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Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, fair copy, of his poem "Old Grimes
by [Greene, Albert Gorton]
- Used
- Condition
- Fine. With light pencilled comment at top "A.G. Greene of Providence
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
N.p. [Providence, RI?], 1868. 3 pages on a single bifolium, in ink. 4to. Fine. With light pencilled comment at top "A.G. Greene of Providence. 3 pages on a single bifolium, in ink. 4to. "Old Grimes" - A Manuscript. Written anonymously by a 20-year-old Brown University student, A.G. Greene (1802-1868), and first published in a student newspaper in 1823, "Old Grimes" quickly became part of the popular folklore of the nation, and, when set to music, one of the country's most familiar songs. Greene's poem was not published in book form until 1867, with illustrations by Augustus Hoppins. By then, Greene had acknowledged his authorship of the entire poem, with the exception of the first stanza -- which was known to him as a familiar refrain or nursery rhyme, and which he used as a lead-in to the rest of the poem. The first stanza reads:
"Old Grimes is dead; that good old man; / We never shall see more / He used to wear a long black coat / All buttoned down before."
A rare piece of American popular culture. John L. Harrison, "The Author of Old Grimes", in THE SCRAPBOOK, Vol. 3, pp. 605-607
"Old Grimes is dead; that good old man; / We never shall see more / He used to wear a long black coat / All buttoned down before."
A rare piece of American popular culture. John L. Harrison, "The Author of Old Grimes", in THE SCRAPBOOK, Vol. 3, pp. 605-607
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 247627
- Title
- Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, fair copy, of his poem "Old Grimes
- Author
- [Greene, Albert Gorton]
- Format/Binding
- 3 pages on a single bifolium, in ink. 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine. With light pencilled comment at top "A.G. Greene of Providence
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- N.p. [Providence, RI?]
- Date Published
- 1868
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- Autograph & Manuscripts;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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