LITERATURE

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Allen, Paul:

AN ORATION, ON THE PRINCIPLES OF TASTE, DELIVERED BEFORE THE FEDERAL ADELPHI, ON THE FOURTH OF SEPTEMBER, A.D. 1800, AT THE BAPTIST MEETING-HOUSE, IN PROVIDENCE. BY PAUL ALLEN, A.M.

Providence: Printed by Bennett Wheeler, 1800. 14, [2 blanks] pp. Disbound, title leaf and final blank with some spotting, Good+. The Federal Adelphi was the first organization made up of graduates of Rhode Island College, later Brown University. The Society "had its origin in the refusal by the Harvard... More about AN ORATION, ON THE PRINCIPLES OF TASTE, DELIVERED BEFORE THE FEDERAL ADELPHI, ON THE FOURTH OF...

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[Allinson, David]:

THE RURAL VISITER: A LITERARY AND MISCELLANEOUS GAZETTE. VOLUME I [all published].

City of Burlington, N.J. Published by D. Allinson and Co. and Printed at the Lexicon Press. 1811. 4to. Original sheep-backed marbled paper-covered boards [quite rubbed, front hinge nearly detached, spine ends chipped]. Volume I, Nos. 1-52 [July 30, 1810 - July 22, 1811]. [2], 268, [2] pp, with a number... More about THE RURAL VISITER: A LITERARY AND MISCELLANEOUS GAZETTE. VOLUME I [all published

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STRICTURES ON HARVARD UNIVERSITY. -- PERSONAL SATIRE IS WORTHY OF LITTLE NOTICE-- IT IS SELDOM...

[Austin, William]:

STRICTURES ON HARVARD UNIVERSITY. -- PERSONAL SATIRE IS WORTHY OF LITTLE NOTICE-- IT IS SELDOM JUST. BY A SENIOR.

Boston: Printed and Sold by John W. Folsom, 1798. 35, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, untrimmed, light rubberstamp, light foxing and mild wear. One small margin hole just touches a couple of letters, but does not obscure them. Good+. Austin, to whom DAB attributes authorship, graduated from Harvard in 1798. Among... More about STRICTURES ON HARVARD UNIVERSITY. -- PERSONAL SATIRE IS WORTHY OF LITTLE NOTICE-- IT IS SELDOM...

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Civil War:

THE REBELLION OF THE CAVALIERS.

New York: Sinclair Tousey, 1863. Original printed glossy blue wrappers with wrapper title [as issued]. Dbd, rubberstamps, else a clean text and Very Good. 28pp. This poem is dedicated to all "who believe that all mankind are created with equal rights; that God is the common father, and holds men... More about THE REBELLION OF THE CAVALIERS

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[Clemens, Samuel L.]:

MARK TWAIN'S (BURLESQUE) AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND FIRST ROMANCE.

New York: Sheldon & Company, [1871]. Original printed and illustrated wrappers with wrapper title [as issued]. 47, [1] pp. Comic illustrations. Lightly spotted. Stitched, spine reinforced, Good+. The second state of the first edition, with advertisement on the copyright page. BAL 3326. More about MARK TWAIN'S (BURLESQUE) AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND FIRST ROMANCE

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[Defoe, Daniel]:

THE TRUE-BORN ENGLISHMAN. A SATIRE. CORRECTED AND ENLARG'D BY THE AUTHOR.

London: Printed and Sold by J. Wilford... 1731. 12mo. [12], 46, [2 publ. advt.] pp. Widely scattered foxing, front free endpaper remargined, else Very Good, in modern cloth. Preceded by a couple of London printings in the early 1700s, this is a satire on the "Sort of People, who call... More about THE TRUE-BORN ENGLISHMAN. A SATIRE. CORRECTED AND ENLARG'D BY THE AUTHOR

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ANDRE: A TRAGEDY, IN FIVE ACTS: AS NOW PERFORMING AT THE THEATRE IN NEW YORK. TO WHICH IS ADDED,...

[Dunlap, William]:

ANDRE: A TRAGEDY, IN FIVE ACTS: AS NOW PERFORMING AT THE THEATRE IN NEW YORK. TO WHICH IS ADDED, THE COW-CHACE: A SATIRICAL POEM. BY MAJOR ANDRE: WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT MARTIAL; AND AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS CONCERNING HIM.

London: Printed for David Ogilvy and Son, 1799. viii, [9]-110 pp. Disbound, lacking the final advertisement leaf, and torn at the corner of leaf 37-38 [several words and letters affected]. Otherwise, Good+. The book first issued from New York in 1798. This is the only other 18th century edition. "Dunlap... More about ANDRE: A TRAGEDY, IN FIVE ACTS: AS NOW PERFORMING AT THE THEATRE IN NEW YORK. TO WHICH IS ADDED,...

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Dwight, Timothy:

THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN.

