GOLD BUG AND OTHER STORIES, Edgar Allan Poe, 1st/1st 1947, Illustrated TW Shoyer

The Gold Bug and Other Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Adapted by William Kottmeyer — First Edition / First Printing 1947 HC, ILLUSTRATED by T.W. Shoyer

"The Gold Bug and Other Stories" by Edgar Allan Poe, a first edition, first printing from 1947, adapted by William Kottmeyer for the Reading Clinic of the St. Louis Public Schools. The book is in overall excellent condition. The boards and binding are solid and tight with little shelf-wear. The pages are crisp and clean with no interior markings. Beautiful wood-cut illustrations by T.W. Shoyer throughout. A scarce and lovely find by the indomitable Mr. Poe!