POE, Edgar Allan. THE AMERICAN REVIEW: A Whig Journal of Politics, Literature, Art and Science. Volume 1, 1845. (FIRST APPEARANCE OF "THE RAVEN" AND THE JEAN HERSHOLT COPY)
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AUTHOR: POE, Edgar Allan.
TITLE: THE AMERICAN REVIEW: A Whig Journal of Politics, Literature, Art and Science. Volume 1, 1845. (THE RAVEN).
PUBLISHER: NY: Wiley and Putnam, 1845.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST APPEARANCE OF "THE RAVEN" AND THE JEAN HERSHOLT COPY. 1 vol., first appearance of Poe's "The Raven" on page 143, contemporary ownership signatures to front blank endleaf, bookplate and shelf tag of Jean Hersholt to front pastedown, 2 engraved frontis portrait plates, bound in contemporary 1/2 black calf.
CONDITION: Spine expertly relined, inner and outer hinges fine, back corners fine, internally clean and bright, a VERY GOOD copy.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Jean Hersholt was a Danish-American actor. He is best known for starring on the radio series Dr. Christian (1937–1954) and in the film Heidi (1937) but was also somewhat of a noted book collector. His collection of Hans Christian Andersen, probably the most comprehensive collection in America, is currently part of the special collections in the Library of Congress.