Hartford: 1785. [8], 304 pp, plus a frontis portrait of Dwight by Leney [2 Stauffer 1747], which is not part of the collation. Scattered and generally light foxing. Modern calf, gilt-lettered spine. Without the errata leaf, which is "not present in all examined copies" [BAL]. The signature 'L' is present... More about THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN

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Dwight, Timothy:

THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN.

Hartford: 1785. [8], 304, [1- errata], [1 blank] pp. Contemporary unlettered sheep [light wear]. With the errata leaf, which is "not present in all examined copies" [BAL]. The signature 'L' is present. Four leaves transposed during the original binding. Else Very Good. Dwight called this the first epic poem "to... More about THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN

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Emerson, Joseph:

AN EXTRACT FROM A LATE SERMON ON THE DEATH OF THE REVEREND MR. JOSEPH EMERSON, PASTOR OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN MALDEN. WHO DIED VERY SUDDENLY ON MONDAY EVENING JULY 13TH, 1767. IN THE 68TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. DELIVERED AT MALDEN.

Boston: 1767. 21, [1 blank] pp. Disbound and lacking the final blank, mildly toned, trimmed closely at the top margin but without effect on text. Else Very Good. The deceased Emerson and his son, who delivered the sermon, were ancestors of Ralph Waldo. DAB describes the deceased as "an... More about AN EXTRACT FROM A LATE SERMON ON THE DEATH OF THE REVEREND MR. JOSEPH EMERSON, PASTOR OF THE...

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Francis, David G.:

PRICED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE AND INTERESTING BOOKS, NEW AND SECOND-HAND, INCLUDING MANY SCARCE BOOKS IN OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE, BIBLIOGRAPHY, POETRY AND THE DRAMA, AMERICAN HISTORY, VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ETC., ETC., ALL IN GOOD ORDER, FOR SALE, AT THE REASONABLE PRICES AFFIXED BY DAVID G. FRANCIS, DEALER IN NEW AND OLD BOOKS, 17 ASTOR PLACE AND 140 EIGHTH ST., NEW YORK (A FEW DOORS EAST OF BROADWAY)...NO. 86. DECEMBER 15TH, 1887.

1887. [New York. 1887]. 32pp. Printed in double columns. Two staples, spine reinforced with paper tape. Top blank forecorners of all pages creased, with a few corners nearly detached]. Light uniform tanning. lght foxing and wear Good or so. OCLC lists a single location for Francis's 1876 catalogue, but not... More about PRICED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE AND INTERESTING BOOKS, NEW AND SECOND-HAND,...

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Grimke, Frederick:

AN ESSAY ON THE ANCIENTS AND MODERNS, BY THE HON. FREDERICK GRIMKE OF CHILICOTHE, OHIO.

1850. [n.p., 1850?]. [2 blank], [205]-216pp [as issued]. Original plain wrappers [light wear, ink inscription on front wrap], stitched. Light scattered foxing. Very Good. Grimke tries to explain why American literature has not yet measured up to the literature of European countries. He attributes this lag "chiefly to the... More about AN ESSAY ON THE ANCIENTS AND MODERNS, BY THE HON. FREDERICK GRIMKE OF CHILICOTHE, OHIO

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THE WEAL-REAF. A RECORD OF THE ESSEX INSTITUTE FAIR, HELD AT SALEM, SEPT. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, WITH TWO...

[Hawthorne, Nathaniel]:

THE WEAL-REAF. A RECORD OF THE ESSEX INSTITUTE FAIR, HELD AT SALEM, SEPT. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, WITH TWO SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBERS, SEPT. 10, 11.

[Salem]: 1860. [4], 56, [4] pp. Near Fine, in contemporary marbled boards, dark spine tape, and gilt-lettered spine title. Charles W. Swasey published this periodical from his office in Salem, for the Essex Institute Fair. A short-lived paper, it contains eight parts, each seven pages. Parts 2 and 3 [at... More about THE WEAL-REAF. A RECORD OF THE ESSEX INSTITUTE FAIR, HELD AT SALEM, SEPT. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, WITH TWO...

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MacNeill, Hector:

THE POETICAL WORKS OF...A NEW EDITION. CORRECTED AND ENLARGED.

Philadelphia: 1815. Original full leather [rubbed, hinges starting, spine nearly gone]. 328, [1]pp. Scattered foxing. Good to Good+. More about THE POETICAL WORKS OF...A NEW EDITION. CORRECTED AND ENLARGED

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Philadelphian Literary Society of Monmouth College:

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE "PHILADELPHIAN SOCIETY" OF MONMOUTH COLLEGE.

