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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Fordham Edition With an introduction and memoir by Richard Henry Stoddard New York: A. C. Armstrong & Son, 1895 Complete six-volume set This illustrated Fordham Edition gathers Poe’s poetry, tales, criticism and other writings, accompanied by Richard Henry Stoddard’s biographical memoir. The set includes illustrations, matching publisher’s bindings and gilt page edges. Provenance: Each volume contains the engraved calling card of Miss May Corning, 1830 Fifth Avenue, Troy, New York. May Corning was the only daughter of Mrs. Douglas Corning. In 1903, she married Dr. Clarence E. Betts in a prominent Troy society wedding reported by The New York Times. The matching cards preserve the set’s documented connection to the Corning family and turn-of-the-century Troy society. condition as shown