First edition. A unique biography compiled from Thomas Holley Chivers, a corrospondant of Poe. in 1853, Chivers claimed he had "a life of Edgar a. Poe...an elaborate analysis of his genuis as a Poet and Prose writer...some of the most beautiful letters ever written". Dust jacket has pink discoloration, boards and spine sturdy, with a small tear at the headcap of the dust jacket.