The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, with Selections from His Critical Writings, Introduction, and Explanatory & Bibliographical Notes (The Borzoi Poe)

xx, 1092 pp., paginated continuously. 8vo. These two volumes contain all of Poe's 68 tales and 47 poems, 13 of his most important critical essays (including 'The Poetic Principle,' 'The Rationale of Verse,' and 'Letter to B'), a selection from the 'Marginalia' -- and the long 'Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.' The Borzoi Poe has been edited by Arthur Hobson Quinn, outstanding Poe scholar and author of the definitive Poe biography, who supplies an illuminating introduction and helpful explanatory notes. The collation and definition of the texts was done by Edward H. O'Neill, who has contributed valuable bibliographical notes. Illuminating the spirit of the texts, E. McKnight Kauffer has made especially for these volumes 12 full-page color illustrations and 8 line drawings. Here, in definitive text and in a beautiful format designed by W.A. Dwiggins, is all of Poe that most readers will ever wish to read and own.