Nov 25, 2014 - Sale 2368

Sale 2368 - Lot 169

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(LITERATURE.) [Smith, Elihu Hubbard; editor.] American Poems, Selected and Original. Volume I (all published). 8vo, later 1/2 morocco, worn at extremities; minor wear to edges, repaired closed tear on second leaf, minor dampstaining; early owner's signature on title page. Litchfield, CT: Collier & Buel, [1793]

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The first substantial anthology of American poetry, containing favorite works by John Trumbull, Timothy Dwight, Joel Barlow, William Livingston, and Philip Freneau, plus a few original works by Dwight and others making their first appearance here. BAL 5046; Evans 25104; Sabin 82501; Wegelin, Early American Poetry 489.