FIRST APPEARANCE OF "THE JOURNAL OF JULIUS RODMAN" BY EDGAR ALLAN POE - BURTON'S GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE AND AMERICAN REVIEW
Book Details + Condition: William E. Burton (Philadelphia, PA). First Appearance and First Edition, 1840. Entire issues of January - June, 1840. Hardcover with marbled boards and three-quarters red leather binding. 294 pages. Interior hinge cracked, but binding remains firm; rubbed corners and edges; normal age and wear to boards, with some rubbing to marbled paper; chipping to upper spine end; rear blank endpaper has been torn out (one remains, however); foxing to endpapers, with intermittent light foxing and toning to pages; interior is clean and free of markings, save two pen notations to front endpapers.
This volume contains the first appearance of "The Journal of Julius Rodman" by Edgar Allan Poe, with a chapter in each of the six monthly issues (January - June, 1840). Burton's Review was edited by William Burton and Edgar Allan Poe, running from 1837 to 1840. Poe joined on as an editor from 1839 - 1840. This volume for sale contains additional and original, first-time published articles and stories by Poe, including one poem by a former lover who allegedly committed suicide after his romantic rejection. In addition, there is an occult article by R.S. Elliot titled "The Metempsychosis", which focuses on the transmigrations of the human soul from one body to another. Finally, original engravings by George Cruikshank accompanying the article, "Some Account of George Cruikshank, The Celebrated Humorist".
By Edgar Allan Poe:
Journal of Julius Rodman - One chapter in each monthly publication on pages 44,80,109,179,206,255.
"Stonehenge, The Giant's Dance, A Druidical Ruin in England" - Poe examines the monument and whether its construction was by "mythical giants" due to the size of the stones used. Page 251.
"Peter Pendulum The Businessman" - Edgar Allan Poe. A story of a tailor who has a hatred for his wealthy customers. Page 87.
"Silence a Sonnet" by Edgar Allan Poe - A Poem on page 166.
"A Notice of William Cullen Bryant" by Edgar Allan Poe - Biography and commentary on Bryant's Poetry. Bryant was a romantic poet and journalist of the 19th century.
The Philosophy of Furniture - Edgar Allan Poe. A satire on furniture. Page 243.
By Emmeline Foster: "The Nightingale". There is conjecture that Foster drowned herself after being romantically rejected by Poe. The poem is the next entry after Poe's "Julius Rodman" chapter on page 47.
