Lot 19: BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN

Poems. Cambridge, Mass.: Printed by Hilliard and Metcalf, 1821 8vo (7 5/8 x 4 7/8 in.; 193 x 117 mm, uncut). Light offsetting from book label on title, some light scattered foxing. Original drab printed boards; front cover printed at a slight bias, some browning. Red morocco gilt slipcase and red buckram chemise.

BAL 1587; Grolier, American 32

Frederick W. Skiff (sporting bookplate) — Estelle Doheny (morocco gilt book label; sale, Christie's New York, 21 February 1989, lot 1722). Acquisition: MacManus Company

First edition of Bryant's first major book, containing "Thanatopsis" and "To a Waterfowl." A fine copy.