Some Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Penguin Main Series 477. 1st Edition in the Main Series, published 1944.

For lovers of the thrilling and chilling, young and old, Poe's sensational stories cannot fail to hit the spot. This collection contains the best of his prose works, including of course the well-known masterpieces 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (the ultimate haunted house story), 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' (the very first detective story in fiction).

Condition grading: Good Minus. Sections missing from top and bottom of creased spine. Light creases to bottom right of front cover. Scuff to top right of front cover. Pen name and date to title page. Damage to length of spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.