SPECIMENS OF AMERICAN POETRY- 1st Anthology of American Poetry- 1829 1st edn, VG

Description: Specimens of American Poetry, with Critical and Biographical Notices Author: KETTELL, Samuel Title: Specimens of American Poetry, with Critical and Biographical Notices Publication: Boston: S. G. Goodrich and Co., 1829 Edition: First Edition Description: First printing. 12mo (20.5cm). Three volumes in contemporary tan paper-covered boards, backed in brown muslin, titled on paper spine labels; plain endpapers; vol. I: xlviii,353pp; vol. II: x,408pp; vol. III: x,406pp. Untrimmed. Ex-library: with large, early bookplate of the Erasmus Hall school library to front boards, twentieth-century stamps to free endpapers in each volume, and nineteenth-century call number labels to spines. A straight set with general external wear, front joint on vol. I cracking, spine labels much chipped, perforation to cloth over spine on vol. I; internally clean with minor scattered foxing, outer margins of first two leaves of vol. I trimmed away, otherwise generally sound: Very Good. The first comprehensive anthology of American poetry, excerpting a range of authors including Cotton Mather, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, William Ladd, Washington Irving, Lydia Sigourney, William C. Bryant, Longfellow, Nathaniel P. Willis, and J. G. Whittier. Includes a "Catalogue of American Poetry"-essentially an early bibliography, listing "all the poetical works of American origin which have come under notice in the course of this undertaking" (p.378). Famously present in this list is "Tamerlane, and other poems, by a Bostonian," i.e, Edgar Allan Poe. In the original boards, with large, likely contemporary bookplates engraved by Maverick. From the library at Erasmus Hall Academy, a high school established in Brooklyn in 1786. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 39194. BAL 3251. SABIN 37655. Seller ID: 57976 Subject: Americana Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA Winchester VA We are one of the country's leading specialists in the history, literature and art of American social movements. Over 25,000 items in-stock in the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Guarantee Our items are described using AB Bookman standards - the standard grading terms of the trade, originally promulgated by the trade publication The Antiquarian Bookman's Weekly back in 1949. We tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Thus, we offer the following guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description of any item, we encourage you to contact us prior to bidding. We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. Shipping Standard domestic shipping is by USPS Insured Media Mail, at flat rate of $5. Delivery typically takes seven to ten business days depending on destination. Please be aware that, during the COVID emergency, delivery times have been delayed. We strongly recommend upgrading to Priority Mail if your order is time-sensitive! FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS ONLY we are happy to combine shipping on multiple items purchased at the same time that can be included in the same parcel. Again, please contact us prior to paying your invoice to arrange combined shipments. If you are overcharged for shipping by eBay, we will send you a prompt refund once the actual shipping cost has been determined. Overseas shipping is now managed through the eBay Global Shipping Program. All rates and fees are set by eBay, not the seller. We cannot alter a Global Shipping invoice once it has been generated; any queries should be directed to eBay Customer Support in your home country. Payment Payment is expected within 48 hours of purchase unless other arrangements have been made prior to sale. We ship all orders within 24 hours after receiving payment. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. Our priority is to make customers happy and to resolve problems as promptly as possible.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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