(WAR OF 1812.) Volume IV of the Analectic Magazine, featuring "The Defence of Fort M'Henry" (a.k.a. Star-Spangled Banner). Engraved collective title, lacking the other 5 plates (unrelated to the anthem). iv, 524 pages. 8vo, contemporary calf, worn and repaired; foxing, moderate dampstaining; early owner's signature on title page. Philadelphia, July to December 1814
The first magazine appearance of the words to Francis Scott Key's "Star-Spangled Banner," here published anonymously in the November issue on pages 433-4 under the title "Defence of Fort M'Henry." An introduction explains the circumstances under which it was written, adding that "these lines have already been published in several of our newspapers; they may still, however, be new to many of our readers. Besides, we think that their merit entitles them to preservation in some more permanent form than the columns of a daily paper." BAL 11081G; Filby, Star-Spangled Books B18; Streeter sale II:1070.
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