Author: Edgar Allan Poe.
Title: Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, including some poems not hitherto introduced in his works; to which is added a full and impartial Memoir of the Poet, with original notes and explanatory remarks.
Publisher: New York, Hurst & Company, ca. 1890.
Language: Text in English.
Size:  7 x 5 inches. 
Pages: 194 pages.
Binding: Very good publisher’s original dark blue cloth binding, spine decorated with gilt laurel wreath and gilt title “POE”, lower spine gilt-stamped “Hurst & Co.”. Boards plain, smooth cloth, with light rubbing and faint marks; corners minimally bumped (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing and mild age toning - as shown). Overall, a well-preserved and tight example.
Illustrations: Complete with the frontispiece portrait of Poe with protective tissue guard, plus decorative typographic ornaments throughout.

The book: This nice late 19th-century Hurst & Company edition of Poems of Edgar Allan Poe brings together the poet’s essential verse—The Raven, Annabel Lee, Lenore, Ulalume, The Haunted Palace, The Conqueror Worm, and many others—alongside a substantial biographical memoir, offering a Victorian-era perspective on Poe’s tumultuous life.

The memoir and “Biographical Data” section, printed with decorative headpieces, reflect the 19th-century fascination with Poe’s tragic mythos—his genius, instability, and the Gothic aura that still surrounds his reputation today. This edition stands as a late-Victorian celebration of Poe’s poetry, intended both as a readable anthology and as a keepsake volume.

The author: Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) remains one of America’s most influential literary figures: poet, critic, editor, and father of the modern detective story. His poetic voice—melancholic, musical, and richly symbolic—reshaped the imaginative landscape of 19th-century literature.
Works like The Raven, Annabel Lee, and Ulalume explore themes of loss, longing, mortality, and the supernatural, combining emotional intensity with meticulous rhythmic craftsmanship.
Poe’s impact on European Symbolists, French Decadents, and modern psychological fiction is immeasurable. He continues to be read, studied, and admired worldwide.