"Edgar Poe and His Critics" by Sarah Helen Whitman
Frontispiece. 1 vols. 12mo. Second edition (1885), with the addition of a "Preface to the Second Edition" not by Whitman. Frontispiece. 1 vols. 12mo. Whitman, (1803-1878) was the one-time fiançée of Edgar Allan Poe as well as a poet in her own right. "Her defense of Poe and The Last Letters of Edgar Allan Poe are of more interest than her other work, giving a picture of that misunderstood genius from a friend's point of view." - Kunitz & Haycraft. BAL 21384 Original light gray cloth stamped in gold on front cover with title and a raven on a branch. Fine Second edition, with the addition of a "Preface to the Second Edition" not by Whitman. Scarce.
Frontispiece. 1 vols. 12mo. Second edition (1885), with the addition of a "Preface to the Second Edition" not by Whitman. Frontispiece. 1 vols. 12mo. Whitman, (1803-1878) was the one-time fiançée of Edgar Allan Poe as well as a poet in her own right. "Her defense of Poe and The Last Letters of Edgar Allan Poe are of more interest than her other work, giving a picture of that misunderstood genius from a friend's point of view." - Kunitz & Haycraft. BAL 21384 Original light gray cloth stamped in gold on front cover with title and a raven on a branch. Fine Second edition, with the addition of a "Preface to the Second Edition" not by Whitman. Scarce.
Frontispiece. 1 vols. 12mo. Second edition (1885), with the addition of a "Preface to the Second Edition" not by Whitman. Frontispiece. 1 vols. 12mo. Whitman, (1803-1878) was the one-time fiançée of Edgar Allan Poe as well as a poet in her own right. "Her defense of Poe and The Last Letters of Edgar Allan Poe are of more interest than her other work, giving a picture of that misunderstood genius from a friend's point of view." - Kunitz & Haycraft. BAL 21384 Original light gray cloth stamped in gold on front cover with title and a raven on a branch. Fine Second edition, with the addition of a "Preface to the Second Edition" not by Whitman. Scarce.