Poe book advertisement — newspaper page, compact copy
Compact copy of the front page. Find the advertisement for Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque under “New Books” in column three.
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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque — newspaper advertisement
Front page of the Daily National Intelligencer containing bookseller notices for Poe’s Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque.
About this source
This front page shows how Poe’s Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque was advertised to newspaper readers in December 1839. Look in the third column, under “New Books,” for the notice from bookseller W. M. Morrison. The surrounding advertisements place the book among the other titles being offered for sale in Washington, D.C.
- Original publication
- Daily National Intelligencer
- Date
- 27 December 1839
- Publisher
- Gales & Seaton
- Published in
- Washington, D.C.
- Where to find it
- Front page (1)
- Reference collection
- Library of Congress — matching newspaper page held in Chronicling America
One front page is included, rather than the complete newspaper. The Library of Congress holds the same issue and page; the original download location of this supplied image has not been established.
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Poe book advertisement — newspaper page, full-size scan
The largest supplied scan of the front page, useful for enlarging the book advertisement and surrounding notices.
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A smaller version of the same front page for convenient reading.
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Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, D.C.), vol. XXVII, no. 8382, December 27, 1839, front page. Published by Gales & Seaton. Reference holding: Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Acquisition history of supplied image unestablished.
Historical newspaper page. No claim is made about the owner’s acquisition source or a separate licence for this supplied digital image.
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