First edition, first issue of a speculative work on physics by the famous American author New York: George P. Putnam, 1848. First edition, first issue of the famous American author's take on physics and cosmology that preceded the Big Bang Theory by nearly a century. 143, 15, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's straight-grained black cloth stamped in blind and spine lettered in gilt with Eureka having no reviews at p. 2 of advertisements. Very Good with slight lean to binding, minor loss of cloth at crown and corners with crimping at foot. Light soiling and staining to cloth with faint scuffing and wear; small nick to top edge of front board. Modest foxing to peach endpapers, tiny nick to rear endpaper with associated staining to rear blank.. Author: Poe, Edgar Allan,Country of Origin: United States of America,Publisher: George P. Putnam,Year Printed: 1848,Special Attributes: 1st Edition,Binding: Hardcover,Original/Facsimile: Original