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These
lithographic
labels were produced to adorn
a box of cigars. If there was any doubt
about the association of this raven and Poe's "The Raven," the spine of
the book reads: "Edgar Allen [sic]
Poe." Both labels (below) were printed about the same time, although
the darker raven on the brown book may be slightly older. (In much
newer versions of the label, the bird and book become little more than
black and white outlines, which saved money but made for a far less
attractive image.) A larger version of the raven with the red
book was used on the outside of a cigar box. The box was closed with
the red circular seal (right) showing yet another raven, and proudly
bearing the name "Edgar Allan Poe."
(The items displayed here are reproduced, with permission, from a
private
collection.)
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