Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine. Embellished with the Finest Mezzotinto and Steel Engravings, Elegant Embossed Work, Fashions and Music. Philadelphia: George R. Graham, 1842. Vol. XX: 356 pp, Vol. XXI: 344 pp. Full Year, 12 monthly editions bound together in tan calf & marbled binding measuring 10 x 6.5", large octavo. **See list below for Edgar Allan Poe contents. In fair condition. Boards are scuffed at edges and worn at leather corners. Head and tail of spine rubbed; head beginning to split at front hinge. Marbled boards generally scuffed from shelf-wear. Gilt lettering and ruling on leather spine lightly dulled, but still presentable. Both front and rear gutters split; cording exposed. Front fly-leaf is torn in half, but still attached to binding. Previous ownership signature found on top edge of Vol. XX's title page (difficult to read). Color fashion plate adjacent to page 1 of Vol. XX almost detached from binding - very fragile. Age-related toning throughout text-block, with instances of age-staining. Tissue guards exhibit off-setting from respective plates. Some tissue guards lacking. Pages 89-92 of Vol. XXI moderately scuffed and chipped at fore-edge; text remains legible. Binding intact; hinges fragile. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. 1842 - January (vol. XX, no. 1) Poe is listed as a contributor to the magazine on the rear paper wrapper, as Edgar A. Poe Misc - An Appendix of Autographs (first printing) (This article is a followup to the prior two installments of A Chapter on Autography.) Criticism - Review of New Books (pp. 68-72) Review of Cockton - Stanley Thorn Review of Goldsmith - The Vicar of Wakefield Review of Rives - Tales and Souvenirs Review of Heber - The Poetical Works Review of Byron - The Poetical Works Review of North - Critical and Miscellaneous Essays Review of Sigourney - Pocahontas Review of Walpole - The Letters Review of Charlton - The Early English Church Review of De Foe - The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Review of Ellis - Somerville Hall Review of Jones - Wild Western Scenes 1842 - February (vol. XX, no. 2) Essay - Harpers Ferry (rejected) (first attributed by B. Pollin, but more accurately a collaborative piece, with Poe adapting material by N. P. Willis) Criticism - A Few Words About Brainard (pp. 119-121) (article, first printing) Criticism - Review of New Books (pp. 124-132) Review of Dickens - Barnaby Rudge Review of Mathews - Wakondah Notice of G. Hill - The Ruins of Athens, Titania's Banquet, A Mask; and other Poems Notice of Charles Jarvis - Lady's Musical Library Notice of Maria Sedgwick - Wealth and Worth Notice of Francis Harriet Whipple - The Mechanic Notice of Rev. G. W. Montgomery - Illustrations of the Law of Kindness Notice of Thomas Miller - Rural Sketches 1842 - March (vol. XX, no. 3) Poem - To One Departed (reprint) Edgar Allan Poe (p. 137) Criticism - Review of New Books (pp. 186-192) Review of Lever - Charles O Malley Review of Longfellow - Ballads and Other Poems Review of Brougham - The Critical and Miscellaneous Writings Review of Roswell Park - Pantology Review of Howitt - Student Life Review of Smyth - Lectures Review of Ruschenberger - First Book of Natural History Review of Comstock - Elocution Review of Romer - Sturmer Review of Hawthorne - Famous Old People Review of James - History Review - The Effinghams Review of Leibig - Organic Chemistry Review of Arbitrary Power Review of Ruschenberger - Second Book of Natural History Review - Amazonian Republic Review of Walter - St. John Chrysostom Review of TTT - Life in China Review of Sigourney - Select Poems 1842 - April (vol. XX, no. 4) Tale - Life in Death (first printing) (this story was later renamed as The Oval Portrait ) Criticism - Review of New Books (pp. 248-254) Review of Longfellow - Ballads and Other Poems Review of Algernon - Ideals and Other Poems Review of Hawthorne - Twice Told Tales Review of Casserly - A Translation of Jacob's Greek Reader Notice
