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A Bunch of Grapes Cut From the Vine With a Pair of Shears [1st Edition, Scarce]
by Him & Me [Morris, Gouverneur]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Possibly - New Haven, Connecticut: No Publisher Mentioned, 1890 First and only Edition. Circa 1890-1910. Unpaginated, with 16 leaves, printed on what appears to be handmade paper, bound by F. J. B. & Co. Bindery, May 1918 in blue cloth with the gilt on the spine still bright. This was originally printed as a soft cover book, and this copy was encased within hardcovers for added protection, retaining the original front and back covers. Satirical Rhymes and Humorous Verse about life at Yale University, with illustrations. Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) played an important role in the American Revolution, wrote the Preamble to the Constitution, and was the American Minister to France during the height of the French Revolution. He graduated from Yale University, where he wrote for the campus humor magazine The Yale Record. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS,
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009815
- Title
- A Bunch of Grapes Cut From the Vine With a Pair of Shears [1st Edition, Scarce]
- Author
- Him & Me [Morris, Gouverneur]
- Illustrator
- [Crosby, Raymond Morris]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- No Publisher Mentioned
- Place of Publication
- Possibly - New Haven, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Gouverneur Morris Yale University Scarce
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY;
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