Poems By William Cullen Bryant, an American. Edited By Washington Irving.
(William Cullen Bryant)
London: J. Andrews, 1832. F xii + 235 pages; with a dedication by Washington Irving to Samuel Rogers and a preface by William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) American poet and editor; by 1840 he had become one of the leading Democratic editors in the nation, which he later broke with and began to take an advanced position against slavery, eventually taking a radical antislavery position; this is the first British edition of his Poems, introduced by his friend Irving to the British public. (DAB); previous owner bookplate of William John Robertson on the front endpaper; previous owner initial on title page; bound in greeen pebbled cloth, dark brown leather spine and corners, gilt rules, gilt spine titles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, by Palmer Howe and Co. Manchester, with their binder's stamp at the front endpaper edge; some wear and rubbing to covers, spine leather sunned to lighter brown; endpapers with some foxing; overall, good condition, good Medford Middlesex Massachusetts genealogical and historical material. Very Good (Item ID: 18622)
$150.00
