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Hard cover,12mo (measuring 4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches) in original terracotta cloth, blind stamped border, with the title to top board and spine in gold, publisher name at foot of spine. Triple flyleaves. (3) 51 ( 52), (3) pp. This is the Second State of the First Edition, as described by Jacob Blanck, with the page number at the bottom of page 52 missing. Condition: Very Good Plus, with a minor bump at head of top board, and some offset from author portrait to Title page. Otherwise, mildly toned but firm, and showing very minimal wear. Clean within. Collector's remarks on edition on rear pastedown in neat pencil. **Engraved bookplate to front pastedown of a former owner.** Whittier's best-known narrative poem, "Snow-Bound," was set at his birthplace, a homestead in Haverhill, Massachusetts. It describes a family's storytelling entertainments by fireside after a classic New England white-out. The few engraved illustrations help make this a wonderful object. BAL 21862.
Ref: POEMUS 8734
$195.00