first edition
1840 · Brunswick (Maine)
by Weston, Edward P.
First edition, issue "B" with one page lithographed frontispiece with college view by Bufford, engraved by E. Ruggles. Original blindstamped brown cloth with gold stamped rose in center, plain edges; yellow endpapers. Faint signature pencil of an early owner John Brown, Dec. 3, 1842. No bookplates. 5 page preface. Very good (some light foxing to frontispiece and title page; minor rubbing to corners and head of spine; no foxing to text). 188 pages. Uncommon.
Front joint has partial crack and appears to have been glued down.
BAL, vol. 5, page 592. Four contributions by Longfellow. (Inventory #: 2221861)
Front joint has partial crack and appears to have been glued down.
BAL, vol. 5, page 592. Four contributions by Longfellow. (Inventory #: 2221861)