Tales of Mystery & Imagination, Edgar Allan POE: VG- Heritage Press ed. slipcase

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Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe In a Very Good- illustrated hardcover in slipcase DESCRIPTION : 29 of Poe's best-known macabre stories are offered in this handsome, illustrated edition in slipcase. Includes 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Purloined Letter' and many more. With photogravures of aquatint illustrations by William Sharp. With an introduction by Vincent Starrett. In navy quarter cloth and decorated paper-covered boards with titling in gilt on spine & publisher's navy topstain. Volume housed in grey paper-covered slipcase. Publisher's Sandglass flyer specific to this work laid in. Volume interior is in excellent shape, clean, unmarked and bright but spine is markedly sunned (with color closer to brown than navy). Slipcase with minor discoloration but is otherwise in good shape. (Any reference to dust jacket is meant to refer to slipcase.) CITY, PUBLISHER & YEAR :New York: The Heritage Press, 1941 SIZE & PAGINATION :Sm 4to. (9-11 in. tall. --- xx, 366 pages BOOK CONDITION : Very Good- DUST JACKET CONDITION : Very Good Item No. 75730 PLEASE A Note About Used Books and Condition Values: We rate books and dust jackets on a scale from AS NEW to POOR, as follows:AS NEW - Used when the book or dust jacket is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published, with no defects.FINE - Approaches the condition of AS NEW, but lacking the crispness of a new book. These books or dust jackets should have no defects.NEAR FINE - Approaching FINE but with slight flaws.VERY GOOD - Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some small signs of wear or slight damage.GOOD - Describes the average used worn book or jacket that has all pages of text present but has flaws and/or damages.FAIR - Worn book or jacket that has complete text pages but is stained, has loose pages, tears, or otherwise has some sort of significant damage or other issue.POOR - Describes a book that is worn, damaged, stained or otherwise beat-up, making it useful as a reading copy but possibly not a collector copy. A POOR dust jacket is likely heavily torn, chipped or otherwise damaged. IMPORTANT: MOST USED BOOKS HAVE SOME SORT OF DEFECT, AND THESE SHOULD BE NOTED IN OUR DESCRIPTIONS. About Us : OUR PHILOSOPHY: At Bluebird Books, we love books and we know you love them too. Our goal is for customers to be completely satisfied with their purchases. It is our intent to stock quality copies of quality works. We strive to accurately describe the items we are offering; and to make special note of discernible flaws. SPECIALTIES: Our specialties include 19th and 20th Century Classic Fiction and Literature, Books by and about Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, Quality Cookbooks, any book that clarifies or glorifies the English language or the written word; as well as books in many other specialties. We feature works published by the Modern Library. PAYMENT TERMS: We expect payment at the time of order of the item. PayPal is the only form of payment accepted. If you aren't familiar with PayPal, it is a safe, easy-to-use means of paying with your credit card, debit card, or personal check. SHIPPING: We ship our books promptly (almost always on the next business day after order) from our base in metro Denver, Colorado in well-wrapped, crush-resistant and moisture-resistant protective packaging. US shipments include Delivery Confirmation bar coding, so you can track the progress of your shipment. RETURNS: All items are sold on a satisfaction guaranteed basis. We guarantee the condition of every item as described. If you are dissatisfied with your purchase because it is not as described, we will refund the price of the item plus shipping costs both ways. If you've changed your mind about an item, or you just want to return it, we will ask that you pay ... read more

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