Rare first Poe book could be worth $700 Edgar Allan Poe's first book, "Tamerlane and Other Poems," was virtually unnoticed when published but is now one of the world's rarest and most sought-after texts. Experts at Christie's auction house say it could sell for a record price for American 12-06-2009 by bdaggett1951 and 1 other Tags book, rare, worth