Poems
by Whittier, John G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia / Boston / New York: Joseph Healy / Weeks, Jordan & Co. / John S. Taylor, 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original embossed cloth (floral pattern), lettering and border stamped stamped in gilt on upper board; 12mo (110 x 184 mm); pp. [i]-vi, [7]-180. Some light chipping in the cloth at spine tips, corners, and along joints; front hinge a bit tender. Contents foxed. More than 50 poems, many of them with an anti-slavery theme, and dedicated to Whittier's friend and fellow abolitionist, Henry B. Stanton "...as a token of the author's personal friendship, and of his respect for the unreserved devotion of exalted talents to the cuase of humanity and freedom."
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- Bookseller
- Sanctuary Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D7146
- Title
- Poems
- Author
- Whittier, John G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Joseph Healy / Weeks, Jordan & Co. / John S. Taylor
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia / Boston / New York
- Date Published
- 1838
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- 12mo
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- Foxed
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Chipping
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