Poetry book by ‘Bostonian’ Poe sets auction record - BostonHerald.com:
"NEW YORK — A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s first book has sold for $662,500, smashing the previous record price for American literature.
The copy of 'Tamerlane and Other Poems' had been estimated to sell Friday for between $500,000 and $700,000 at Christie’s auction house in New York City.
The previous record is believed to be $250,000 for a copy of the same book sold nearly two decades ago."
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You are cordially invited to a free exhibition
at the Boston Public Library
The Raven in the Frog Pond:
Edgar Allan Poe and the City of Boston
December 17, 2009 - March 31, 2010
For details about Opening Events and other information, please see http://www.bc.edu/offices/pubaf/news/Poe_Exhibit2009_1202.html
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