Moses King. Very Good. 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. 113 pages; A very good copy, clean and tight in original green cloth binding with black and gilt stamped spine and cover. OCLC: 9529537 Hudgens attended Phillips Exeter Academy prepreratory to his attendance at Harvard University. He was unable to complete the course with his Class of 1884 at Harvard, having been absent the entire junior year, but grafuated the following year (1885-86). During the three years 1881, 1882 and 1884 in which he was with the class, he rowed No. 6 on the University crew. After leaving college, Hudgens became an instructor in German, Greek and English literature at Colby Academy, New London, New Hampshire. Eventually, his failing eyesight forced him to abandon teaching and engage in business. In addition to the book presented here, he published several pieces of journalism. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

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Bookseller: Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 40408
Title: EXETER, SCHOOLDAYS and OTHER POEMS
Author: Hudgens, Seymour Isaacs
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Moses King
Date Published: 1882
Size: 8vo.
Keywords: Exeter Academy, Private Schools, Poetry, Harvard Alumni
Bookseller catalogs: Americana and American History; Americana and American History / 19th Century;

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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.

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