The Gold-Bug and Other Tales (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Edgar Allan Poe
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0486268756
- ISBN 13
- 9780486268750
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About This Item
New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1991. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Unabridged. Clean, bright, forest- green and black cover with gold titles, trace wear to corners and lower edge; small indentation to rear spine edge, center. Glued binding solid and tight; internals very clean and free from any markings, no creasing. Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, father of the horror story, and undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story, is a genius in tales of death, terror, evil and perversity, creating chilling nightmares permeated by mysterious forces, grotesque creatures and hallucinations. There are nine such stories in this anthology: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"; "The Fall of the House of Usher"; "The Masque of the Red Death"; "The Tell-Tale Heart"; "The Cask of the Amontillado"; "The Pit and trhe Pendulum"; "Ligeia"; "The Black Cat"; "The Gold-Bug"; 128 pages. 5.2 x 8.25 inches. 1991, Dover Publications, New York, New York,
Synopsis
This Poe collection includes nine tales of psychological horror and supernatural thrills: *Ligeia *The Fall of the House of Usher *The Murders in the Rue Morgue *The Masque of the Red Death *The Pit and the Pendulum *The Tell-Tale Heart *The Gold-Bug *The Black Cat *The Cask of Amontillado
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029984
- Title
- The Gold-Bug and Other Tales (Dover Thrift Editions)
- Author
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0486268756
- ISBN 13
- 9780486268750
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 128
- Size
- 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall
- Keywords
- CLASSIC LITERATURE; GOTHIC HORROR STORY; PERVERSITY PSYCHOLOGICAL FICTION; HALLUCINATIONS;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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