following two illustrations from The Fallof the House of Usher typify Dean's grim, often surreal depiction of the world.
From the Fall of the House of Usher, but Abner Dean.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe, Heritage Press, 1941. PS2612 .A1 1941 With photogravuers of original aquatints by William Sharp. The cover is made of hand-marbled paper.
Sharp's illustration for "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."
Sharp's Illustration for "Ligeia"
The portraits and daguerreotypes of Edgar Allan Poe / Michael J. Deas PS2635 .D4 1989 This book collects over 70 images of Poe, including numerous daguerreotypes taken during his lifetime as well as images created by numerous artists, including Henri Matisse, Eduoard Manet, and others after Poe's death.
