(LITERATURE) [Fessenden Thomas Green] Jonathans Courtship

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(LITERATURE.) [Fessenden, Thomas Green.] Jonathan's Courtship. Letterpress broadside, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, on early wove paper; dampstained, moderate wear; uncut. Np, circa 1795?

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An early unrecorded printing of Fessenden's ballad, also known as "Country Lovers." The printed area of this example is 24.2 x 15.8 centimeters, just a bit smaller than the similar unique copy held at the American Antiquarian Society, which is generally thought to be the first edition (see ESTC W33576).