Tales (1845), front and back covers


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Front Cover:

Tales (1845) - front cover

Sundry citizens of this good land, meaning well, and hoping well, prompted by a certain something in their nature, have trained them­selves to do service in various Essays, Poems, Histories, and books of Art, Fancy, and Truth.

ADDRESS OF THE AMERICAN COPY-RIGHT CLUB.

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WILEY AND PUTNAM’S

LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BOOKS.

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NO. II

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TALES.

BY

EDGAR A POE.

 

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NEW YORK AND LONDON.

WILEY AND PUTNAM, 161 BROADWAY: 6 WATERLOO PLACE.

Price, Fifty Cents.

 



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Front cover (inside):

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WILEY AND PUTNAM’S

LIBRARY OF CHOICE READING.

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“BOOKS WHICH ARE BOOKS.”

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List of the Volumes already Published.

No. 1. — EOTHEN; OR, TRACES OF TRAVEL IN THE EAST . . 0 50

“The picked book of the season.” — Newark Advertiser.

“Full to overflowing of fine sense.” — Examiner.

“One of the cleverest books ever written.” — N. Y. Post.

2. — MARY SCHWEIDLER, THE AMBER WITCH  . . . . . .  0 37

“A beautiful fiction worthy of De Foe.” — Quarterly Review.

“The most remarkable production of the day.” — Cin. Chron.

“Not even surpassed by the ‘Vicar of Wakefield’ “ — Dem. Rev.

3.— UNDINE AND SINTRAM, BY FOUQUE  . . . . . . . . . . .  0 50

“The rarest essence of romantic genius.” — Dem. Review.

“Full of depth of thought and poetic feeling.” — Macintosh.

“This charming tale cannot be too widely read.” — Newark Adv.

4. — LEIGH HUNT’S IMAGINATION AND FANCY  . . . . . . 0 50

“Beautifully, earnestly, eloquently written.” — Westmin. Rev.

“Justly called a feast of nectared sweets.” — Examiner.

“A delicious volume of illustrative criticisms.” — Art Union.

5. — DIARY OF LADY WILLOUGHBY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0 25

“Though a fiction of profound religious interest.” — Church.

“A beautiful, affecting, and instructive record.” — Athenæum.

“It is a true heart-book which all must admire.” — Willis.

6, 9. — HAZLITT’S TABLE TALK, 2 PARTS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 75

“He never wrote one dull nor frigid line.” — Edinb. Rev.

“They display much originallity and genius.” — Ency. Britan.

“A work to be read over again and again.” — London News.

7. — HEADLONG HALL AND NIGHT-MARE ABBEY  . . . .  0 38

“This is a very witty and amusing book.” — New World.

“It has points of great excellence and attraction.” — Lit. Gaz.

“Livelyand piquant satirical sketches.” — Courier.

8. — THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   0 37

“Full of stirring incidents and anecdotes.” — Dem. Review.

“Quite refreshing to read about the Bedouins.” — Tribune.

“Contains a great deal of curious matter.” — Com. Advertiser.

10. — TALES FROMTHE GESTA ROMANORUM   . . . . . . . .  0 38

“It will we anticipate be very popular.” — Athenæum.

“Contains the interest of the Arabian Nights.” — Dem. Rev.

“We promise the reader will be well rewarded.” — Evangelist.

11, 12. — THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS, 2 PARTS   . . . .  1 00

“This book is a vastly superior one.” — Spectator.

“A truly delightful work from first to last.” — U. S. Magazine.

“No volumes furnish purer entertainment.” — Courier.

13. — HAZLITT’S AGE OF ELIZABETH   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0 50

“Full of originality and sparkling genius.” — N. Y. Post.

“Best books of criticisms in our language.” — Bulwer.

“Could not recommend a more delightful work.” — Tribune.

14, 20. — LEIGH HUNT’S INDICATOR, 2 PARTS. each  . . . . .  0 50

“Nothing could be more happily executed.” — Hazlitt.

“Truly, a most agreeable miscellany.” — Times.

“Full of the fine perception of truth and beauty.” — Gazette.



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Back cover (inside):

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   15. — ZSCHOKKE’S TALES, BY PARKE GODWIN, PART 1,   0 50

“All this author's fictions are finely written.” — Tribune.

“Distinguished for their good moral tendency.” — Evangelist.

“Will prove a profitable companion to the young.” — Church.

16, 19. — HOOD’S PROSE AND VERSE, 2 PARTS, each . . . . . . . . 0 38

“These volumes are some of the best of the series.” — Courier.

“Contain many charming and amusing pieces.” — Tribune.

“They are full of genius and inexhaustible wit.” — Edin. Rev.

