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Franklin Library leather edition of "Tales of Edgar Allan Poe," a Limited edition, one of the 100 GREATEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME series, published in 1974. Bound in smooth red leather, the book has ivory moire silk end leaves, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, a satin book marker, hubbed spine, gold gilding on three edges---in near FINE condition—-except for a minor two-inch scratch on front board---mentioned for accuracy. Edgar Allan Poe, who lived from 1809 – 1849, was an American author and poet who was best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre. "Tales" include: "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "A Descent into the Maelstrom," "The Black Cat," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Gold Bug," "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "Ligeia," "King Pest," "Ms. Found in a Bottle," "William Wilson," "Berenice," "The Assignation, " "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," "Hop Frog," "Science---A Fable," "Science---A Parable." I offer Combined shipping.