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Original brick from Edgar Allan Poe's last residence in Manhattan....
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Original brick from Edgar Allan Poe's last residence in Manhattan. Vintage original 8.5 2.25 x 3.75 in. red clay brick. Bearing a laser etched gold metal plaque reading, "Salvaged from the last Manhattan Residence of Edgar Allan Poe 85 Amity Street, Greenwich Village. Poe Museum, Richmond, Virginia, and the Mystery Writers of America. Number 365". Poe and his wife Virgina lived in the Amity Street house, just south of Washington Square, from mid-1845 to late February 1946. It was here that he wrote "The Sphinx", "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar", and "The Cask of Amontillado". Poe spent the rest of his life in more rural environs and died three years later during a trip to Baltimore. The house, located on modern day West 3rd Street, was torn down in 2001. Exhibiting expected age, wear, and pitting.Auction Info
Profiles in History: The Frank Darabont Collection II #997058 (go to Auction Home page)
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July, 2019
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