William cullent bryant (2 Ergebnisse)

NY 1897. Illustrated, 10.5x7", half leather, cloth.

First edition. First edition. 57, [1]; [3]-63, [1]; [3]-76; [3]-64; [5]-106; [3]-156 pp, lacking section titles. 8vo. Inscribed on verso of front free endpaper to the editor of the Edinburgh Review: "For Fra[ncis] Jeffrey Esq. In a mark of respect from a friend of the Author. Boston, April 1823" First edition of Richard Henry Dana, Sr's, essay periodical, modeled in part on Irving's Sketchbook (which Dana references in his preface). Issued in 6 parts, and here bound-up in one volume, with the part titles removed. Dana contributed most of the content, including two short novellas and essays on various topics. William Cullent Bryant contributed poetry, his "Green River," "The West Wind," "The Burial Place" and others published here for the first time. BAL 4415-16, 4418-22 & 1588 (for Bryant) Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Rebacked, preserving original spine, heavy spotting and foxing 57, [1]; [3]-63, [1]; [3]-76; [3]-64; [5]-106; [3]-156 pp, lacking section titles. 8vo. Signed. …