Q: Good morning. I have a book of poems by Edgar Allen Poe, copyright 1895. As you can see, it also has the inscription “Lara, From thy loving friend Anna 1896” inside. Can you tell me if this book is of any value?

A: This book is part of the Petit Trianon Series and was published in 1895-1896. All of the titles in this series are reprints.

During these two years, the books had a stereotypical acorn design on the left half of they cover and one of numerous decorative patterns on the right half of the cover.

I have seen twelve right sided decorative patterns (some are shown below) as of this time but I am quite certain that there are more. The book originally came within a labeled box.

Poe books are in demand but this is not one of the more attractive titles or formats. Guessing the value-less than $20.