Description: A Forest Hymn by William Cullen Bryant, with Illustrations by John A. Nums, W.A. Townsend & Co., New York, 32 pp, full leather, 10 x 7”, 8vo. In good condition. Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing along edges and corners. Heavier wear and dryness at joints. Lovely age patina along edges. Gilt remains bright and clean. All edges gilt with dentelles. Foiled glover end papers clean and bright. Christmas 1860 gift inscription of Henry C. Babcock on tip-in. Light toning throughout with scattered foxing. Binding tight and intact. Very nice. Please see photos. William Cullen Bryant (1794 - 1878), recognized as the leading American poet of his day, focused on nature as a metaphor for truth. The inscription is dated 1876, two years before his death. Bryant remained famous well into his eighties; only Emerson and Longfellow rivaled him in popularity. COLL1860AFGW
Price: 175 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-02T20:20:13.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Language: Poetry
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: William Cullen Bryant
Publisher: W.A. Townsend & Co.
Topic: Gothic
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
