1884

The Raven — Harper & Brothers edition illustrated by Gustave Doré

Historical illustrated edition of Poe’s poem, including Doré’s illustrations and Edmund C. Stedman’s accompanying comment.

The Raven (1884) — cover
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The Raven (1884) — title page
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Harper & Brothers published this illustrated edition of “The Raven” in New York in 1884. Gustave Doré supplied the illustrations, Edmund C. Stedman the accompanying comment, and Elihu Vedder the title design. The volume brings Poe’s poem together with a later visual interpretation.

Original publication
The Raven
Date
1884
Credits
Edgar Allan Poe; Gustave Doré; Edmund Clarence Stedman; Elihu Vedder
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Published in
New York
Reference collection
Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division
Collection reference
PS2609 .A1 1884a

The PDF contains 134 scanned images and has no searchable text. The separate TIFF contains only one image from the volume, not the complete book.

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The Raven (1884) — cover

The decorated cover of the Harper & Brothers edition. A JPEG viewing copy of the preserved TIFF scan.

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The Raven (1884) — title page

The illustrated title page, showing Poe, Doré, Stedman and the Harper & Brothers 1884 imprint. Rendered from page 11 of the preserved PDF.

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The Raven, illustrated by Gustave Doré — complete supplied book scan

The supplied 134-image book scan, including Doré’s illustrations and Stedman’s comment. Image-only PDF; text search is unavailable.

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The Raven, illustrated by Gustave Doré — single image

A single archival image from the 1884 volume. For the book, choose the PDF.

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Edgar Allan Poe; Gustave Doré; Edmund Clarence Stedman; Elihu Vedder. The Raven — Harper & Brothers edition illustrated by Gustave Doré. The Raven. Harper & Brothers. 1884. Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division. PS2609 .A1 1884a. https://www.loc.gov/item/12037813/.

Library of Congress identifies this book collection as public domain and free to use and reuse. Credit: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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