Tales of Mystery and Imagination – Edgar Allan Poe (HC Library Classics) Collins

Here’s a compact, blue faux-leather edition of Tales of Mystery and Imagination from Collins Clear-Type Press’ “Library of Classics” series. Printed on thin clear-type paper with marbled endpapers and a dramatic frontispiece illustration, it gathers Poe’s best-known gothic and detective stories in a handy pocket-size volume—perfect bedside or travel reading for fans of classic horror. The gilt-stamped spine still reads cleanly, though the boards show rubbing at corners and a cosmetic split at the front hinge. Pages are evenly tanned but free of markings beyond an old owner’s name on the front paste-down. A solid reading copy and a nice shelf piece for any vintage literature or Halloween display. Item Breakdown: - Title: Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Author: Edgar Allan Poe - Publisher: Collins Clear-Type Press, London & Glasgow - Series: Library of Classics - Format: Hardcover (pocket/16mo) - Binding: Blue faux-leather over boards, gilt spine & motif - Pages: approx 464 (last numbered page 464) - Year (undated): ca. 1930s (pre-ISBN era) - Illustrations: Single b/w frontispiece (artist initials “T.M.”) - Endpapers: Marbled - Special attributes: Illustrated, gilt spine, compact size - Condition: Good- (edge wear, hinge crack, owner inscription, clean text) - Language: English - ISBN: N/A - Original/Facsimile: Later reprint of classic tales Minor scuffs on cover, slight discoloration on edges, and a small scratch on the front.