17. — HAZLITT’S CHARACTERS OF SHAKSPEARE . . . . . . . 0 50

“Full of instruction and good taste.” — Journal of Commerce.

“A splendid gem for readers of Shakspeare.” — Emporium.

“The work is much and deservedly admired.” — Edin. Review.

18. — TUPPER’S CROCK OF GOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   0 37

“Its moral tone is very high and pure.” — Evanglist.

“We pronounce it the best work of the day.” — Rover.

“It cannot be read without doing good.” — Albany Argus.

21. — WILSON’S GENIUS AND CHARACTER OF BURNS  . .  0 50

“This glorious work needs no commendation.” — Tribune.

“This is, as might be anticipated, a most delightful, touching

and eloquent work.” — Prot. Churchman.

22, 23. — CHARLES LAMB’S ESSAYS OF ELIA, 2 PARTS . . . . .  0 75

“His delicious ‘Essays’ are full of wisdom, pregnant  with  gen-

uine wit, abound in true pathos, and have a rich vein of humor

running through them all.” — Alaric A. Watts.

A M E R I C A N   S E R I E S.

No. 1. — JOURNAL OF AN AFRICAN CRUISER . . . . . . . . . . . .  0 50

“A refreshing and delightful work.” — Democratic Review.

“Embodies much valuable information.” — Evangelist.

“It is very pleasantly written.” — Tribune.

2. — TALES BY EDGAR A. POE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 50

“Characteristic tales of thrilling interest.” — Boston Courier.

“Written with much power and effect.” — N. H. Courant.

“Will be hailed by many as a rare treat.” — N. Y. Post.

3. — HEADLEY’S LETTERS FROM ITALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 50

“Best book of travels ever published here.” — Courier.

“Daguerreotypes of Italy and her people.” — Democratic Rev.

“When once begun we must read to the end.” — Newark Adv.

IN PRESS.

LOCKHARTS LIFE OF BURNS.

MRS. JAMESONS LIVES OF THE EARLY PAINTERS.

WALTONS LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, &c.

THE SHAKESPEARE NOVELS — COMPLETE.

THE SEER; OR, COMMON PLACES REFRESHED. BY LEIGH HUNT.

HAZLITTS TABLE TALK. SECOND SERIES.

WATERTONS ESSAYS ON NATURAL HISTORY.

SIR HUMPHREY DAVYS SALMONIA.

BOOK OF HUMAN CHARACTER. BY C. BUCKE.

MINSTREL LOVE, AND THIODOLPH. BY FOUQUE.

FULLERS HOLY AND PROFANE STATE.

LIFE OF TALLEYRAND. BY W. M. THACKERAY.

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Back cover (outside):

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WILEY AND PUTNAM’S

LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BOOKS.

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No. I. JOURNAL OF AN AFRICAN CRUISER, EDITED BY NATHAN­NIEL HAWTHORNE. 50 cents.

  II. TALES BY EDGAR A. POE. 50 cts.

  III. LETTERS FROM ITALY, BY J. T. HEADLEY.  50 cents.

  IV. THE WIGWAM  AND THE CABINBY W. GILMORE SIMMS. 50 cts.

  V. BIG ABLE AND THE   LITTLE MANHATTANBY CORNELIUS MATHEWS.  25 cts.

  VI. WANDERINGS OF A PILGRIM UNDER THE SHADOW OF MONT BLANC, BY GEORGE B. CHEEVER, D.D. 38 cts.

IN IMMEDIATE PREPARATION.

WESTERN CLEARINGS, BY MARY CLAVERS (Mrs. Kirk­land, Author of “A New Home,” “Who’ll Follow?” “Forest Life,” &c.

VIEWS AND REVIEWS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, LITERA­TURE, & FICTION, BY W. G. SIMMS.

WANDERINGS   OF   A   PILGRIM   UNDER   THE   SHADOW   OF  THE JUNGFRAU, BY GEORGE B. CHEEVER, D.D.

THE FOREST AND THE PRAIRIE, BY JAMES HALL, Author of “Legends of the West,” “Border Tales,”  &c., &c.

THE OLD ENGLISH LIBRARY, BY WILLIAM A. JONES.

THE HUGUENOTS IN FLORIDA, BY W. GILMORE SIMMS.

A NEW VOLUME, BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.




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Notes:

The covers shown were used only for copies issued in paper wrappers. The inner and back covers given above reflect the printings. The first printing featured an inner page which begins with “Tales and Works of Fiction”; an inner back cover which begins with “The Star of the Court”; and a back cover which lists only 3 titles under “Wiley and Putnam's Library of American Books.” The spine reads: “POE’S TALES.”


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