first edition
1881 · Cambridge, Mass
by King, Moses (editor)
Cambridge, Mass: Published by Moses King, 1881. First edition, 8vo, pp. [6], 7-80; engraved frontispiece of Garfield; original pictorial wrappers; staple-bound; spine extremities lightly chipped; lower corner of front wrapper chipped, along with the first three leaves; otherwise very good. A collection of 43 poems dedicated to the late President Garfield. Submissions were received from applicants throughout the United States. Among the contributors were Oliver Wendell Holmes, Julia Ward Howe, Joaquin Miller, and Walt Whitman. (Inventory #: 57653)