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Lot 77

Graham?s Lady?s and Gentleman?s Magazine.

Estimate: $300 - $500

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[Poe, Edgar Allan] Graham?s Lady?s and Gentleman?s Magazine. Philadelphia: George R. Graham, 1841. Vol. XIX; N1 (July 1841) ? N6 (Dec. 1841). Six issues bound in a single volume of three quarter-black morocco over black cloth with leather ownership label affixed to cover and gilt title on spine. Numerous contributions from Edgar Allen Poe, who served as editor during this period. Includes several pieces by Poe on autography and cryptography; The Colloquy of Monos and Una; Never Bet Your Head; two revised poems and several book reviews. Illustrated with full-page mezzotint and steel engravings, many hand-colored. Small 4to. Boards soiled, hinges starting but holding, chipped spine, dampstains and foxing, ownership signature of Henry P. Cole. Good.