Sunday, December 6, 2009

"Tamerlane" by Poe Auctioned for a Record Amount

Poe's first book, "Tamerlane and Other Poems," which he self published anonymously, auctioned last week for $662,500 at Christie's. This amount is the most ever paid for a 19th-century collection of poetry. Ironically, Poe lived in poverty most his life.
 

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