(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT) [Livingston William] [Philosophic S

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(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) [Livingston, William.] [Philosophic Solitude: or, The Choice of a Rural Life, a Poem.] 44 pages. 8vo, disbound; lacking half-title, title page, and half of the final leaf (all supplied in facsimile), a few early ink marks, otherwise moderate wear and dampstaining. [New York: James Parker, 1747]

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first edition. William Livingston (1723-1790) published this anonymously as "a Gentleman educated at Yale College." One of the first American poems to gain popularity, it went through at least 4 other editions in the 18th century. The author later served in the Continental Congress and as governor of New Jersey from 1776 until his death. Evans 5986; Sabin 41647; Wegelin 245.