BRYANT, William Cullen (1794-1878). Poems . Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf, 1821. 12 o (193 x 117 mm). With advertisement leaf. Original drab printed boards (spine partly perished, some spotting); morocco pull-off case. Provenance : G.R. Noyes (signature on front free endpaper) -- Estelle Doheny (paper bookplate). FIRST EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 750 COPIES of Bryant's first major volume of poems. Included is his famous "Thanatopsis," which was first published in the North American Review in September 1817. Bryant revised the poem for this collection, adding sixteen lines at the beginning and fifteen lines at the end. BAL 1587; Grolier American 32; Johnson High Spots 17.
BRYANT, William Cullen (1794-1878). Poems . Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf, 1821. 12 o (193 x 117 mm). With advertisement leaf. Original drab printed boards (spine partly perished, some spotting); morocco pull-off case. Provenance : G.R. Noyes (signature on front free endpaper) -- Estelle Doheny (paper bookplate). FIRST EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 750 COPIES of Bryant's first major volume of poems. Included is his famous "Thanatopsis," which was first published in the North American Review in September 1817. Bryant revised the poem for this collection, adding sixteen lines at the beginning and fifteen lines at the end. BAL 1587; Grolier American 32; Johnson High Spots 17.
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