Monmouth, Ills. Review Office Print. 1867. 12pp. Stitched in original printed title wrappers. Lightly worn, Very Good. The Society's purpose is "to improve those qualities with which God in his infinite wisdom has endowed us." Membership was open to students of Monmouth College-- unless an applicant received "four negative votes."... More about CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE "PHILADELPHIAN SOCIETY" OF MONMOUTH COLLEGE

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[Riley, James Whitcomb; Dodd, Robert Leonard]:

"THE PASSING OF THE BACKHOUSE" WHEN MEMORY KEEPS ME COMPANY AND MOVES TO SMILES OR TEARS/ A WEATHER-BEATEN OBJECT LOOMS THROUGH THE MIST OF YEARS,/ BEHIND THE HOUSE AND BARN IT STOOD, A HALF A MILE OR MORE,/ AND HURRYING FEET A PATH HAD MADE, STRAIGHT TO ITS SWINGING DOOR...

[n.p. c.1899-1900]. Broadside poem, 5" x 10-1/4". 48 lines, Very Good. A humorous poem, attributed to James Whitcomb Riley, Robert Leonard Dodd, and others. An early printing in leaflet form carries the statement: "An Unpublished Poem by James Whitcomb Riley found among his manuscripts after his death." BAL attributes... More about "THE PASSING OF THE BACKHOUSE" WHEN MEMORY KEEPS ME COMPANY AND MOVES TO SMILES OR...

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Rochietti, Joseph:

LORENZO AND OONALASKA BY...FROM CASAL.

Winchester, Va. Brooks & Conrad. 1835. Original cloth-backed boards [spotted and rubbed]. 132pp. Lightly foxed title and endpapers. Good+. First edition of an epistolary novel set mostly in Switzerland but also in Virginia. Letters are from Switzerland, Richmond, London, New York, and Paris, although the narrative is more philosophical... More about LORENZO AND OONALASKA BY...FROM CASAL

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[Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri Bernardin de]:

THE INDIAN COTTAGE. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF MONSIEUR DE ST. PIERRE. AUTHOR OF PAUL AND MARY, &C. &C. TO WHICH IS ADDED, PALAEMON, A PASTORAL TALE. FROM THE FRENCH OF M. MARMONTEL.

Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by William Spotswood, 1794. 12mo. Original leather-backed marbled paper over boards [1.5" wide horizontal piece missing from bottom front cover]. 79pp. Rubberstamp and light pencil writing on front free endpaper. Scattered light fox, light wear. Good+. According to ESTC this is the second title of... More about THE INDIAN COTTAGE. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF MONSIEUR DE ST. PIERRE. AUTHOR OF PAUL AND...

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Schott, Guy Bryan and Donald G. Mitchell:

POEM, BY GUY BRYAN SCHOTT, AND THE VALEDICTORY ORATION, BY DONALD G. MITCHELL. PRONOUNCED BEFORE SENIOR CLASS OF YALE COLLEGE, JULY 7, 1841. PUBLISHED BY REQUEST OF THE CLASS.

New Haven: Hamlen, 1841. 48pp, dbd, light scattered foxing. Very Good. Donald Grant Mitchell is Ik Marvel, who graduated from Yale in 1841 and was an editor of the Yale Literary Magazine. This piece, his first published work [other than whatever of his may have appeared in the Literary Magazine]... More about POEM, BY GUY BRYAN SCHOTT, AND THE VALEDICTORY ORATION, BY DONALD G. MITCHELL. PRONOUNCED BEFORE...

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THE HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM ITS FIRST EUROPEAN DISCOVERY TO ITS ERECTION INTO A REPUBLIC:...

Simms, William Gilmore:

THE HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM ITS FIRST EUROPEAN DISCOVERY TO ITS ERECTION INTO A REPUBLIC: WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS TO THE PRESENT TIME.

Charleston: Printed by S. Babcock, 1840. [2], viii, [9]-355, [1 blank] pp. Lightly foxed, endpapers dusted, bound in modern buckram [no institutional marks]. Except as noted, Very Good. This first edition [BAL's Printing 'A'] is unusual in the marketplace today. Simms, as DAB describes him, "had a strong bent toward... More about THE HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM ITS FIRST EUROPEAN DISCOVERY TO ITS ERECTION INTO A REPUBLIC:...

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Vidal, Gore:

EMPIRE A NOVEL.

Random House. New York: [1987]. 486pp, dj. Very Good. More about EMPIRE A NOVEL

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[Yale College]:

HIRCUS, PERTICA ET CAERULEA FLAMMA: OR INTEMPERANCE UNMASKED, TOGETHER WITH A FEW INCIDENTS IN THE LIVES OF ITS MEMBERS. BY CARLISLE. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERTI SCHMITZ, F.R.S. PROF. OF SYRIAC IN THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS PERE LA CHAISE.

New Haven: For Sale by E. Richardson, 1853. 24pp. Disbound with light but persistent foxing. Lower blank margin of page [2] has small institutional rubberstamp and withdrawal. Good+. "The Goat, Perch and Blue Flames" is the English translation of the first five words. "To the students of Yale college, this... More about HIRCUS, PERTICA ET CAERULEA FLAMMA: OR INTEMPERANCE UNMASKED, TOGETHER WITH A FEW INCIDENTS IN...

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