Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth; Bryant, William Cullen; et al. Miscellaneous Poems selected from the United States Literary Gazette. Boston: Cummings, Hilliard and Company, and Harrison Gray, 1826. First Edition. [10878]
Cloth spine with plain boards, original paper title label remnant only, 6 1/2 x 4 inches, tight. Old sewn/paste repair to the front paper hinge, vignette title page. DEFECTIVE: lacking one leaf, pp. 1-2. [i]-iv, 3-172 pages, edges untrimmed. Some stains/foxing. Fair. Hardcover.
The Longfellow entries are BAL12037, with extensive notes on the contents.
"These poems were originally published in the United States Literary Gazette. In their present form, they constitute a volume of American Poetry, which can hardly fail to be acceptable to that portion of the public, who take a peculiar interest in this department of our literature." - Advertisement.
Selections from Bryant, Longfellow, Percival, Jones, Mellen, and Dawes. A scarce title; please note the defect - priced accordingly.