POE, Edgar Allen, (American, 1809-1849): ''The Gift: A Christmas, New Year and Birthday Present''. MDCCCXLV. Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1845. Octavo, gilt-stamped calf, all edges gilt, 300pp. Plates. Worn, corners chipped, some signatures sprung, foxed. The volume includes Poe's ''the purloined Letter,'' as well as 2 poems by Longfellow, two by Emerson, and a story by William Gilmore Simms, all published here for the first time.