THE POETS OF CONNECTICUT with Biographical Sketches.
Edition: First edition.
Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Burnham, 1843. Hardcover first edition - Introduction by the editor and substantial selections from many Connecticut writers, including of note: Hon. Roger Wolcott, Rev. Aaron Cleveland, John Trumbull, Dr. Lemuel Hopkins, Col. David Humphreys, Joel Barlow, Richard Alsop, Dr. Elihu Hubbard Smith, Lydia H. Sigourney, Samuel Goodrich, Fitz-Green Halleck, Mary Ann Hanmer Dodd, Martha Day and others. Engraved half title page with a bucolic Connecticut River scene. xii, 468 pp.
Condition: Very good- in blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and decoration on the front and back covers. A tight copy but with foxing throughout and splitting to the sides of the spine.
Book ID: 50298
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