(File photo) This is an undated file photo of Edgar Allan Poe. A rare edition of Edgar Allan Poe's first book is expected to set a record sale price for American literature when it hits the auction block this week.
Rare First Poe Book Could Be Worth $700,000
DECEMBER 03, 2009Associated Press
"This is known as the black tulip of U.S. literature," said Francis Wahlgren, head of books and manuscripts at Christie's in New York, which expects to get from $500,000 to $700,000 for the book on Friday. To the best of Wahlgren's recollection, the record is $250,000 for a copy of "Tamerlane" sold at auction nearly two decades ago.
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