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American Poetry: A Representative Collection retailer of the Best Verse by American Writers edited by William Michael Rossetti [ca. 1880-1890], London: Ward Lock and Co no date [ca 1880-1890] Reprint 512 pp HardcoverA beautiful.
London: Ward, Lock, and Co., no date [ca. 1880-1890]. Reprint. 512 pp. Hardcover.
A beautiful collection of 19th century American poetry intended for English audiences. This volume includes "The Raven" retailer by Edgar Allan Poe, "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman, "Only a Year" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, "The Humble Bee" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant, and "To Lucy" by Alice Cary, among others.
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Publisher's decorative boards, all edges gilt. Near fine, prize bookplate on the front free endpaper, ownership inscription on a front endpaper, a few pages lightly spotted.