Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1907.. xxvii pp. including plates and facsimiles. Quarto. Gilt lettered faux vellum boards. Engraved title, colophon, etc. About fine, without the slipcase. First edition. Introduction to the Bryant poem ("Musing") by Curtis Hidden Page, and to the Thoreau poem ("Godfrey of Boulogne") by F.B. Sanborn. One of 470 copies printed on vellum and faux-vellum. BORST A21.1. BAL 1895 & 20146.

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Bookseller: William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: WRCLIT88802
Title: UNPUBLISHED POEMS ...
Author: Thoreau, Henry D., and William C. Bryant
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Bibliophile Society
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1907.

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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