[POE EDGAR ALLAN] Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucke

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[POE, EDGAR ALLAN.] The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. 2, [iii]-vii, [1], [9]-201, [1], 14 pages. 12mo, original blue cloth, rebacked with original spine laid-down employing original printed spine label, the label rubbed with loss of upper rule and just touching a few letters; scattered foxing chiefly to endleaves; preserved in custom 1/4 morocco cloth drop-back box (LMS booklabel). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1838

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first american edition of Poe's only book length work of fiction. With initial ad leaf at front and 14 pp. catalogue at rear. Poe published two installments of Pym in the Southern Literary Messenger in January and February of 1837. When Poe left the magazine, publication ceased. The complete text of the novel was brought out by Harper's in July of 1838. Pym gained immediate notoriety upon its release both because of its sensational subject matter and because it was believed by some to be a true report. BAL 16128; Heartman & Canny 38-40.