POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). Tamerlane and Other Poems. London: George Redway, 1884.

12mo (163 x 88 mm). (Very light spotting.) Original full vellum, unopened (spotting, browning to endpapers, top edge slightly soiled).

LIMITED EDITION, number 49 of 100 copies. Tamerlane and Other Poems was first printed anonymously in 1827, presumably because Poe did not want his stepfather with whom he'd had a recent falling out to know where he was; it believed that his decision to publish as "A Bostonian" was a further attempt to disguise his whereabouts from his family. The first edition consisted of what is believed to have been around 50 copies, of which only 12 are accounted for today. This edition, the first to be printed in its original form since Poe's original, is a type facsimile created from a copy then held at the British Museum and is the earliest known reprint. Heartman and Canny 15; BAL, Poe p.147.