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New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1871. Fifth Edition, with Additions and Corrections. Octavo, original brown blind stamped pebbled cloth. Very Good, with light edge wear including lightly bumped spine ends, and a short abrasion on the side of the spine.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1854. Second Harper edition, but First American edition to be bound in cloth (preceded by the McElrath and Harper wrappers editions). Octavo, original publisher's blind stamped blue cloth, gilt lettered. See Charles Dickens First American Editions by Walter E. Smith, page 329 for full description of this edition. Good only copy of a very scarce book with moderate wear, covers darkened and slightly warped.

Amherst, Massachusetts: J. S. and C. Adams, 1841. Three separate issues of the Amherst Academy Catalogue for the years 1841, 1842 and 1843, bound together without wrappers (but with title pages) and also including the Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Amherst College for the academical years 1841-1842 and 1842-1843, plus Catalogus Collegii Amherstiensis, 1842. Six catalogues altogether. Octavo. A wonderful group of Dickinsoniana, with Emily Dickinson listed four times under various departments at Amherst Academy, including 'Female Department Classical Course' and 'English'. Her sister Lavinia is found three times, her brother Austin three times, and her father Edward four times including his role as treasurer for Amherst College. Also found twice is Emily's school friend Abby Wood and listed once friend Jane Humphrey. Dickinson ultimately spent seven years at the Academy. A rare record of Emily's education. Very Good, disbound from boards (which are present), catalogues for 1841 and 1842 foxed.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [1886]. First American Edition with a portrait frontispiece of the author, and the one page advertisement at the rear withCrime and Punishment listed first and priced at $1.50. Octavo, in the scarce blue cloth binding stamped in maroon and gilt on the front cover, and gilt lettered spine. Very Good with light shelf wear.

New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, (1952). First American Edition of author's first book. Translated by Herma Briffault. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in Very Good or better dustjacket with a few small nicks at top and side of spine, not price clipped.