Edgar Allan POE.
Tales. London, Wiley and Putnam, 1845.
In-8 of (1) f. table, 228 pp. and (2) pp. of advertisements: half calf with corners, smooth spine with gold and cold file, red morocco title-piece, entirely untrimmed, printed cover preserved, modern slipcase (slightly later binding).
First English edition: one of the few copies bearing the date of 1845.
The book appeared the same year in New York, then in London with a renewed title page.
A good copy, complete with the advertisement pages.
From the libraries of R. W. Lisson, with ex-libris signature in red pencil on the title - On the preliminary page, signature of Vincent Starrett (1886-1974), author of detective novels, journalist and bibliophile.
Title rebacked and restored, tear restored without loss of text to last advertisement leaf.
