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POE, Edgar Allen (1809-1849). The Fall of the House of Usher , Maastricht: A. A. M. Stols, 1930. 4° (257 x 195mm). 10 aquatinted plates by Alexandre Alexeïeff. (A few light spots on title and half title.) Original cloth, upper cover with gilt vignette (very lightly rubbed). NUMBER 18 OF 325 COPIES. BATES, Herbert Ernest (1905-1974). A German Idyll , Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1932. 4° (241 x 160mm). Wood engraved illustrations by Lynton Lamb. Original red morocco-backed boards (a few light scuff marks). NUMBER 307 OF 307 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With 18 other works, mainly limited editions or private press books, including T. F. Powys's When Thou Wast Naked (Waltham Saint Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1931), E. Powys Mathers A Circle of the Seasons (Waltham Saint Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1929) and 13 volumes by the Chiswick Press of the 12 volume Furnival Books series (including duplicates of nos. 1 and 8, but lacking no. 7 in the series), all limited editions of 550 copies signed by the authors. (20)